Vol. XVI : No. 2 ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY PUBLICATION JULY - SEPTEMBER 2014

NEWSLETTER COMMITTEEChief Patron : Prof. K. Viyyanna Rao, Vice-Chancellor, A.N.U.Patrons : Prof. Y.P. Ramasubbaiah, Rector, A.N.U.

Prof. P. Rajasekhar, Registrar, A.N.U.Prof. V. Chandrasekhara Rao, Principal, ANU College of Arts, Commerce & LawProf. B. Re Victor Babu, Principal, A.N.U. College of Sciences

Chief Editor : Prof. K. Ratna Shiela Mani, Dept. of English, A.N.U.Editorial Board : Prof. M.V. Ram Kumar Ratnam, Centre for Mahayana Buddhist Studies; Prof. G.V.S.R. Anjaneyulu, Dept.

of Statistics; Prof. M.V.S. Koteswara Rao, Dept. of Political Science & Public Admn.; Dr. R. Siva RamaPrasad, Dept. of Commerce & Business Admn.; Dr. P.V. Krishna, Dept. of Zoology & Aquaculture; Dr. B.Karuna, Dept. of English; Dr. K. Sumanth Kumar, Dept. of Zoology; Dr. Saraswathi Raju Iyer, Dept. ofSociology & Social Work; Dr. S. Murali Mohan, Ambedkar Chair; President , ANUTA; Finance Officer I/c;President, VIKASA, ANU.

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38th FOUNDATION DAY CELEBRATIONS

ANU celebrated its 38th Foundation Day on 11-09-2014 with grandness and gaiety in the campus. The Vice-Chancellor Prof. K.V. Rao traced the growth of the university in its quest for excellence in academics and research.Acknowledging the generosity of the philanthropists, social activists and the government in moulding the university, Prof.Rao said that ANU now has a solid infrastructure including schools of classical studies. The university now has aninternational base attracting a large number of students from other countries pursuing studies here and thereby servingas a platform for cultural exchange among students.

Eleven personalities who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields have been presented withPratibha Puraskars on the occasion. Awards and prizes were also conferred on teachers for their achievements. Presentin the celebrations were the Rector Prof. Y.P. Ramasubbaiah, the Registrar Prof. P. Rajasekhar, Dr. V. Jyothi ViyyannaRao, the OSD Prof. A.V. Dattatreya Rao, the Principals of the ANU Colleges. Prof. V. Chandrasekhar Rao, Prof. B. ReVictor Babu, Dr. PPS Paul Kumar, Prof. E. Srinivasa Reddy, Prof. G. Babu Rao, staff, students and guests. Prof. G. V.Chalam, Dean, College Development Council, was the Convenor of the programme.

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Date Particulars01-07-14 CDE – Advisory Committee Meeting; CDE – Core Board

Meeting02-07-14 Signing of MOU with M/s Matrix Sea Foods Private Ltd.,

Hyderabad for Aquaculture Centre03-07-14 Centenary of Dr. Sanjeev Dev at Tummapudi

UGC – SAP Meeting with Coordinators04-07-14 Vikasa – Non-Teaching Elections

UG College Principals Meeting at ANU for Guntur District05-07-14 Vice-Chancellors’ Meeting at Vizag Called by APSCHE06-07-14 Vice-Chancellors’ Meeting at Vizag07-07-14 ANU -Vikasa Executive -New Body Met Vice-Chancellor08-04-14 Meeting of UG College Principals of Prakasam Dist at

Ongole PG Campus.11-07-14 Workshop on “Preparation of SSR for NAAC

Accreditation” Chief Guest: Prof. V. Venkaiah, Vice-Chancellor, Krishna University, Guest of Honour: Dr. G.Srinivas, Jt. Secretary, UGC.

12-07-14 6th Smt. Hymavathi & Satyanarayana PemmarajuEndowment Lecture – By Justice Dr. K.G. Shankar, HighCourt of A.P.

13-07-14 In Mysore & Mumbai18-07-14 Chebrolu Hanumaiah Institute of Pharmaceutical

Sciences-Staff Selections -Vice-Chancellor as Chairman19-07-14 SFI – Seminar on Higher Education in A.P.20-07-14 Attended First Convocation of Bapatla Women’s

Engineering College21-07-14 Dept. of Botany – National Seminar on “Bio-diversity

Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem in India.131st Meeting of SC to AS.

22-07-14 Launching of ANU Online Education Portal SchoolguruEduserve Pvt. Ltd.Sri P. Vijaya Babu – Visited the University – Interactedwith the Students of Journalism and MassCommunication.

23-07-14 NAAC Preparatory Meeting24-07-14 Buddhist Studies –Lecture by Prof. Godarisha Misra,

Dept. of Philosophy, Madras University:25-07-14 P.B. Siddhartha College, Vijayawada – One-Day

Seminar on “Revisioning of A.P. An EntrepreneurialPerspective – Keynote.Building Committee Meeting.

28-07-14 Women’s Studies Centre – Lecture on “Women & Law”by Prof. E. Sudharani, Dr. BROA University, Hyderabad.

Prof. K. Viyyanna Rao, Vice-Chancellor

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S ENGAGEMENTS30-07-14 Finance Committee Meeting31-07-14 MBA(IB) Department –Chief Guest for Panel Discussion

on Companies Act, 2013.01-08-14 Science College – New Principal, Prof. B.Re. Victor Babu

taking chargeNAAC – All Committees Meeting

02-08-14 CPI – Praja Natya Mandali – A.P Chapter Celebrationsat Tenali: Chief Guest.

03-08-14 Demise of Prof. M.V.S. Koteswara Rao – CondolenceMeeting

05-08-14 ANU – Youth Festival from 5th to 7th, Chief Guest: SriDhulipalla Narendra Kumar, MLA

06-08-14 EC – Meeting – Scheduled – Postponed07-08-14 Academic Exhibition Committee Meeting Y o u t h

Festival Closing Ceremony:Guest: Dr Manikumar, D.U,Kuppam

08-08-14 Sports – Cash Awards Function09-08-14 NAAC – Orientation Meeting to Faculty

Sports Board MeetingPrajashakti - Special Issue on ‘AP Development –Release’

10-08-14 Dr. A.S. Rama Krishna Charitable Trust Programme11-08-14 NAAC – Advisory Committee Meeting

IMS – Life Skills Training Programme12-08-14 GDC – Macherla – Seminar on “Recent Trends in

Commence” Guest: MLA - Macherla14-08-14 Centre for Women’s Studies – Lecture by Dr. T. Bharathi,

SPMU15-08-14 Independence Day Celebrations Plantation Programme

– Inauguration of Road at Kaza Village16-08-14 Sri Bommidala Sri Krishna Murthy Trust Dictionary

Release - “Andhra Deepika” by Mamidi Venkaiah18-08-14 R.O. Plant Inauguration at Canteen Guest : Sri Rayapati

Sambasiva Rao M.P., Narasaraopet19-08-14 NSS – Programmer Officers Meeting21-08-14 Academic Exhibition - Inauguration26-08-14 Tepp Centre Review – Dr. Pratap Singh, Scientist ‘D’,

MST, Government of India, Interaction Meeting

Meeting of All Jrs, DRs ARs regarding RTI, RecordMaintenance,Time Limits etc.

27-08-14 Prof. GJV Jagannadha Raju Endowment Lecture –Delivered by Dr. MYS Prasad, SHAR Centre

30-08-14 Dr. G.V. Krishna Rao, Endowment Lecture Delivered byProf. B. Ramabrahmam, University of Hyderabad.

31-08-14 Ongole – Statistics Department – Interviews for ContractStaff

01-09-14 Meeting with Vice-Chancellor, Krishna University02-09-14 Dr. Ambedkar Studies Centre –Lecture by Dr. Katti

Padma Rao03-09-14 Visit of US Consulate Fraud Prevention Team04-09-14 38th Foundation Day – Pratibha Puraskar Committee

Meeting05-09-14 Teachers’ Day Celebrations at Police Parade Grounds:

Govt. Of A.P.Chief Guest: Hon’ble Chief Minister

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09-09-14 Entrepreneurship Development Centre – OrientationProgramme: Guest: Sri Naga Sundar, General Manager,DIC, Guntur

11-09-14 38th Foundation Day of ANU

13-09-14 Engineering College – First year classes InaugurationInternational Students Orientation programme

14-09-14 Pharmacy College – Contractual Appointments writtentest

15-09-14 In Delhi – UGC/NCTE – Vice-Chancellors Meeting16-09-14 In Delhi – UGC visit

17-09-14 Delhi – Meeting at Ministry of Urban Development -Meeting at Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs

19-09-14 Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Tapi Dharma Rao atTelugu Department, ANU

20-09-14 Hindi Department – Hindi Day Celebrations Guest: SriS. Chiranjeevi, Hindi Officer, Divisional RailwayManager Office, Vijayawada

21-09-14 Death Ceremony of Prof. B. Sambasiva Rao

22-09-14 Inauguration of D.Sc. Coaching Guest: Sri K.S.Lakshman Rao, MLC

Meeting with Principals on Big Data Initiative

23-09-14 Ozone Day – Environment Awareness programme

24-09-14 MBA(IB) Dept. –Seminar on Export – Import Procedures& Documentation: Annual Report Committee Meeting

25-09-14 SBI – DGM – Mishra visit

26-09-14 PG Centre – Ongole – Inauguration of First Floor overLibrary Building:Guest: Sri Damacharla Janardhan Rao,MLA, Ongole

27-09-14 M.Com Freshers Day Meeting”PersonalityDevelopment” lecture by Sri P.V. Suneel Kumar, IPS,IG. Guntur Range ANU – CSR Centre – Valedictory ofTrain the Trainer programme

28-09-14 Department of Zoology & Aquaculture: Inauguration ofFish Ponds

Closing Ceremony of Federation Cup Throwball, GunturAssociation.

29-09-14 Executive Council Meeting at Hyderabad

30-09-14 Attended Telugu Academy Meeting at Hyderabad

ACADEMIC EXHIBITION

ANU organized an Academic Exhibition for the year2014-15 in the campus during August 21-23, 2014.Inaugurating the Exhibition, the Vice-Chancellor Prof. K.Viyyanna Rao said that such events serve to increaseknowledge and scientific temper in students. Through theirexhibits, students can showcase their talents and skills andin turn inspire others to come up with new ideas andinnovations. The Exhibition had enthusiastic participationby the university colleges, and affiliated colleges for whicha large number of stalls had been arranged in the UniversityCollege of Engineering. Present in the Inaugural were theRegistrar, the Principals of ANU Colleges, the OSD andothers. The Convenor of the event was Prof. G.V. Chalam,Dean, College Development Council. Students from variousschools and colleges came in large numbers to witness theexhibits.

The Valedictory function on 23-08-2014 waspresided over by the OSD Prof. A.V. Dattatreya Rao. TheVice-Chancellor gave away prizes to the best performingcolleges / departments.

The following Depts./Colleges received the Prizesin the Academic Exhibition-2014.

I. University College of Arts, Commerce & Lawincluding Physical EducationI Prize - College of Physical Education & Sports

Sciences, ANUII Prize Dept. of Journalism & Mass Communication,

ANUIII Prize Dept. of Sociology & Social Work, ANU

II. Affiliated CollegesI Prize Chalapathi Institute of Engineering &

Technology, Guntur.II Prize Abyhudaya Mahila Degree College, Guntur.III Prize Nirmala College of Pharmacy, Mangalagiri

III. Consolation Prizes (NSS, NCC, A.M. Library, CDE,DOA and ISC)I Prize N.C.C. Unit, Acharya Nagarjuna University.II Prize Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Library, ANU.

IV. University College of SciencesI Prize Dept of Biotechnology, A.N.U.II Prize Dept of Environmental Sciences, A.N.U.III Prize Dept of Physics, ANU. (ii) Dept of Botany

& Microbiology, ANU.

V. Professional Colleges (Engineering, Pharmacyand Architecture)I Prize Dept of Civil Engineering, ANUCET.II Prize College of Pharmaceutical Sciences,

ANUPS.III Prize Dept of Mechanical Engineering, ANUCET.

Contd.

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DEPARTMENT OF BIO-CHEMISTRYIn keeping with its tradition, the University presented Puraskarams to eminent personalities for their contribution to Society in their respective fields.

Sri Ch. MastanaiahSocial Service

Sri T.N. VaraprasadPhotography

Dr. Goli Ramamohana RaoMedicine

Dr. P. YohanFine Arts

Sr. V. Nageswara RaoSocial Service

Smt. A. VijayalakshmiFine Arts - Sculpture

Dr. M.C. Das Management Consultant

Sri. G. Siva Rama KrishnaprasadAuditor

Mr. A.R LayaFine Arts

Sri E. Pratapa ReddyAgriculture

Ms. Koka VijayalakshmiFine Arts - Dance

FOUNDATION DAY CELEBRATIONS - RECIPIENTS OF PURASKARS

Cultural Activities

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1. Felicitations to State Best Teacher Awardees -2014State Awards – 2014 at University level(i) Prof. V. Chandrasekhara Rao (ii) Prof. B. Re. Victor BabuState Awards – 2014 Subject-wise (Commerce & Management)Prof. G.V. Chalam

2. Best Research Paper Published in InternationalJournal-Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Law &Commerce/Management:First: Prof. G.V.Chalam, Dept. of Commerce & Business Admin.Second: Dr. B. Naga Raju, Dept. of HRMThird: Dr. R. Sivaram Prasad, Dept. of Commerce &Business Administration

3. Best Research Paper Published in InternationalJournal- Sciences:First: Dr. K. Mallikarjuna, Dept. of Botany & MicrobiologySecond: Dr. Sandhya Cole, Dept. of Physics

4. Best Research Paper Published in InternationalJournal- Professional Courses:First: Mr. Ch. Ravi Kumar, Dept. of EEE, ANUCETSecond: Mrs. G. Prathibha, Dept. of ECE, ANUCET

5. Best Research Paper Presented in an InternationalSeminar Abroad - Arts, Humanities, Social Sci-ences, Law & Commerce/Management:First: Prof. K. Ratna Shiela Mani, Dept. of EnglishSecond: Dr. R. Saraswathi Raju Iyer, Dept. of Sociology& Social WorkThird: Dr. Y. Ashok Kumar, Dept. of Sociology & Social Work

6. Best Research Paper Presented in an InternationalSeminar Abroad - Science & Technology:First : Dr. P.Brahmaji Rao, Dept. of Environment SciencesSecond: Dr. Sk.Mahammad Khasim, Dept of Botany &Microbiology

7. Best Research Paper Published in National Journal- Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Law & Com-merce/Management:First: Prof. M. Koteswara Rao, Dept. of EconomicsSecond: Prof. P. Varaprasada Murthy, Dept. of Telugu & O.L.

Third: Dr. P.P.S. Paul Kumar, Principal, Physical Educa-tion & Sports Sciences

8. Best Research Paper Published in National Journal– Sciences:First: Dr. K.Ammani, Dept of Botany & MicrobiologySecond: Prof. B.Re.Victor Babu, Dept of Statistics

9. Best Research Paper Published in National Journal- Professional Courses:First: Prof. A. Prameela Rani, Principal, University Col-lege of PharmacySecond: D.Sumalatha, Dept. of English, ANUCET

10. Government Approved Patents:Dr. J. Rajeswari, Dept. of Biochemistry, A.N.U.

Felicitations to Joint/Deputy Registrars for their Distin-guished services rendered to the University. Presenta-tion of Certificate of Merit toSri A. Venkateswara Rao, Joint RegistrarSri D. Satyanarayana, Deputy RegistrarSri D.N.S. Prasad, Deputy RegistrarSmt. M. Santhi Sree, Deputy RegistrarDr. B.S. Jimmy Rani, Medical Officer

AWARDS TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS:a) Best Speaker (English)

First : Mr. R. Satya Kalyan, B.Tech. (E.C.E.), III YearSecond: Ms. M.S.S.R. Tejaswini, M.Sc. Env. Sciences

(b) Best Speaker ( Telugu)First : Mr. R. Suresh, M.Ed.Second: Mr. I. Srinivas, M.Sc. Env. Sciences (Final)

(c) Best Paper Writer (English)First : Mr. K. Tarun Moses, M.A. English (Final)Second: Mr. S. Mohammed Khalid, M.Tech. Biotechnology

(d) Best Paper Writer (Telugu)First : Ms. P. Jyothi, M.Sc. Statistics (QR & OR) (Final)Second: Mr. M. Saahul, M.A. English (Final)

(e) Best Maintained Hostel Rooms:

Boys’ Hostels:First Prize : (Ashok Block-A R. No.316)

1. Mr. A. Ravi Kumar Reddy M.A Telugu, 1st Year2. Mr. N. Naga Suri Babu, M.A. Telugu, 1st Year3. Mr. J. John Babu, M.A. Telugu, 1st Year

Second Prize: (Gowtham Block-A R. No.204)1. Mr. K. Nagarjuna, B.Pharmacy, 3rd Year2. Mr. M. Sai Ram, B.Pharmacy, 3rd Year

Women’s Hostel:First Prize: (Vasistha Block R.No.110)

1. Ms. A. Sivaranjani, M.Sc. Maths 2nd Year2. Ms. I. Rajyalakshmi, M.C.A., 3rd Year

Second Prize: (Extension-I R.No.705)1. Ms. J. Jaya Lakshmi, B.Tech. (Civil) 4th Year2. Ms. T. Urmila, B.Tech. (Civil), 4th Year3. Ms. B. Veda Sri, B.Tech. (EEE), 4th Year )4. Ms. P. Kavya, B.Tech. (Civil), 4th Year

AWARDS TO AFFILIATED COLLEGES1. Best Eco-Friendly: First: J.M.J. College for Women,

Tenali, Second: R.V.R. & J.C. College of Eng. Chowdavaram2. Best Laboratory: First: Bapatla Engineering College,

Bapatla, Second: T.J.P.S. College, Guntur3. Best Library: First: Bapatla Engineering College, Bapatla

Second: T.J.P.S. College, Guntur4. Best Performing Colleges in the University Exams Results:

(a) Degree Colleges: First: S.S.N. College, OngoleSecond: A.S.N. College, Tenali(b) PG Colleges: First: University College, A.N.U.Second: T.J.P.S. College, Guntur(c) Professional UG Colleges:First: R.V.R. & J.C. College of Engineering, GunturSecond: Bapatla Women's Engineering College, Bapatla

AWARDS TO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE TEACHERS

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The Department of Botany and Microbiology hasbeen actively engaged in Mangrove Research Project aspart of UGC-DRS-SAP scheme. Under this programme,the department conducted a national seminar onBiodiversity and Conservation of MangroveEcosystem in India-Present Status and FuturePerspective on 21-22 July, 2014. The seminar wasinaugurated by Prof. K. Viyyanna Rao, Vice-Chancellor,ANU, and keynote address was given by K.S. Varaprasad,

BOTANY SEMINAR

Acharya Nagarjuna University, in continuation of theMOU signed with Matrix Sea Foods on 13-06-2014, hasalso signed a lease agreement on 02-07-2014, for theacademic and research collaboration through the renovationand reestablishment of Aquaculture Training Centre ((ANU-MATRIX Advanced Aquaculture Research Centre,MAAARC) in the University with the participation of the Vice-Chancellor, the Rector and the Registrar of the university,faculty members of Zoology, CEO and Director of MatrixSea foods India Pvt. Ltd.

As per the lease agreement, the company reestablishesthe unutilized and damaged Aquaculture ponds, Nurseryponds, Class rooms and Laboratories of Aquaculture foreffective utilization within 6 months.

The company has also permitted to train the rural, poorand unemployed youth through Certificate and P.G. Diplomacourses through distance mode to cater to the needs ofAquaculture industry.

The company has also come forward to establish andextend the research infrastructure in the field of aquacultureby involving the faculty members and with the help ofdifferent funding agencies like NFDB,ICAR, DBT and DST.

The company also concentrates on farmer trainingprogrammes in Aquaculture especially in fish and shrimpfarming practices.

Project Director, Directorate of Oilseeds Research,Rajendranagar, Hyderabad.Some of the recommendations of the national seminar arethe following:

* The quandary between true mangroves and associatesneeds to be resolved and defined

* Active collaboration between research institutes/Universities and state forest departments only wouldensure the conservation and the sustainable utilizationof mangrove ecosystem services.

* Impact assessment studies of mangroves on carbonsequestration and green house gas fluxes need to becarried out.

* All converted, degraded and encroached wetlandsshould be identified and afforested.

* Mangrove wetlands that are still under revenue custodyshould be transferred immediately under control of theforest department for better care, nurture, propagationand conservation.

The seminar was attended by more than 300participants, staff and students.

DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY – MOU

Under this programme the company will provide fish seedto farmers to enhance the fish production.

As per the MOU the following cooperative activities wereidentified:

* Collaboration in academic and research activities.* To establish an Aquaculture Training Centre (ANU-

MATRIX Advanced Aquaculture research Centre,MAAARC).

* To start the Certificate and Diploma courses inAquaculture through Centre for Distance Education.

* To provide short training and projects to M.Sc Zoologyand M.Sc. Aquaculture students.

* Organization of joint Seminars/Training Programs/Meetings.

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NAAC WORKSHOP

A two day workshop on Preparation of SSR forNAAC Accreditation was conducted in the university forthe Principals, Secretaries and Correspondents of ANUaffiliated colleges in Guntur and Prakasam districts on July11-12, 2013. The Vice-Chancellor Prof. K. Viyyanna Raopresided over the Inaugural session in which Prof. V.Venkaiah, Vice-Chancellor of Krishna University and Dr.G. Srinivas, Joint Secretary, UGC SERO, Hyderabad, werethe guests. Prof. Venkaiah spoke of the premium placed onquality in education in the modern competitive world Dr.Srinivas conveyed to the gathering that in future UGCassistance would be available only for colleges accreditedby NAAC. Prof. K.V. Rao said that only 25 out of 336 collegesin the university purview got accredited whereas the UGCstipulates that every college which completed 6 years ofexistence should go for accreditation. The resource personsfor the Workshop were Prof. T. Siddhaiah, former Registrar,SV University, Prof. A.V. Prasada Rao, former Registrar ofAndhra University, Prof. KRS Sambasiva Rao, ANU andProf. M. Vijayalakshmi, ANU. They explained to therepresentatives of the colleges about the preparation of theSelf Study Report.

Present in the workshop were the Registrar of theuniversity, the Principals of ANU colleges of Arts, Engineeringand Sciences. Prof. G.V. Chalam, Dean, CollegeDevelopment Council, ANU was the Convener of theWorkshop.

NAAC PREPARATORY MEETING

A meeting of the Principals of the university colleges,Chairpersons of PG Boards of Studies and Heads of thedepartments was held on 23-07-2014 in the context of theuniversity gearing up for reaccreditation in 2015. The Vice-Chancellor reviewed various measures and identified anaction plan to be followed. The Rector Prof. Y.P.Ramasubbaiah, the Registrar Prof. P. Rajasekhar, theDirector of IQAC Prof. K. Ratna Shiela Mani and facultyparticipated in the interaction.

WORKSHOP ON PREPARATION OF SSR

A workshop on “Preparation of SSR for NAAC” wasorganized by the Dean, College Development Council Prof.G.V. Chalam on 9-8-14 to provide guidance to the universityfaculty and administration about the different parametersof assessment in the Self Study Report. The university isdue for reaccreditation by National Assessment andAccreditation Council (NAAC) in 2015 and the workshophas been organized as part of gearing itself for it. Prof. K.V.Rao, Vice-Chancellor said that it is imperative for the facultyto have clarity and awareness of the criteria in the SSR.The resource persons for the workshop are Prof. I.B. RamPrasad, Osmania University, Hyderabad and Prof. A.V.Dattatreya Rao, OSD, ANU. The Rector Prof. Y.P.Ramasubbaiah, the Registrar Prof. P. Rajasekhar and theDirector of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) Prof. K.Ratna Shiela Mani also were present in theworkshop.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

The Dept. of Education conducted a HealthEducation Camp for Rural Women at Nambur during 16th &17th September 2014. Rural women were surveyed andgiven counseling and training on Low Cost Nutrition, ChildCare, Health and Hygiene by Dr. I. Victoria Susan, Dr. G.Yashoda and Dr. T. D. Vimala. Nambur Sarpanch Mrs.Khasim Bi and MPTC members also participated andeducated the women in the camp. University Doctor Dr.Jimmy Rani and Gynecologist Dr. Ch. Sandhya Raniinteracted with the women and conducted medicalexaminations. Free medicines were distributed to the ruralwomen at the camp. Supporting Staff, Research Scholarsand M.Ed. students actively participated in the camp.

ONLINE EDUCATION

ANU COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

ACADEMIC EXHIBITION

University college of Pharmaceutical Sciences wonthe 2nd prize in the professional courses category in theAcademic Exhibition held in A.N.U during 21st, 22nd and 23rd

August 2014. The College had exhibited various events likedrug designing process, clinical trials procedures, animalexperimentation methods and operating procedures of variouspharmaceutical instrumentations like disintegration apparatus,capsule filling machine etc. It also exhibited drug-foodinteraction, drug adulterations, blood grouping and B.P checkup.

Inter-College Cross-Country Competitions

A.N.U.C.P.S organized an Inter-college Cross Countrycompetitions on 18th September in which various sportscompetitions were organized separately for both women andmen. Running competitions of 12.5 km. for men and 6 km. forwomen were conducted. Overall championship was also givendepending on overall performances of the contestants fromvarious colleges. The winners were nominated to participatein the South Indian cross-country competitions.

"Online VideoRecording Room” wasinaugurated in theInternational StudentsCell on 04-09-2014 bythe Vice - ChancellorProf. K. Viyyanna Rao,accompanied by Prof. P.Rajasekhar, Registrar;Prof. A. V. DattatreyaRao, OSD; Prof. V.Chandrasekhar, Director,ISC; Prof. M.V.Ramkumar Ratnam,Coordinator, CDE, and Schoolguru team. Schoolguru Officeand Staff Rooms were also inaugurated on the occasion.

68th INDEPENDENCE DAYANU organized the 68th Independence Day celebrations in a fitting

manner on 15 August 2014 in the Campus. The Vice-Chancellor Prof. K.V.Rao hoisted the national flag after garlanding the statues of the nationalleaders in the campus. He gave a call to the students to derive inspirationfrom the sacrifices made by the freedom fighters and contribute to theprogress of society. A large number of staff and students participated in thecelebrations. Later the Vice-Chancellor led the university community inplanting 600 red sandal trees to expand the green cover in the university.

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FACULTY NEWS AND AWARDSBEST TEACHER AWARDS

Prof. V. Chandrasekhar Rao, Dept. ofCommerce & Business Administration

The following teachers received Best Teacher Awards from the Goverment of Andhra Pradesh on September5, 2014 for the year 2014. They received the awards from the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Sri N. Chandra BabuNaidu in Guntur.

Prof. G.V. Chalam, Dept. of Commerce& Business Administration under - Subject-wise category in Commerce/Management.

Dr. D. Srinivasa Rao, Dept. ofBiotechnology, received Dr.Radhakrishna Shishana Ratnapresented by Dr. H. V.Shivappa,Economic Advisor, PlanningCommission, Government of India, onJuly 29,2014.

He also received the 2nd Science and Technology Award -14 asa Certificate of Excellence, presented by EET CRS ResearchWing for Excellence in Professional education and Industry, Noidaon 21 June, 2014.

Prof. A. Prameela Rani, ANU College of PharmaceuticalSciences, served as the Chairman for Cross Country Raceorganized by ANUCPS and ANUCPE & SC.

Prof. E. Srinivasa Reddy, Department of CSE, wasappointed as the Dean of the University College ofEngineering and Technology on September 23rd , 2014 .

Dr. Ch. Radhika: Dept. of English, ANU College of Engineering& Technology was selected as a Member in Editorial Boardfor International Journal of Innovative Knowledge Concepts.(Chief Eds. Dr. Pramila & Mohan Jamdade).

Dr. M. Suresh Kumar, Dept. of English, was sanctioned aResearch Project entitled “Translation as a means to NationalIntegration with reference Telugu Short Stories during 1990-2010” on 25-08-2014 by the U.G.C.

S Nagakishore Bh., Department of Electronics &Communication Engineering, acted as a REVIEWER for “IEEEInternational Conference on Signal Processing, Informatics,Communication and Energy Systems” (IEEE SPICES)conducted by National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITCalicut).

Dr. D. Srinivasa Rao, Dept. of Biotechnology, was appointedasi. Guest Editor for the Bio-interface Research in Applied

Chemistry, Harvard – MIT Division of Health Science andTechnology, Cambridge, USA.

ii. Editorial Advisory member in International Journal ofCurrent Biotechnology.

iii. Reviewer for the McGraw-Hill Education Book Trends inAnimal Biotechnology Chapters.

iv. Reviewer of four papers for the Journal of CancerResearch and Therapeutics (Wolter Kluwer publications).

Dr.Saraswati Raju Iyer: Dept, of Sociology & Social Work,was appointed as Coordinator for Cell for Community SocialResponsibility of the University College, ANU, Guntur, on 16-06-2014.

Prof. B. Re Victor Babu,Dept. of Statistics

Dr. K. Sumanth Kumar was conferredthe Best NSS Programme CoordinatorAward on 24-07-2014 in a function atAndhra University, Visakhapatnam. Hereceived the award from Sri GantaSrinvasa Rao, Minister for HigherEducation, Govt. of A.P.

Prof. B. Re. Victor Babu, and Prof.Chandan, Dept. of Statistics, wereappointed as Principal and Vice-Principal respectively of ANU Collegeof Sciences on 1-8-2014.

Dr.Saraswati Raju Iyer, Dept, of Sociology & Social Work, wasawarded Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award & Certificate ofExcellence for Outstanding Individual Achievements &Distinguished Services to the Nation, by India InternationalFriendship Society, New Delhi on 04-09-2014.

Prof. P. Siddaiah, Department of ECE , wasappointed as the Principal of the UniversityCollege of Engineering and Technology onSeptember 23rd, 2014.

Visit AbroadProf. G.V. Chalam, Dept. of Commerce and BusinessAdministration, visited Srilanka to attend an InternationalConference during August 29-30, 2014.

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COMMEMORATION OF SPECIAL DAYS

World Suicide Prevention Day was observed by theDepartment of Education, ANU on 10-09-2014. Thebrochure was inaugurated by the Vice-Chancellor Prof K.Viyyanna Rao along with the Rector, the Registrar and theOSD. A cycle rally was conducted by the departmentresearch scholars and students to create awareness amongthe faculty, supporting staff and students of ANU. WorldSuicide Prevention Day badges, and pamphlets aboutsuicide symptoms, preventive measures and helplinenumbers were distributed to all departments and sections.The faculty Dr. I. V. Susan, Dr.G.Yashoda, Dr. B. David Rajuand Dr. T. Vimala, supporting staff, research scholars andstudents actively participated in the event.

104TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OFMOTHER THERESA

WORLD TOURISM DAY - TOURISM AWARDWORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY

University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences,organized the 104th Birth anniversary celebrations of MotherTheresa on 26 August 2014. On this occasion the PrincipalProf. A. Prameela Rani emphasized the various servicesperformed by mother Theresa for the poor and the needypeople.

The Department of Tourism & Hospitality Management haswon the “Best Tourism Educational Institute” award for theyear 2014 on 27-09-2014 in a function arranged at BeramPark, Bhavani Island, Vijayawada on the occasion of ‘WorldTourism Day Celebrations’ from the honorable ChiefMinister Sri Nara Chandra Babu Naidu. The celebrationswere organized by the department of A.P.Tourism, Govt. ofAndhra Pradesh. Several ministers, M.L.A’s and SpecialChief Secretary for Tourism Smt. Chandana Khan, otherVIPs and large number of stake holders of Tourism Industrywere present.

The Department has received two different Awardsconsecutively for 2013-14 and 2014-15 respectively fromA.P. Tourism, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh.

WORLD PHARMACISTS DAY CELEBRATIONS

A.N.U.C.P.S organized World Pharmacists Daycelebrations on September 25th in ANU campus. On thisoccasion the Principal Prof. A. Prameela Rani, spoke onthe importance of pharmacists and the significance of newpharmaceutical inventions in health care sector. In thiscontext Prof. Z. Vishnuvardhan, Co-Coordinator, TEPP(Techno Entrepreneur, Promotion Programme) gavevaluable information about procedures of new innovations,and inventions.

119TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF POET JOSHUAThe university celebrated the 119th Birth

Anniversary of the great Telugu poet Sri Gurram Joshuaon 25-9-2014. In the meeting presided over by the Vice-Chancellor Prof. K.V.Rao, a lecture on Joshua’s Poetry,Dalit Activism and Students Role was given by Dr. A.Sudhakar, PS Telugu University.

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TELUGU MEDIA DAY

conducted for university students in Elocution, Debate,Mime, Skit and Group songs and on 23 -9-2014 anawareness program and prize distribution were organizedby NSS Co-ordinator Dr. K. Sumanth Kumar. The ChiefGuest was Vice-Chancellor Prof. K.V. Rao, while the Guestof Honour was Prof. P.Rajasekhar. Dr.P.Brahamji Rao, andDr.A.V.V.S. Swamy, Dept. of Environmental Sciences werethe Resource persons for the program coordinated by Prof.P. Varaprasada Murthy.

HINDI DAY

The 127th birth Anniversary of the great writer andjournalist Late Tapee Dharma Rao was celebrated by theDept. of Telugu & Oriental Languages and the Dept. ofJournalism and Mass Communication as Telugu Media Dayon 19-09-2014. Prof. P. Vara Prasada Murthy presided overthe meeting and highlighted Late Sri Tapee Dharma Rao’scontribution to the field of Journalism.

ENGINEERS' DAY

ANUCET organized Engineer’s Day celebrations tomark the 154th birth anniversary of MokshagundamVisweswaraya on 15th September 2014. The Principal ofUniversity College of Engineering & Technology Prof. E.Sreenivasa Reddy, Dean of ANUCET the Prof. P. Siddaiah,EEE H.O.D , Prof. Ramana Rao addressed the students.On this occasion University Engineering College felicitatedSri Venkateswara Rao, D.E. (Electrical), ANU and SriKrishnam Raju, D. E. (Civil), ANU.

WORLD OZONE DAYNational Social Services (NSS), and the Department

of Telugu and Environmental Sciences jointly organized theWorld Ozone Layer Protection Day, on 22nd and 23rd

September, 2014. The celebrations were sponsored by APPollution Control Board. On 22 -9-2014, competitions were

TEACHERS’ DAY CELEBRATIONS

teacher and philosopher who was also the former Presidentof India.

Faculty and students of the variousdepartments in ANU organized theTeachers’ Day celebrations in a befittingmanner on the occasion of the birthday ofDr. S. Radhakrishnan on September 5,2014 in the Campus. Speakers extolled thevirtues of Dr. Radhakrishnan, a great

‘Hindi Divas’ pakwada (week) was celebrated on20th September 2014 in the Dept of Hindi, ANU, in view of14th September being recognized as Hindi Diwas. It iscelebrated every year in the Department to make studentsaware of the importance of the Hindi language. TheUniversity Vice-Chancellor presided over the celebrations.Mr S. Chiranjeevi, Rajabhasha Adikari, Railway DivisionalOffice, South Central Railway, Vijayawada was the ChiefGuest on this occasion while Prof. M.V.Ramkumar Ratnam,Dean of Humanities and Chairman P.G Board of Studies ofHindi was the Guest of Honour.

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PUBLICAPUBLICAPUBLICAPUBLICAPUBLICATIONSTIONSTIONSTIONSTIONS

DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGYVijaya Sudhakar.K, Srinivasa Rao. D, Naga Babu. P,K.R.S.Samba Siva Rao and Sudhakar.P. 2014. “Polysaccharidebased synthesis characterization of heparin stabilized silvernanoparticles and its antibacterial activity”. Drug Invention Today,6:1, 77-83.P.V. Krishna K. Madhusudhana Rao, D. Srinivasa Rao. 2014.“Probiotics in Aquaculture : Potential for SustainableDevelopment”. Indian Journal of Applied Research, 4: 4, 583-585.P. V. Krishna, K. Madhusudhana Rao, V. Swaruparani and D.Srinivas Rao. 2014. “Heavy Metals Concentration in Fish Mugilcephalus from Machilipatnam Coast and Possible Health Risks toFish Consumers”. British Biotechnology Journal, 4: 2, 126-135.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE & BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONProf. G.V. Chalam. 2014. “Agricultural and Rural Marketing in India- A Promotional Role of Electronic Media”. International Journalof Business and Administration Research Review, 2 :6,September.

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYSatheesh K S V A Kavuri, Gangadhara Rao K, BasaveswaraRao Bobba. 2014. “Data Authentication and Integrity VerificationTechniques for Trusted/Untrusted Cloud Servers”. InternationalConference on Advances in Computing, Communications andInformatics (ICACCI) 978-1-4799-3080-7/14 IEEE.K.Chaitanya, E.Srinivasa Reddy, K.Gangadhara Rao. 2014.“Digital Color Image Watermarking In RGB Planes Using DWT-DCT-SVD Coefficients”. International Journal of Computer Scienceand Information Technologies, 5: 2, 2413-2417.

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRYProf. C. Rambabu. 2014. i. “Spectrophotometric Methods for theQuantitative Estimation of Paliperidone in Formulations”. Chem.Sci.Trans, 3: 3, 1156-62.

ii. 2014. “Extractive Spectrophotometric Determination ofTrimethoprim in Pharmaceutical Formulations”. AnalyticalChemistry Indian Journal, 14: 11, 422-425.

iii. 2014. “Orientation effect on sign and magnitude of excessthermodynamic functions of non electrolyte solutions at differenttemperatures (303.15 K, 308.15 K, and 313.15 K)”. KoreanJ.Chem. Engg.(Springer), 31: 8, 1460-1469.

iv. 2014. “Development and validation of stability indicating RP-HPL method for the determination of clopidogrel bisulphate inbulk and its dosage forms”. Der Pharma Chemica, 6: 2, 366-374.

v. 2014. Densities, viscosities, sound speed, and IR studies of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone with cyclohexylamine, cyclohexanol, andcyclohexene at different temperatures”. Thermochimica Acta (Elsevier), 590,116-129.

vi. 2014. “UV direct and UV Derivative spectrophotometric methodsfor the determination of amitriptyline hydrochloride in pure anddosage forms”. Der Pharmacia Sinica, 5: 3, 9-17.

vii. 2014. “A sensitive spectrophotometric determination ofezetimibe in tablets using p-nitro aniline and ethylacetoacetate”.Der Pharma Lettre, 6: 4, 361-364.

viii. 2014. “Volumetric, Acoustic and IR Spectroscopic Investigationof Molecular Interactions in selected Binary Liquid Mixtures of N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone and Alkylamines over the temperature

Range 303.15 - 318.15 K”. Journal of Molecular Liquids ( Elsevier),199, 352-363.

Dr .D. Ramachandran. 2014. “Development and Validation of newRP-HPLC assay method for Valsartan in pure and in formulations”.International J. of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research, 5: 2, 1000-1003.B. Jhansi Lakshmi, M. Gowri Sankar, C. Rambabu, D.Ramachandran. 2014. “Volumetric, Ultrasonic and Viscometricstudies of binary liquid mixures of Nethylaniline + chlorobenzene,+ Bromobeneze, + 1, 2-dichlorobenzene + 1,3dichlorobenzene +1, 2, 4- trichlorobenzene at 303.15 and 308.15K”. Korean Journalof Chemical Engineering, Springer, 31:5, 881-895.B.Jhansi Lakshmi, M. Gowri Sankar, D.Ramachandran andC.Rambabu. 2014. “Study of thermodynamic and transportproperties of N-methylaniline with substituted chlorobenzenes atdifferent temperatures”. Journal of Physical Chemistry, 9:3, 102-118.B. Jhansi Lakshmi, M. Gowri sankar, C. Rambabu & D.Ramachandran. 2014. “Densities, Viscosities and Seeds of Soundof Binary Mixtures of N- Ethyl aniline With Toluene, And NitroToluenes AT 303.15 K AND 308.15 K”. International Journal ofChemical & Petrochemical Technology (IJCPT), 3: 5, 23-32.December.Rambabu Nunna, D. Ramachandran, Viral.B. Modi, KirtiJ.Goswami. 2014. “Synthesis, Characterization and AntiMicrobialActivity of Some Novel Heterocyclic Compounds HavingSulphamido Moiety”. Chemical Science Transactions, 3:2, 486-493.B.Satyanarayana, P.Muralikrishna, B.Sriramudu andD.Ramachandran. 2014. “Novel synthesis of 2-IminothiazolineDerivatives were Achieved by the Reaction Thiourea derivatives”.Asian Journal of Research in Chemistry, 7 :3, 335-338. March.Dr. B. Hari Babu. 2014. “A Reliable and Cost Effective LiquidChromatographic Method For The Estimation Of Phenobarbital AndPhenytoin In Pharmaceutical Formulations”. Intl. J Chem PharmRes, 3: 7: 541-549.

CENTRE FOR MAHAYANA BUDDHIST STUDIESProf. J. Sitaramamma. 2014. “Some Random Reflections on theStatus of Women in Buddhism”. Research Journal Dharmadoot,Vol.80, Special volume on 150th Birth Anniversary of AnagarikaDharmapala Maha Bodhi Society of India, Sarnadh, Varanasi (U.P),September 37-45.

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICSDr. K. Madhu Babu. 2014. “Growth and Development of PulsesProduction in Andhra Pradesh” International Research Journal ofCommerce. Nagercoil,Tamilnadu: Malaikaar Publishers, August,90-97, ISSN 2320-9461.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONDr. I. Victoria Susan. 2014. “Insight into Early Marriage and GirlsEducation”. Global Journal for Research Analysis, August, 32-33,ISSN 2277-8160 (Impact Factor = 1.5408).

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISHDr.G.Chenna Reddy. 2014. (i) “The Potential Role of ICT in EnglishLanguage Teaching and Learning”. International Journal of EnglishLanguage, Literature and Translation Studies (Peer Reviewed) 1:1,59-63, 2014. ISSN : 2349-9154.

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(ii) 2014. “Indian Tradition and Culture in Canada in the Novels ofAnitha Rao Badami”. Asia-Pacific Journal of Social SciencesSpecial Issue Cultural Spaces: Canada and India (InternationalSociety for Asia Pacific Studies), 81-87. ISSN2229-5801 (Print)/ISSN 0975-5942 (Electronic)

(iii) 2014. “The Inner Struggle of Two Great Tragic Souls- GrahamGreene’s The Power and The Glory and Marlowe’s Dr Faustus”.Deccan Literary Journal (Peer Reviewed & Refereed InternationalJournal) Indexed with International ISSN Directory, Paris,4:7, 84-90, July 2014. ISSN : 2249-1910.

(iv) 2014. “The Need for the introduction of Humanistic Approachesin ELT Class”. Renderings on Translation, Language andLiterature. Ed. M.Latha and Dr. Sasi Kiran, Solapur, India: WizcraftPublications & Distribution Pvt. Ltd. 28-35. ISBN 978-93-83183-58-6.

(v) 2014. “Humanistic Approaches in Second Language Teachingin Indian Context”. Dialects of Language and Literature. Ed. KNarasimha Rao. Hyderabad: Tricolour Printers, 300-303. ISBNNo. 9789351 567097.

(vi) 2014. “New Historicism in Urvasi Butalia’s The Other Side ofSilence”. N.Usha and M.Nalini (Eds). New Trends in Indian EnglishLiterature Feminism, Diaspora, Subalterns. New Delhi: PrestigeBooks, 126-136. ISBN:978-93-82186-51-9.

(vii) 2014. “Tradition and Indian Culture in the Novels of AnithaRau Badami”. S.D Sasi Kiran and M.Latha (Eds). Writing IndiaAnew-Contemporary Indian Women Novelists ( An Anthology)Guntur : Maruthi Publications, 27-31. ISBN : 978-93-8436-100-0

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICSB. Babu, G. Thirumala Rao, V. Pushpa Manjari, K.Ravindranadh, R. Joyce Stella, and R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar.2014. “Sonochemical assisted synthesis and spectroscopiccharacterization of Fe3+ doped ZnO diluted magneticsemiconductor”. Journal of Materials Science: Materials inElectronics, 25, 4179-4186.

B. Babu, G. Rama Sundari, K. Ravindranadh, M. Rajesh Yadavand R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar. 2014. “Structural, spectroscopic andmagnetic characterization of undoped, Ni2+ doped ZnOnanopowders”. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (UK),37, 79-85.

B. Jaya Raja, M. Rajesh Yadav, V. Pushpa, Manjari, B. Babu,Ch. Rama Krishna and R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar. 2014. “Synthesisand characterization of undoped and Mn(II)ions dopedLi2CaAl4(PO4)4F4 Nanophosphors”. Journal of Molecular Structure(UK), 1076, 461-467.

Ch. Venkata Reddy, Jaesool Shim, Chan Byon, L.V. KrishnaRao and R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar. 2014. “Room temperaturesynthesis and spectral characterizations of Fe3+ doped CdOpowder”. Journal of Molecular Structure (UK), 1075, 365-369.

P. Naresh, G. Naga Raju, Y. Gandhi, M. Piasecki, andN.Veeraiah. 2014. “Insulating and Other Physical Properties ofCoO Doped Zinc Oxyfluoride-Borate Glass-Ceramics”. Journalof American Ceramic Society, DOI: 10.1111/jace.13301(A Wiley-VCH Publication published on behalf of American Ceramic Societyfrom USA)

D. Rajeswara Rao, G. Sahaya Baskaran, Y. Gandhi, N. Veeraiah.2014. “Influence of Sesquioxides on Luminescence Features ofNd3+ ions in PbO–PbF2–B2O3 Glass System, Physica B:Condensed Matter, DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2014.09.029An Elsevier publication, published from Amsterdam, TheNetherlands.

P. Naresh, G. Naga Raju, M. Srinivas Reddy,T. Venkatappa Rao,I.V. Kityk and N. Veeraiah. 2014. “Dielectric and SpectroscopicFeatures of ZnO?ZnF2?B2O3:MoO3 Glass Ceramic- A PossibleMaterial for Plasma Display Panels”. Journal of Materials Science:Materials in Electronics, DOI 10.1007/s10854-014-2251-1.(ASpringer science publication published from New York)J. Anjaiah, C. Laxmikanth, P. Kistaiah, N. Veeraiah. 2014.“Dosimetric and Kinetic Parameters of Lithium Cadmium BorateGlasses Doped with Rare Earth Ions”. Journal of RadiationResearch and Applied Sciences, doi.org/10.1016/j.jrras.2014.08.009 (An Elsevier publication)J. Anjaiah, C. Laxmikanth, N. Veeraiah. 2014. “SpectroscopicProperties and luminescence behaviour of europium doped lithiumborate glasses”. Physica B: Condensed Matter, 454, 148-156 (AnElsevier publication, published from Amsterdam, The Netherlands).Ch. Srinivasa Rao, T. Srikumar and N. Veeraiah. 2014.“Spectroscopic Studies on Li2O–Nb2O5–SiO2:V2O5 Glass CeramicsEmbedded with Nano Ferroelectric crystals”. International Journalof ChemTech Research, 6, 2039-2041L. Bhushan Kumar, Y. Nirmal Rajeev, Sandhya Cole. 2014“Growth and Characterizationof Pure and Rare earth doped organometallic Nonlinear Opticalsingle crystals of Manganese Mercury Thiocyanate (MMTC)”. International Journal of Chem TechResearch, 6: 3, 1789- 1791.S. Yusub, T. Narendrudu, S. Suresh, D. Krishna Rao. 2014.“Structural investigation of vanadium ions doped Li

2O-PbO-B2O3-P2O5 glasses by means of spectroscopic and dielectric studies”.Journal of Molecular Structure, 1076, 136-146 (An Elsevierpublication, published from Amsterdam, The Netherlands).

M. Kondaiah, K. Sreekanth, Sk. Md. Nayeem , D. Krishna Rao.(i) 2014. “Densities, viscosities, and excess properties for binarymixtures of ethylene glycol with amides at 308.15 K”. Journal ofThermal analysis and Calorimetry,118: 475–483 (A SpringerScience publication published from New York)

(ii) 2014. “Ultrasonic and volumetric study of aqueous solution ofethylene glycol, propylene glycol in iso- propanol”. Journal ofChemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 6: 4, 1243-1258.

(iii) 2014. “Ultrasonic Study of binary mixtures of C2H4Cl2 or CH2Cl2

with C3H7NO or C2H6OS at 308.15 K”. Journal of Chemical,Biological and Physical Sciences, 4: 3, 2401-2415.

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY & SOCIAL WORKP.Sowjanya Samuel & Dr.Saraswati Raju Iyer. 2014. “ViolenceAgainst Working Women”. Global Journal for Research Analysis,3: 8, August, 32-34, (ISSN: 2277-8160).K.Kalpana, Dr.Saraswati Raju Iyer & Dr.S.Ramesh. 2014.“Empowering Women with HIV in Entrepreneurship Activities inVijayawada Region- Andhra Pradesh”. Global Journal for ResearchAnalysis, 3:8, August, 32-34, (ISSN: 2277-8160).Dr.Saraswati Raju Iyer. 2014. “Women Living with HIV/AIDS in anUrban Slum: Confronting the Crisis through Counselling”. NationalSocial Science Proceedings, National Technology and SocialScience Conference, California, U.S.A. 55:02, August, 62-72.M. Koteswara Rao & Dr.Saraswati Raju Iyer. 2014. “Desire ofDifferently Abled”. Journal of School Social Work, 11: 4, September,13-16, (ISSN: 0976-3759).

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICSV.N. Rama Devi and Dr. K. Chandan. 2014. “Optimal StrategyAnalysis of Two-Phase, N-Policy of M/EK/1 Queuing System withSystem Break -Downs and Balking”. International Journal ofSciences: Basic and Applied Research, 16: 1, 455-474.

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Ms. K. Rajyalakshmi and Prof. B. Re. Victor Babu. 2014.“Construction of second order slope rotatable designs under tri-diagonal correlated structure of errors”. International Journal ofAdvanced Statistics and Probability, 2: 2, 70-76, 2014.A.J.V. Radhika, S.V.S. Girija, A.V. Dattatreya Rao. 2014. “RelativePerformance of Circular Midles in Fitting Movements of HundredAnts Data”. Bulietin of Mathematics and Statistics ResearchJournal, (A Peer Reviewed International Research Journal,) 2: 3,337. ISSN-2348-0580.

DEPARTMENT OF TELUGUProf.G.Y.Prabhavathi Devi. 2014. (i) “Jaimibharatamu-SrikrishnaMahatmya Kathanamu”. Atma Jyoti. Chirala: Arulananda Trust, July,58 - 91.ii. 2014. “ Muddupalani Kavita Visishtata”. Atma Jyoti. Chirala:Arulananda Trust, August, 107 - 112.iii. 2014. “Karshaka Kavya Trayam-Tulanatmaka Pariseelana”.Atma Jyoti. Chirala: Arulananda Trust, Chirala, September, 104 - 109.iv. 2014. “Ramayanam Rajaneethi”, in the book RamayanaDarsanam. Warangal: Sreelekha Sahiti, September, 71 - 79.v. 2014. “Anubhavala Melimi Mudimi”. Proceedings of the 1st

Convention of Senior Citizens Association of Telangana & AndhraPradesh States- An Initiative to the Cause of Senior Citizens. (ed.)G.A.Raim, IPS Rtd. Hyderabad: Senior Citizens Association,September, 20 - 22.

ANU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGYDepartment of English

Dr. Suneetha Yedla. 2014. (i) Communicative English: Researchon Technical Aspects in ESP Language. New Delhi: AdhyayanPublishers. ISBN: 978-81-8435-424-9. (Book)(ii) 2014. “‘ARCS’ Approach to Develop Reading Skills throughMultimedia Programme – An Empirical Study”. Journal of ELT andPoetry, 2: 3, 91-97, ISSN: 2347 –887X.Dr. D. Sumalatha 2014. (i) “Aboriginal Myth, Literature and OralTradition in 19th Century”. Research Journal of English Languageand Literature (RJELAL), 2: 2, 258-262, April 2014. ISSN: 2321-3108.

(ii) 2014. ‘’Family as a Microcosm of Anne Tyler’s A Slipping-DownLife’’. Veda’s Journal of English Language and Literature (Joell),1: 3, 23 -32, ISSN: 2349-9753.

(iii) 2014. “The Dynamics Of Family Relationships-A Select StudyOf Anne Tyler’s Saint Maybe”. International Journal of EnglishLanguage, Literature And Translation Studies (IJELR) 1: 3, 41-50, ISSN: 2349-9451.

(iv) 2014. “Searching For Caleb-The Story of A Quest For A LostBrother, Is Built Around The Metaphor Of Travel”. Research Journalof English Language And Literature (RJELAL), 2: 4. 51-61, ISSN:2321-3108.

Dr. Ch. Radhika. 2014. (i). “CALL: An Effective Tool for LearningLanguage”. Scholarly Research Journal for English language. (AnInternational Refereed Journal) (Ed). Dr. Yashpal. 1: 2, 191-196.ISSN: 2348-3083.

(ii). 2014. “ICT: An Effective Tool in Teaching Language”.Strengthening English language and Learning: Issues &Challenges. Ed. Praveen Kumar. Excel Publishers. ISBN: 978-93-83842-50-6.

The following papers were published in Female Fantasiain Indian English Poetry. Eds: Beena V. Rathi, Pooja Upadhyayand Jyothi Soni. Vital Publications. ISBN: 978-93-81169-48-3.

(i). 2014. “Status of Women In Dalit Literature: An Interpretation ofMeena Kandasamy’s Selected Poems”.50-58,

(ii). 2014. “Fight Against Patriarchal Society: Some Reflections ofKamala Das’ Poetry.” 148-157.

(iii). 2014. “Love for Indianness in Toru Dutt’s ‘Our Casuarina Tree’and Sita”. 170-179.

(vi). 2014. “Patriotic Fervor in Sarojini Naidu’s ‘The Gift of India’”.180-186.

Department of Mechanical EngineeringP. Narendra Mohan and Ch. Srinivasa Rao. 2014. “Dynamic CellularManufacturing System:A Review”. Journal of Production Researchand Management, 4: 2, 1-11.P. Narendra Mohan and Ch. Srinivasa Rao. 2014. ”Dynamic CellularManufacturing System Design for Automated Factories”. Journal of Production Research and Management, 4: 2, 12-30.

Department of Civil EngineeringD.Venkateswara Rao and T. Chandrasekhar Rao. (i) 2014. “WasteTyre Rubber Based Concrete”. An International Journal of MedicalScience, Engineering and Technology, 3: 1, Jan -Jun 2014.(ii) 2014. “A possible outlet for Used Waste Tyre Rubber BasedConcrete “. A Journal of Engineering and Technology, .(online)4: 1,Jan -Jun 2014.

Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering

S Nagakishore, G. Naveen Kumar, Vasujadevi M. 2014. Chapter2 on “Image in a Video-based on DWT & LSB Algorithm”. ElsevierScience & Technology. Elsevier Publications, 7-12.

S. Nagakishore. 2014. (i) “A Novel Algorithm for Satellite ImageResolution Enhancement Using Wavelet-Domain Approach BasedOn (DT-CWT) and Local Means (NLM). International Journal ofEngineering and Technical Research (IJETR), 2: 9, 312-315,September, ISSN: 2321-0869.

(ii) 2014. “Multi Scale Decomposition and Edge preserving Fi BasedSatellite Image Resolution Enhancement- A Review”. InternationalJournal of Innovative Research in Electrical, Electronics,Instrumentation and Control Engineering (IJIREEICE), 2: 7, 1696-1699, ISSN: 2321-5526.

(iii) 2014. “FFT based DTMF detection by using Spartan 3E FPGA”.American Interntional Journal of Research in Formal, Applied &Natural Sciences (AIJRFANS), I1: 7, 1-6, June-August, ISSN: 2328-3777, ISSN (online): 2328-3785.

(iv) “FPGA based efficient DTMF detection using Split Goertzelalgorithm with optimized resource sharing approach” Proceedingsof the 11th IEEE & IFIP International Conference on Wireless andOptical Communication Networks -WOCN-2014, organized byIEEE USA & IEEE Hyderabad Sections, at Vijayawada, during 11-13 September, 2014, pp.1-8..

The following papers were published in the Proceedingsof the 3rd International Conference on Innovations in Electronics &Communication Engineering (ICIECE 2014) at Guru NanakInstitutions, Hyderabad, 18-19 July, 2014.

(i) “Design of Dipole Antenna by Using COMSOL MultiphysicsSoftware”. pp.25-27.

(ii) “Design of Vivaldi Antenna by Using COMSOL MultiphysicsSoftware”. pp.28-34.

(iii) “Automatic Speed Control and Accident Avoidance of vehicleusing Multi Sensors”. pp.65-67.

(iv) “Microcontroller based Missile Detection and DestroyingSystem”. pp.68-69.

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ANU COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCESProf.A.Prameela Rani. 2014. (i) “Application of Spectrophotometryand High Performance Liquid Chromatography for the Analysis ofBosentan in Pharmaceutical Dosage Form”. Chemical ScienceTransactions, 3: 4, 1242-53 {DOI:10.7598/cst2014.881}ii. 2014. “Development and validation of rapid LCMS withelectrospray ionization for the quantification of pramipexole inhuman plasma”. International Letters of Chemistry, Physics andAstronomy, 18:1-15 { ISSN: 2299-3843}Dr.K.Vijay. K. Sriharika, B. Hari Babu, A. Jayashree and Ravi,V. 2014. (i). “Synthesis of Novel 5-CarboxynaphthanilideDihydropyrimidinone Derivatives and Evaluation of Their BiologicalActivity”. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and ChemicalSciences, 3: 4, 915-921.Sudhamayee. M, Vijay Kotra . 2013. “Role of ProteosomeInhibitors In Cancer Therarpy. ANU Journal of PharmaceuticalTechnology and Research, 5: 1&2, 1-26.Phani Kumar. K..and R. Ch. Sekhara Reddy, D. 2014. (i). “Invitro cytotoxic activity of aqueous extract of Delonix elata (L.)gamble (fabaceae) leaves on MCF-7 & Hep G-2 cell lines”.International Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2: 2, 70-75. ISSN: 2310-2985. DOI :10.14419/ijpt.v2i2.1454.(ii). 2014. “Gastroprotective effect of flower extracts of Hibiscusrosa sinensis against acute gastric lesion models in rodents”.Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 3: 3, 137-145.ISSN 2278-4136.

(iii). 2014. “Evaluation of In vitro and In vivo Anti-InflammatoryActivity of Aqueous Extract of Gliricidia sepium Flowers in Rats”.International Journal of Pharmacognosy and PhytochemicalResearch. 6:3, 477-481.ISSN: 0975-4873.

Dr. Sk. Mastanamma, Haritha, K. P.Saidulu, D. Sindu Priya.2014. “UV-Spectrophotometric Determination of Maraviroc in Bulkand Pharmaceutical Dosage Form”. Am. J. PharmTech Res, 4: 4.

Phani Kumar, K. and R. Ch Sekhara Reddy. D. 2014. (i)“Protective effect of Cissampelos pareira Linn. Extract ongentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity and oxidative damage in rats”.Pharmacognosy Journal, 6: 4, 59-67. DOI:10.5530/PJ.

ANU ONGOLE CAMPUS, ONGOLEDepartment of Commerce and Business Administration

Meeravali Shaik, Dr.Krishna Banana, Ms.B.Padmaja, D.Satyanarayana. 2014. “Investor behavior on life insurance-withreference to granite industry”. International Journal of Marketing& Financial Management, 2: 7, August, 49-53, ISSN 2348-3954(Online), ISSN 2349-2546 (Print).B.Padmaja, & Dr.N. Venkateswara Rao. 2014. “A Study onHuman Resource Management in APSPDCL”. InternationalJournal of Human Resource & Industrial Research, 1: 4, August,70-76, ISSN: 2349-3953 (Online), ISSN: 2349-4816.

Department of MathematicsM. Gnaneswara Reddy. 2014. (i) “Influence of thermal radiationon natural convection boundary layer flow of a nanofluid past avertical plate with uniform heat flux”. International Journal of Heatand Technology, 32: 12, 1-7.(ii). 2014. “Unsteady Heat and Mass Transfer MHD Flow of aChemically Reacting Fluid Past an Impulsively Started VerticalPlate with Radiation”. Journal of Engineering Physics andT h e r m o p h y s i c s , 8 7 : 5 , 1 2 8 3 - 2 4 8 ( Sp r i n g e r ) . h t t p : / /link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10891-014-1125-y

ENDOWMENT LECTURES

July, 2014 at Acharya Nagarjuna University Campus. Thetopic of the Endowment Lecture was “Implementation of theCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to the Agency areas ofthe State of Andhra Pradesh”.

Prof. K.V. Rao, Vice Chancellor, presided over theLecture. Rector, Prof.Y.P.Ramasubbaiah, Prof. P. RajaSekhar Registrar, and members of faculty and Students ofLaw Department also attended the Endowment Lecture.

Prof. K.V. Rao, Vice-Chancellor, presided over the Lecture.Prof.Y.P.Ramasubbaiah, Rector, Prof. P. Raja Sekhar,Registrar, Prof. Siddaiah, Principal, ANU College ofEngineering and members of faculty and Students ofEngineering, Science and Pharmacy Departments attendedthe Endowment Lecture.

Smt. Hymavathiand Sri SatyanarayanaPemmaraju EndowmentLecture was delivered byDr. Justice K.G. ShankarHon’ble Judge, High Courtof Andhra Pradesh on 12th

The third Prof.G.J.V. Jagannadha RajuEndowment Lecture wasdelivered by Dr. M.Y.S.Prasad, DistinguishedScientist (APEX)/Director,SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota,Nellore District on 27th August,2014 at ANU Campus. The topic of the Endowment Lecturewas “India’s Space Programme – Retrospect and Prospect”.

Dr.G.V.Krishna RaoEndowment Lecture wasdelivered by Prof.BethavoluRama Brahmam, Departmentof Telugu, University ofHyderabad, Hyderabad, on30th August, 2014 at AcharyaNagarjuna University Campus.

The Endowment Lecture was on the topic “PadyaKavithvam - Sasthrea Chamathkaralu”, Prof. K.V. Rao, Vice-Chancellor, presided over the Lecture. Prof. Y. P.Ramasubbaiah, Rector, Prof. P. Raja Sekhar Registrar, Prof.V.Chandra Sekhar Rao, Principal ANU College of Arts,Commerce and Law and members of faculty and Studentsof Telugu and Oriental Languages Departments attendedthe Endowment Lecture.

Prof. M.V. Ramkumar Ratnam coordinated theEndowment Lectures.

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University Level NSS Advisory Committee Meeting National Adventure Training Camp:The following university NSS team was selected to

participate in the National Adventure Training Camp 2014-15, held at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering& Allied Sports (ABVIMAS), Hatkoti, Kharapather (HimachalPradesh) from 4th to 13th September, 2014.

S. Name of Sex Name of the College No the Volunteer 1 D. Prasad M University College of Arts,

Commerce & Law,Nagarjuna Nagar

2 J. Suresh M Andhra Christian College,Guntur

3 I. Aparna F Andhra Christian College,Guntur

4 M. Meenakshi F V.T.J.M & I.V.T.R DegreeCollege, Mangalagiri

Environmental Awareness ProgrammeOn the occasion of International day for preservation

of Ozone layer the University NSS Cell in association withA.P Pollution Control Board, Department of Telugu andOriental Languages, and Department of EnvironmentalSciences, ANU, organized the following programmes on‘Preservation of Ozone layer’ in Telugu medium in theuniversity.

Date Event

22.09.2014 1. Elocution 2. Essay writing 3. Skit4. Mime 5. Group Song

23.09.2014 1. Cycle Rally2. Discussion on preservation of Ozone layer3. Prize distribution

RELEASE OF NSS GRANTS

The following NSS 2nd Installment Regular Grants werereleased during the period July – September, 2014. EachNSS Unit had received an amount of Rs. 6,000/- (rupeessix thousand only) for 131 NSS units who had successfullycompleted Special Camping Programmes.

NSS ACTIVITIES (July – September 2014)

A Meeting of University Level NSS AdvisoryCommittee was held on 11.08.2014 at ANU with Prof. K.V.Rao, Vice Chancellor, ANU, as Chairperson. He stressedthe need to create awareness in the public of governmentschemes, traffic control etc. and the desirability of creating atoll free number for Blood donation. Sri K.S. LakshmanaRao, M.L.C., suggested that NSS Volunteers should stay inthe villages while organizing the NSS camps. The annualbudget for 2014-15 for NSS was also discussed. Present inthe meeting were Prof.Y.P.Ramasubbaiah, Rector, ANU; Prof.P. Rajasekhar, Registrar, ANU; Sri R.Gokul Krishnan, YouthOfficer/and Head, NSS Regional Office, Hyderabad; SriP.Ramachandra Rao, State Liaison Officer, State NSS Cell,Hyderabad; Dr.N.A.D.Paul, TOC Coordinator, AndhraUniversity; Prof.V. Chandrasekhara Rao, Principal, UniversityCollege of Arts, Commerce and Law, ANU, Prof.A.V.Dattatreya Rao, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) & Coordinator,Student Affairs, ANU; and Dr.K.Sumanth Kumar, ProgrammeCoordinator, NSS Cell, ANU.

Programme Officers Meetings

A Meeting of NSS Programme Officers of GunturDistrict was held on 19.08.2014 at ANU, with the Vice-Chancellor presiding. The review of the NSS activities in theprevious year and the schedule for the current year includingthe budget were discussed in the meeting.

Dr. Sumanth Kumar, NSS Coordinator announcedthat the Vice-Chancellor has sanctioned 31 new NSS unitsin Guntur and Prakasam districts.

Similarly, a meeting of NSS Programme Officers ofPrakasam District was held on 20.08.2014 at A.B.M DegreeCollege, Ongole, Prakasam Dt.

S. Orders Total Total No. Total No. Total No.No Amount of NSS of NSS of NSS

(Rs.) Units in Units in UnitsGuntur PrakasamDistrict District

1. V.C.Orders05-08-2014 7,86,000/- 80 51 131

LECTURES

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CENTRE FOR MAHAYANA BUDDHIST STUDIES Mohan and other officials were present in the meeting inwhich a book authored by Dr. K. Padma Rao was released.

The Centre for Mahayana Buddhist Studiesorganized a Series of Lectures by eminent Professors fromvarious Universites. Prof. Godavari Mishra, Dept. ofPhilosophy, School of Philosophy & Religious Thought,University of Madras, gave a lecture on “Knowledge,Understanding and Interpretation: in Search of HermeneuticUnity in Buddhism” on July 24, 2014. The Vice-ChancellorProf. K. Viyyanna Rao presided over the programme attendedby university officials, faculty and students

Prof. C.D. Sebastian, Dept. of Humanities andSocial Sciences, IIT, Mumbai, gave a lecture on “HumanAction for Global Peace in Buddhist, Christian, and MarxistPerspective” on September 17th, 2014. Prof. K. ViyyannaRao, Vice-Chancellor, ANU, was the Chief Guest, while Prof.V. Chandrasekhar Rao, Principal of College of Arts, presidedover the programme. Prof. P. Ramasubbaiah, Rector, Prof.P. Rajasekhar, Registrar, Prof. M.V. Ramkumar Ratnam,Dean, Humanities, also spoke in the programme.

AMBEDKAR STUDIES LECTUREDr. Ambedkar Chair, ANU and Ambedkar Foundation,

Delhi, jointly organized a Memorial Lecture delivered by DalitActivist Dr. Katti Padma Rao, on 2-9-2014. The topic of thelecture was “A Critique of the History of Atrocities on Dalits:A Perspective of Ambedkar’s Philosophical and CulturalResistance”. Vice-Chancellor Prof. K.V. Rao, Registrar Prof.P. Rajasekhar, Coordinator of Ambedkar Chair, Dr. S. Murali

Lecture –III on “Women and Health” on 02.09.2014 wasgiven by Dr. H.Kowshik, Surgical Oncologist, Kidwai CancerInstitute, Bangalore. Vice- Chancellor, Prof. K.V.Rao wasthe Chief Guest. Lecture programmes were presided over

CENTRE FOR WOMEN’S STUDIESThe Centre for Women’s Studies has undertaken

publication of an edited volume and a project on “GenderAudit on ANU” during this academic year.

Centre for Women’s Studies, ANU organized during July-September 2014, a series of lectures.

Lecture- I on “Women and Law”on 28th July 2014 was given byProf. E. Sudha Rani, Dean,Faculty of Humanities, Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Open University,Hyderabad.Lecture –II on “Violence against Women- A Critique” on 14th

August 2014 was given by Prof. T. Bharathi, Dept. ofEnglish, Sri Padmavathi Mahila University, Tirupathi.

by Prof. V. Chandrasekhar Rao, Principal,ANU College of Arts, Commerce & Law.The Rector Prof. Y.P. Ramasubbaiah andthe Registrar Prof. Rajasekhar werepresent as guests of honor.

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Life Skills The IMS, Guntur, conducted a workshop on “Life

Skills Strategies and Techniques” which was inauguratedin the University by the Chief Guest Prof.K.V.Rao, Vice-Chancellor Acharya Nagarjuna University on 11-08-2014.Life skills for employment are necessary for the students aspublished in the NASSCOM Report. In this programme Prof.V. Chandrasekhara Rao, Principal, ANU College of Arts,Commerce and Law explained to the students the need oflife skills for their career. Awareness was created on variousissues like Problem solving, Critical thinking, Communicationskills, Decision Making, Creative thinking, Interpersonalrelationship skills, Self-awareness building skills, Empathy,Coping with the stress, Emotions. The Workshop DirectorDr.B.Nagaraju said that 400 students who attended thisprogramme were distributed material by the Institute ofManagement Studies, Guntur.

Interview Techniques

CENTRE FOR HRD

A programme on Interview Techniques sponsoredby the E.A. Academy was organised in ANU on 27-08-2014.The Director Sri Y.V. Syam Sundar discussed theimportance of the corporate companies and interviewtechniques to the students. The themes of this programmeare Personality Development, Knowledge, Communicationskills, Leadership Quality. A.V.Srilakshmi informed thestudents to fill the gap between the requirements of theIndustry and courses of M.B.A(IB), M.B.A , M.Com students.

The Centre for HRD,ANU, organized a programmeon “Digital Humanities for Arts”on 15-9-2014. Prof. M.V.Ramkumar Ratnam, Dean ofHumanities, participated in aninteractive session with thestudents. In this programmenearly 300 students from

various departments of Telugu, English, Hindi, Sanskrit,Education, History and research scholars were present.

Goal Setting and Interview PreparationThe Centre for HRD,

ANU, organized the workshopon “Goal Setting and InterviewPreparation” in the campus on20-9-2014 for ANU students.The resource person wasG.N.Prasad, Career Mentor,Guntur.

Social Exclusion: Personality Development

The Centre for HRD, ANU, conducted a lecture on“Social Exclusion: Personality Development” as aninteractive session with the Mr.P.V.Sunil Kumar I.P.S,Inspector General of Police on 27-09-2014. As theresource person of this session, he shared his views ondevelopment and promoting equality among all the people.Dr.B.Nagaraju Director, HRD, coordinated this programme.

DSC Coaching Programme

ANU Centre for HRD organized a coachingprogramme DSC 2014 for all eligible ANU students on 22-09-2014 in ANU. Orientation was given by Sri K.S.Lakshmana Rao, MLC, Guntur. Prof. K. V. Rao, Vice-Chancellor, ANU inaugurated the coaching programme.

Several programmes were organized by the Centrefor HRD for the benefit of the University Students.

Digital Humanities for Arts

SEMINARS / CONFERENCES ATTENDED

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE & BUSINESSADMINISTRATION

Prof. G.V.Chalam: Presented a paper on “Impact of Source ofInformation and Mode of Trading on Equity Investment in IndianCapital Market” in an International Conference at WayambaUniversity of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya, Sri Lanka during August 29th

& 30th, 2014.

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRYDr. B. Hari Babu: (i) Gave a talk on “Synthesis of Flavonoids andAlkyl flavonoids: Development and Activity Profile” at the NationalSeminar on Recent Trends in Chemistry, organized by KRK GovtDegree College, Addanki during August 23-24, 2014.(ii) Chaired a session at the National seminar on Role of NaturalProduct Chemistry in Drug Discovery, Krishna University,Machilipatnam, AP, on September 12, 2014.

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISHProf. K. Ratna Shiela Mani: Delivered lecture as resource personon “Quality Sustenance in Teaching, Learning and Research” inthe UGC Seminar on Enhancement and Sustenance of Qualityamong Students and Teachers: Role of Support Services,organized by IQAC, KBN College, Vijayawada on 21 July, 2014.Dr. M. Suresh Kumar: (i) Gave Keynote Address in NationalSeminar on English Language Teaching & Learning in IndianContext at KVR & MKR College, Khajipalem, during 6-7, August2014.

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICSB. Jayaraja, V. Pushpa Manjari, K. Ravindranadh, M. RajeshYadav, M. Avinash, A.V. Chandrasekhar and R.V.S.S.N.Ravikumar: Presented a paper on “Optical and StructuralInvestigations of Cu(II) ions dopes Li2CaAl4(PO4)4F4

Nanophosphors” at the National Seminar on Recent Trends inChemistry Research-2014, at Government Degree College, Kodur,Kadapa (DT) on 30 July, 2014.Bhushan Kumar Lanka, Nirmal Rajeev Yerramalla andSandhya Cole: Presented a paper on “Growth andCharacterization of NLO active single crystals of Pure and RareEarth doped Organometallic of Zinc Cadmium Thiocyanate(ZCTC)” at Second National Conference on Recent Advances inMaterials (NCRAM) during 3-4, September 2014.S. Yusub, P. Srinivasa Rao, S. Suresh, T. Narendrudu, N.Veeraiah, D. Krishna Rao: Presented a paper on “Impact ofmanganese ions on spectroscopic and electrical properties oflithium lead borophosphate glasses” at the 2nd NationalConference on Applied Physics and Materials Science underTEQIP-II, organized by Department of Physics, Vasavi College ofEngineering , Ibrahimbagh, Hyderabad during 1-2 August 2014.

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY & SOCIAL WORKK.Kalpana, Dr.Saraswati Raju Iyer & Dr.S.Ramesh: Presenteda paper on “Empowering Women with HIV in EntrepreneurshipActivities in Vijayawada Region – Andhra Pradesh” at the UGCSponsored International Seminar on “Women Entrepreneurship –A Global Perspective (INSWEG-2014) organized by KBN College& Krishna University, during 6-7 August, 2014.

P.Sowjanya Samuel & Dr.Saraswati Raju Iyer: Presented a paperon “Violence Against Working Women” at the UGC SponsoredInternational Seminar on “Women Entrepreneurship – A GlobalPerspective (INSWEG-2014), organized by KBN College & KrishnaUniversity, during 6-7 August, 2014.

Dr.Saraswati Raju Iyer: (i) Participated in the City Level NetworkWorkshop on Issues and Challenges of the Homeless Residents(CityMakers) of Vijayawada, organized by Guide Foundation forDevelopment & Indo-Global Social Service Society, at HotelManorama, Vijayawada on 06-08-2014.(ii) Participated in the Annual Oration on “Educational Reforms”by Prof.Viyyanna Rao, Vice-Chancellor, Acharya NagarjunaUniversity held under the auspices of Sri Chennupati SeshagiriRao Memorial Charitable Trust, Vijayawada on 19-07-2014.(iii) Participated in the Sensitization Meeting on Engaging YoungMen for Gender Equality, organized by U.N.Consulate, Hyderabadin collaboration with Vasavya Mahila Mandali, Vijayawada on 11-08-2014.(iv) Gave an Interview on “Increasing Atrocities on Women DespiteStringent Laws” on All India Radio, Vijayawada on 12-08-2014.(v) Chief Guest for the Valedictory function of State Level Art andCrafts Exhibition – Cum – Sale organized by the Department ofSocial Work in collaboration with Non-governmental Organizationsat Maris Stella College, Vijayawada on 19-09-2014.

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICSK. Satish Kumar and Dr. K.Chandan: Presented a paper on“Analysis of two phase N-policy M x/M (b)/1 queueing system withsecond optional service in batches and server start-up”, at theUGC National Seminar on Mathematical & Statistical Techniques,Department of Mathematics, Singareni Collieries Women’s Degree& PG College, during 26-27 August, 2014.

DEPARTMENT OF TELUGU Prof.G.Y.Prabhavathi Devi : (i). Presented a paper on “GurajadaMutyalasarala Visishtata”, at the UGC National Seminar onGurajada Adugujada-Telugu vari Velugujada, organised byViswodaya Prabhutva Degree Kalasala, at Venkatagiri, during 10-11 July, 2014.ii. Presented a paper on “Janapadageya Kathalu” at the UGCNational Seminar on A Study of Telugu Culture in Folklore,organized by K.V.R, K.V.R&M.K.R.College, Khajipalem, during 25-26 July, 2014.iii. Presented a paper on “Girijana Samskruti Sahityam” at the UGCNational Seminar on Telugu Girijanula Sampradayalu-Acharalu-Pandugalu-Samskruti, organised by SVRM College, Nagaram,during 13-14 August, 2014.iv. Presented a paper on “Veturi vari Peethikalu” at the NationalSeminar on Veturi Prabhakara Sastri gari Aravai NalugavaVardhanti Sabhalu, jointly organised by Dravidian University,Kuppam & Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam,Tirupati, during 2-3September, 2014.

ANU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGYDepartment of Electronics & Communication Engineering

S Nagakishore Bhavanam: (i) Presented a paper on “FPGAbased efficient DTMF detection using Split Goertzel algorithm withoptimized resource sharing approach” at the 11th IEEE & IFIPInternational Confrence on Wireless and Optical CommunicationNetworks -WOCN-2014, organized by IEEE USA & IEEEHyderabad Sections, at vijayawada, during 11-13 September,2014.

Department of EnglishDr. Suneetha Yedla: Presented a paper on “One Desire: ToDismember” Beauty as Detriment for Female Identity in Toni

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Morrison’s The Bluest Eye”, in an International Seminar on GenderIssues: Transcending Boundaries of Culture, organized by AndhraUniversity, Visakhapatnam during 19-20, September 2014.Dr. Sumalatha. D: Presented a paper on “Privileging politics asthe over-riding denominator in social transformation-A study ofBessie Head’s Maru’”, in an International Seminar on GenderIssues: Transcending Boundaries of Culture, organized by AndhraUniversity, Visakhapatnam during 19-20, September 2014.Ch. Radhika: (i) Presented a paper on “Application of Multi-MediaResources for Effective Teaching of English Language” at the UGCNational Seminar on Effective Language Strategies in English,organized by Dept. of English, City College, Hyderabad, TelanganaState during 6-7 August, 2014.(ii) Presented a Paper on “Language Curriculum of UG Studentsin Andhra & Improving LSRW skills through C.S Lab” at the UGCSponsored State Level Seminar on Importance of EnglishLanguage Laboratory for Improving Communication Skills at UGLevel, organized by the Dept. of English, Tara Govt. Degree & PGCollege, Sangareddy, Medak District, on 20 September, 2014.

ANU COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCESProf. A. Prameela Rani: Presented a paper in oral session at theNational Seminar held at Pharma Zest-2K14, at Nimra College ofPharmacy, during 25-27 September, 2014.

The following papers were presented at the NationalSeminar on Pharma Blaze, organized by A.M. Reddy College ofPharmacy, Narasaraopet, Guntur during 12-14 July, 2014(i) Phani Kumar. K: “Evaluation of In Vitro And In Vivo Anti-InflammatoryActivity of Aqueous Extract of Gliricidia Sepium Flowers In Rats”.(ii) K.Vijaya Kishore: “Synthesis, evaluation and pharmacologicalactivities of nicotino nitriles”.(iii) R Ch Sekhara Reddy.D: “ In-vitro and In-vivo Anti-inflammatory Activity of Sapindus emarginatus leaf Extract”.(iv) Grandhi Srikar: “Brain Drug Targeting: In silico Approaches”.

The following papers were presented at the NationalSeminar sponsored by UGC-SAP-DRS programme on Biodivesityand Conservation of Mangroove in India-Present Status and FuturePerspective, organized by Dept. of Botany & Microbiology, ANUduring 21-22 July, 2014.(i) Phani Kumar. K: Presented a poster on “Mangrove species ofPitchavaram and its role in diseases : A review”.(ii) Dr. Sk. Mastanamma: Presented a poster on “Biodiversityand Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem in India –Present Statusand Future Perspective”.(iii) Dr. P. Ravi: Presented a poster on “Economical, Traditionaland Medicinal Uses Of Mangroves In India”.(iv) K.Vijaya Kishore: Presented a poster on “Biodiversity andconservation of mangrove ecosystem in India-present status andfuture perspective”.(v) R Ch Sekhara Reddy.D: Presented a paper on “Diversity ofEthnomedicinally important mangrove Species of Maharashtra”.

The following papers were presented at the NationalSeminar on Phytochemical Screening and Anti-microbial Activityof Erythrina Vatiegata, organized by Nirmala College of Pharmacyduring 25-27 September, 2014(i) Dr. P. Ravi: “Phytochemical Screening and Anti-microbialActivity of Erythrina Variegata”.(ii) K.E. Pravallika: “Phytochemical Screening and Anti-microbialActivity of Ipomoea sepiaria”.Dr. Sk. Mastanamma: Presented a paper on “Vasicular DrugDelivery System” in National Seminar Pharma Zest-2K14, at NimraCollege of Pharmacy, during 25-27 September, 2014.K.Vijaya Kishore: Presented a paper on “Antidepressants —Present status and Future Perspective” at the National Seminar

on Current Trends in Drug Discovery and Novel drug Delivery,organized by Nimra College of Pharmacy during 27 September2014, and won first prize.Grandhi Srikar: Presented a paper on “Novel Drug DeliverySystems” in a national seminar on Current Trends In DrugDiscovery And Novel Drug Delivery, organized by Nimra Collegeof Pharmacy, Ibrahimpatnam on 25-27 September, 2014.K. Sujana: Presented a paper on “Method development andvalidation of RP-HPLC method for Binary mixture of Lercandipinehydrochloride and Enalapril maleate” at the National Seminar onthe Role of Natural product chemistry in Drug Discovery during11-12 September, 2014 organised by Department of Chemistry,Krishna University, Machilipatnam.Dr.K.Vijay: Chaired a a technical session at the National Seminaron New Generation Pharmacist- Establishing role in PharmacyPractice and Technology, at A.M Reddy College of Pharmacy,Narasaraopet on 17 July, 2014.

GUEST LECTURESDept. of Commerce & Business Administration

Prof. G. V. Chalam: (i) Gave a talk on “Impact of TechnologicalDevelopments on Communication” at the Five Day OrientationProgram for Under Graduate Lecturers at ANU Campus, Ongole,organized by ANU on 5th July, 2014.(ii). Delivered a Key Note Address in an UGC National Seminar on“Apprenticeship and Skill Development in Andhra Pradesh”,organized by the Department of Economics, S.V.R.M College,Nagaram, Guntur Dt, during 18-19 July, 2014.(iii). Delivered Ms. V. Lakshmi Devi Memorial Endowment Lectureon “Challenges of Higher Education in India” at C R Reddy College,Eluru on 16.9.2014.

Department of EconomicsDr. K. Madhu Babu: Delivered lecture on “Food Security in India”at the Department of Economics, Sri Durga Malleswara SiddharthaMahila Kalasala,on 25-07-2014, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.

Department of EnglishDr. M. Suresh Kumar : (i) Gave a Talk on “Time ManagementSkills”, Bapatla Engineering College for Women, Bapatla on 25-7-2014. (ii) Gave a Talk on “ Soft-Skills for Engineering Students”at St.Mary’s College, Guntur, on 18-07-2014.

Department of PhysicsDr. Sandhya Cole, Dept. of Physics, delivered a guest lecture on“8085 Microprocessors and its applications” on 15th September,2014 at Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada.

ANU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGYDepartment of English

Dr. Suneetha Yedla: Gave a lecture on Role of Body Language inCommunication Skills in Train the Trainer Programme for JSSFunctionaries of Guntur and Prakasam Districts, organized byCentre for Community Social Responsibility, ANU, during 26-27,September 2014.

ANU ONGOLE CAMPUSDepartment of Social Work

(i) Dr.R.Srinivasu: Delivered a Guest Lecture on ‘NSS-AnInstrument for Community Development’ in the NSS OrientationProgramme, organized by University Training and OrientationCentre (UTOC) Andhra University,Visakhapatnam on 30.09.14.(ii) Dr.R.Srinivasu: “Significance of Micro Finance forEmpowerment of Women”, at Kadavakudur, Prakasam District.August - Sept. 2014.(iii) Dr.P.Venkata Rao: “A study on Socio-Economic Impact ofRight to Information act 2005: With special reference to Prakasamdistrict of Andhra Pradesh” at Ongole, Sept. - Oct. 2014,

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As part of undertaking activities for discharging theCommunity Social Responsibility by the University College,the Vice-Chancellor Prof.K.Viyyanna Rao established a cellfor Community Social Responsibility in June 2014. Apart fromTeaching and Research, the cell undertakes CommunityOutreach and Extension activities. Dr. Saraswati Raju Iyerand Dr. M. Venkata Ramana were appointed as Coordinatorand as Project Assistant of Community Social Responsibilityrespectively. Programmes would be organized for themarginalized and disadvantaged groups such as Children,Youth, Elderly, Women, the Physically challenged, theMentally challenged, the Scheduled Castes, the ScheduledTribes, the Backward Class communities and the like. Theseactivities would include awareness programmes on varioussocial issues, income generation activities, eye camp, dentalcamp, health camp, training programmes, capacity buildingprogrammes etc. based on the needs of the society.

The following programmes were organized by CSR

Dress Making Programme for Socially Backward Women

Samsthan, Ongole, Prakasam Districts as part of “CommunitySocial Responsibility”, ANU College, from 03-09-2014 to 26-09-2014 in which 30 women participated. Ms. Suhasini, theInstructor of the programme, gave training in making around20 items such as cell phone pouches, pen pouches, luggagebags, files, ladies’ handbags, hand purse, gents purses etc.The programme was inaugurated by Dr.Saraswati Raju Iyer,Coordinator, CSR, ANU. Shri Shyam Sunil, In-chargeDirector, Jan Sikshan Sansthan, Prakasam District, ShriL.Harinath, D.Rajendra Prasad and M.Harikrishnam Raju,Programme Officers of Jan Sikshan Sansthan andDr.M.Venkata Ramana, Project Assistant, CSR, ANU,participated in the inaugural function.

The valedictory function of Jute craft makingprogramme was organized in the office of Jan SikshanSamsthan, Ongole, Prakasam District on 15-10-2014. TheChief Guest, Prof.K.R.S.Sambasiva Rao, Rector, ANU, saidthat such vocational training programmes help in bringingout the skills of women resulting in self employment andincome generation. Dr. Saraswati Raju Iyer, Coordinator,CSR, Dr.Venkata Ramana, Project Assistant, CSR, ShriShyam Sunil, In-charge Director, Jan Sikshan Sanstahan,Prakasam District, Shri L.Harinath, D.Rajendra Prasad andM.Harikrishnam Raju, Programme Officers of Jan SikshanSanstahan participated in the session.

Certificates were distributed by the Chief Guest Prof.K.R.S.Sambasiva Rao.

Train the Trainer Programme for JSS FunctionariesInauguration Programme A two-Day Train the Trainer Programme for JSSFunctionaries of Guntur and Prakasam Districts wasinaugurated on 26-09-2014 by Shri P.Srinivasa Rao, Director,Jan Sikshan Sansthan, (JSS) Guntur District, Dr.SaraswatiRaju Iyer, Coordinator, Community Social Responsibility,ANU, and Shri Shyam Sunil, In-charge Director, JSS,Prakasam District. Shri P.Srinivasa Rao observed thatthrough this programme the participants can equipthemselves with many professional skills which enhance theirprofessional competence. Shri Shyam Sunil, noted thatthrough this programme the participants can learn many

Dress Making Programme for Socially BackwardWomen was organized by Community Social Responsibilitycell of Acharya Nagarjuna University in Nambur village for 3months duration from 30-08-2014 to 30-11-2014 for 30participants. In the inaugural address the Vice-ChancellorProf. K.Viyyanna Rao said that free dress making programmewould help in promoting self-employment for women.Presiding over the function, Dr. Saraswati Raju Iyer,Coordinator, CSR, Dr. M.Venkata Ramana, ProjectAssistant, Teachers, Ms.Jaisri, Ms.Sowjanya, Ms.Adi Lakshmiand others participated in the inaugural function.

Dress Making Programme was reviewed on 09-10-2014 to assess their performance and also to monitor theprogramme. Prof. K.R.S.Sambasiva Rao, Rector andProf.P.Rajasekhar, Registrar, of the University expressedsatisfaction over the performance of participants. Materialfor dress making programme was distributed by the gueststo the participants.

Jute Craft Making Programme for EconomicallyBackward WomenJute Craft Making Programme for Economically BackwardWomen was organized at the premises of Jan Sikshan

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techniques of working with the society. Dr.Saraswati RajuIyer said that through CSR, ANU, the marginalizedcommunities would be reached through various programmesdesigned for different groups of individuals such as women,the aged, the differently abled, the unemployed, and children.She also said that various programmes related to awarenessprogrammes and income generating activities would beorganized as part of CSR. The programme was attendedby Project Assistant of CSR, Dr.M.Venkata Ramana,Dr.M.Trimurthi Rao, Dr.Y.Ashok Kumar, Dr.K.DhanaLakshmi and Dr.A.Gowri Sankar Rao, Dept. of Sociology &Social Work, ANU.

The programme included various sessions designedto enrich the knowledge of the participants and also to equipthem with the necessary skills of working with the society.The two day training programme was attended by 75members. Dr.Yashodha, Department of Education, ANU,delivered a lecture on Evaluation Methods for the Neo-literates; Dr.B.Nagaraju, Department of Human ResourceManagement, ANU spoke on Leadership Qualities TowardsProblem Solving; Dr.A.Radhika, Yoga Teacher, Vijayawadathrew light on Stress Relief through Yoga; Dr.Y.Sunitha,Department of English, ANU College of Engineering andTechnology, highlighted the Role of Body Language inCommunication; Mr.Shyam Sunil, In-charge Director, JSS,Prakasam District, stressed upon the need for utilizing suchtraining programmes Dr.Y.Ashok Kumar, Coordinator ofDepartment of Sociology & Social Work, ANU spoke onOrientation on Community Mobilization for VocationalTraining and Dr.V.Venkateswarlu, Department of Sociology& Social Work, ANU, delivered a lecture on Impact ofPopulation explosion on the Society and the Role of SocialWorkers. Towards the end of these sessions the participantsgave their feedback about the training programme.

Valedictory ProgrammeThe valedictory function of the Two-Day Train the

Trainer Programme for JSS Functionaries of Guntur andPrakasam Districts was held in the University on 27-09-2014.Shri P.V.Sunil Kumar, Inspector General of Police, Guntur,

was the Chief Guest of the function. Prof.K.Viyyanna Rao,Vice-Chancellor of the University was the Guest of Honourwhile Prof.Y.P.RamaSubbaiah, Rector, ANU andProf.P.Rajashekhar, Registrar, ANU were the other Guestsfor the function. Vice-Chancellor said that the skills andtechniques learnt by the participants as part of the trainingprogramme should be utilized while working in the fieldand that this experience would contribute in enhancing theirteaching capacity as trainers in their respective fields.Certificates were distributed to the participants by the ChiefGuest Shri P.V.Sunil Kumar.

OBITUARYProf. M.V.S. Koteswara Rao,

Dept. of Political Science & PublicAdministration, expired on 27-7-2014. In thecondolence meeting, the Vice-Chancellorand other officials recollected Prof.Koteswara Rao’s hard work, dedication inseveral positions in ANU such as

teaching profession, university officials conveyedcondolences to the bereaved family.

Prof. B. Sambasiva Rao, Dept. ofEconomics, expired on 7-9-2014. Theuniversity condoled the death of Prof. B.S. Rao who had served the university asDean of Exams, Director, CDE etc.Describing his death as a great loss to the

Prof. K. I. Madhusudhana Rao (Retd), Dept. of English,expired on 12-7-2014. The University acknowledged theservices rendered by him and conveyed deepcondolences to the bereaved family.

Coordinator of UGC-NET Coaching Scheme, AssistantDirector, IQAC, etc. The university administration conveyedits deep condolences to the bereaved family.

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RESEARCH DEGREES DURING JULY - SEPTEMBER 2014Ph.D. DEGREES AWARDED

Name of the Research Scholar Name of the Research Guide Subject

1. N. Sarath Chandra Bose Dr. K . Ammani Biochemistry 03-08-20143. Vijayasimha. M Prof. P. V. V. Satyanarayana Biochemistry 13/09/20144. Ch. Manjula Dr. K. Ammani Biotechnology 01-07-20145. Snehalatha Dr. B. Shivakumar Biotechnology 04-07-20146. Madhusudhana Murthy. J Dr. P. Usha Rani Biotechnology 11-07-20147. Lydia Swapna Nandam Dr. K. Ammani Biotechnology 12-07-20148. L. Srikanth Dr. N. Raghunandan Biotechnology 30/07/20149. Rajesh Kondamudi Dr. K. Sri Rama Murthy Biotechnology 31/07/201410. Ravi Kumar Boosa Prof. K.R.S. Sambasiva Rao Biotechnology 04-08-201411. Balaji Suresh Pippalla Dr. C.N. Neeraja Biotechnology 06-08-201412. Dovari Surendra Nadh Benarji Prof. C. Ayyanna Biotechnology 13/08/201413. Adusumilli Sree Lakshmi Prof. G. Devala Rao Biotechnology 13/08/201414. Rama Mohan Rao Cilumuru Dr. L. Cyril Arun Kumar Biotechnology 18/08/201415. Jimidi Bhaskar Dr. M. Jagadish Naik Biotechnology 10-09-201416. Yogananda R Prof. K. P. R. Chowdary Biotechnology 13/09/201417. Ravi Sankara Reddy D Prof. D. Srinivasa Rao Biotechnology 13/09/201418. M. Padmaja Dr. A. Krishna Satya Biotechnology 20/09/201419. Siva Kishore Bommisetti Dr. P. Sudhakar Biotechnology 24/09/201420. Sudha Kumari Karayil Dr. K. Veeraiah Biotechnology 25/09/201421. Kalpana Suryadevara Dr. M. Sarath Babu Chemistry 12-07-201422. Satyanarayana Boyina Dr. D. Ramachandran Chemistry 16/07/201423. Gudela Krishna Veni Prof. P. V. V. Satyanarayana Chemistry 22/07/201424. Srinivasa Rao Narala Prof. K. Saraswathi Chemistry 28/07/201425. T. Sridhar Dr. G.V.M. Sharma Chemistry 30/07/201426. Harinada Chary Devoju Dr. G.V.M. Sharma Chemistry 30/07/201427. Potturi Bhavani Dr. K.A. Emmanuel Chemistry 19/08/201428. Sharmila Nurbhasha Dr. B. Hari Babu Chemistry 28/08/201429. Ravada Surya Chandra Rao Dr. G. Trimurtulu Chemistry 30/08/201430. Sreerama Srinivasa Rao Prof. M.V. Basaveswara Rao Chemistry 02-09-201431. Vinoth Kumar V Dr. S. Raghavan Chemistry 12-09-201432. Naga Jyothi Ravinuthala Prof. G.N. Brahmanandam Commerce 08-08-201433. Mahesh Chandra Prof. G. Prasad Commerce 13/08/201434. Venkata Durga Rao Pulipati Prof. G .V .Chalam Commerce 20/08/201435. N.Srihari Dr.V.K.Bhaskara Rao Commerce 19/09/201436. D. Haritha Dr. R. Satya Prasad CSE 25/07/201437. Dharmaiah Devarapalli Prof. A. Appa Rao CSE 14/08/201438. Ch. Venkata Narayana Prof. E. Sreenivasa Reddy CSE 19/08/201439. Bezzam Mary Sakunthala Dr. J. Prasanth Kumar Education 14/08/201440. Shaik Fathima Prof. D. Bhaskara Rao Education 27/09/201441. Ramee Begum Shaik Dr. S. Murali Mohan History 21/07/201442. Yesuratnam Chukka Prof. Y. P. Ramasubbaiah Law 11-07-201443. Ramesh Dasari Dr. B. Satyanarayana Mathematics 10-07-201444. Lavanya Lakshmi Kallam Dr. N. Prabhakara Rao Mathematics 19/07/201445. P. Sangamithra Prof. D.V.R. Sai Gopal Microbiology 12-07-201446. B. Nageswara Rao Dr. B. Subba Rao Physics 01-07-201447. Neeraja Katta Dr. M. Rami Reddy Physics 02-07-201448. Ramesh Babu Pamidi Prof. D. Krishna Rao Physics 16/07/201449. Sayana Kondala Rao Prof. K. V. R. Murthy Physics 18/08/201450. Kondaiah Muppavarapu Prof. D. Krishna Rao Physics 27/08/201451. Syed Yusub Prof. D. Krishna Rao Physics 09-08-201452. Rama Sundari Gundlapalli Dr. R.V.S.S.N. Ravi Kumar Physics 09-08-2014

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ANU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

DRDO PROJECTProf. P. Siddhaiah, Dept. of ECE, Dean of Faculty

of Engineering, was appointed as the Principal Investigatorfor the DRDO major research project entitled “ Design andDevelopment of CDMA Transceiver “.

ORIENTATION PROGRAMME ON BIG DATAThe principal scientist from Infosys Prof. P. Radha

Krishna has conducted a workshop on Big Data. As a curtainraiser for starting a research center on Big Data Analytics,an orientation programme was held in University College ofEngineering and Technology on 13th September 2014. Heemphasized the need of analytics in high dimensional dataand their algorithms. Around thirty faculty membersparticipated in this workshop.

INAUGURATION OF MACHINE SHOPA Machine shop was inaugurated in the Dept. of

Mechanical Engineering, by the Vice-Chancellor Prof.K.Viyyanna Rao on 13th September 2014 which housed

various advanced machinery items like Universal testingmachine, Heat transfer and Metrology equipment. Alsopresent were Rector, Prof. Y.P. Rama Subbaiah, RegistrarProf. Rajasekhar, Dr. Krishna Swamy CEO, HPCLVisakhapatnam, and Dr. P. RadhaKrishna Principal Scientist(Infosys). Principal Prof . E. Sreenivasa Reddy, Dean Prof.P. Siddaiah, M. Gopi Krishna (Incharge Mechanical),Teachingand non-Teaching staff of University Engineering College.

ORIENTATION PROGRAMME

Orientation Programme for 1st year students washeld on 13th September, 2014 in University College ofEngineering and Technology. The chief guest wasDr.P.Radhakrishna, Senior Scientist, Infosys lab, and Dr.Krishna Swamy, CEO, HPCL Visakhapatnam, was Guestof Honour while Prof.K.Viyyanna Rao, Vice-Chancellor, ANUpresided over the function. Addressing the students heinspired them to achieve their goals. Prof. E. SrinivasaReddy, Principal of University College of Engineering andTechnology mentioned that an innovative plan of action isessential for the success of any Engineering Student. Prof.Y.P. Ramasubbaiah, Rector, A.N.U, Prof. P.RajaSekhar,Registrar, A.N.U; Dean Prof. P. Siddaiah addressed thestudents.

53. Babu Bathula Dr. R.V.S.S.N. Ravi Kumar Physics 11-09-201454. B. Rupa Venkateswara Rao Prof. S. Sreehari Sastry Physics 20/09/201455. Kollabathini Srivalli Prof. K. Chandra Kumar Pol. Science 12-07-201456. Neeraja Penumaka Prof. M. Satyanarayana Telugu 07-08-201457. Veeralakshmana Rao Putti Prof. M. Satyanarayana Telugu 14/07/201459. Kotu Prasad Dr. N.V. Krishna Rao Telugu 04-08-201460. Venkateswara Rao Totakura Dr. M. Jagadish Naik Zoology 10-09-2014

M.Phil. DEGREES AWARDED

S.No Name Name of the Guide Subject Date1 A. Baleswara Reddy Dr. B. Hari Babu Chemistry 18-07-20142 G. Srinivasa Rao Dr. K. Srinivasa Rao Physics 18-07-20143 P. Venkateswara Rao Prof. K. Ravindhranath Chemistry 24-07-20144 S.K. Sara Dr. N. Madhavi Chemistry 24-07-20145 P. Subha Rekha Dr. S.A.Mastan Biotechnology 31-07-20146 Perali Naga Maruthi Prof. K. Veerabhadram Environmental

Sciences 27-08-20147 V.N.V. Kishore Dr. G.V. Ramana Chemistry 03-09-2014

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YOUTH FESTIVAL

Acharya Nagarjuna University Inter-CollegiateYouth Festival 2014-2015 was held from 5-7 August, 2014.Teams from 35 affiliated colleges participated in variouscompetition in Music events, Dance events, Literary events,Theatre events and Fine Arts events. The Inaugural functionwas presided over by Prof. K.V. Rao, Vice-Chancellor, ANU,while Sri Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar, MLA, Ponnur, wasthe Chief Guest. Prof. Y.P. Ramasubbaiah, Rector, ANU,

Prof. P. Rajasekhar, Registrar, ANU, Prof. B. Victor Babu,Principal, University College of Sciences, Prof. V.Chandrasekhar Rao, Principal, University College of Arts,Commerce & Law, Dr. P.P.S. Paul Kumar, Principal, Collegeof Physical Education were the Guests of Honour.

Prof. K. V. Rao, Vice-Chancellor, ANU, presidedover the valedictory and Prize distribution function held on7-8-2014. Prof. Y.P. Ramasubbaiah, Rector, ANU, Prof. P.Rajasekhar, Registrar, ANU, Dr. J. Mani Kumar, Asst. Prof.Dept. of Folklore and Tribal Studies, Dravidian University,Kuppam, and Principals of the University Colleges wereGuests of Honour.

Overall Championship was won by Hindu College,Guntur, and runner-up was Sri Majeti Guravayya College.Prof. A.V. Dattatreya Rao, OSD, ANU, was the Co-ordinatorand Dr. S. Murali Mohan the Asst. Co-ordinator for Inter-Collegiate Youth Festival 2013-2014.

INAUGURATION OF WATER PLANTANU. Fraud Prevention Officers Omar Farookh and Sunitaenquired about the security features embedded in theDegree Original certificates issued by ANU. They expressedsatisfaction with the procedure of secret codes andsophisticated technology as also the material used in thepreparation of the university Degree certificates. Theembassy officials were later felicitated.

VISIT OF MLA

VISIT OF DIGNITARIES

Sri Rayapati Sambasiva Rao, M.P., Narasaraopetinaugurated a Mineral Water Plant in ANU campus on 18-08-2014 which was established at a cost of Rs. 4.75 lakhs.Speaking on the occasion, he promised his support for theprogress of the university. Present in the meeting were theRegistrar, the Principals of Arts, Science and PharmacyColleges and other university functionaries.

VISIT OF US EMBASSY TEAM

Sri Alla Ramakrishna Reddy,M.L.A., Mangalagiri, visited theuniversity on 24-7-2014. The Vice-Chancellor apprised him of thedevelopmental activities of theuniversity whereupon Sri ARK Reddyassured him of his support for theprogress of the university.

A team of officials from the US Consulate RegionalOffice visited the university on 3-9-2014 to interact with theVice-Chancellor, the Registrar and examinations officials of

NON-TEACHING STAFF PROMOTIONSThe following Non-teaching Staff were promoted

as follows duirng the periond July – September 2014.

S.No Name of the Employee Designation Date of Promotion

1. Sri G. Srinivasa Rao as Senior Assistant on 01-07-20142. Sri P. Nageswara Rao as Grade - I Driver on 01-07-20143. Sri Y. Siva Ramiah as Assistant Registrar on 01-08-20144. Sri R. Kumar as Assistant Registrar on 01-08-20145. Sri K. Kiran Kumar as Assistant Registrar on 01-08-20146. Smt. Baby Sesikala as Superintendent on 01-08-20147. Sri N. Nagamalleswara Rao as Superintendent on 01-08-20148. Sri N. Sambasiva Rao as Superintendent on 01-08-20149. Sri M. Prakash as Senior Assistant on 01-08-201410. Sri David Raju as Senior Assistant on 01-08-201411. Sri K. Yeshaiah as Senior Assistant on 01-08-2014

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CELL

The International Students Cell conducted anOrientation Program, Welcome Function for the InternationalStudents on 13th September, 2014 in the campus.

The Vice-Chancellor, ANU, Prof. K.Viyyanna Raowas the Chief Guest, while Prof. Y.P. Ramasubbaiah, Rector,Prof. P. Rajasekhar , Registrar, and Prof. V.ChandrasekharaRao, Director, ISC were the Guests of Honour. The guestsgave their valuable message to the international students onthis occasion.

Delivering the Inaugural address, the Vice-Chancellor has called upon the young students to becreative in thought, positive in attitude and innovative inperspective in order to become successful entrepreneurs.It is not due to lack of financial resources that the youth arenot coming forward to be entrepreneurs but mainly due tolack of self-confidence and assertive personality. The VCemphasized the need for the young graduates to shapethe nation through building up enterprises.

Mr. D. Nagasundar, General Manager, DIC,Guntur, in his address to the students, gave assurance toextend all sorts of assistance for establishing successfulprojects and enterprises. The Director of the Centre Prof.Noorbasha Abdul, has explained the need, purpose andthe future programmes of the Centre.

Prof. AV Dattatreya Rao, OSD, the Principals Prof.V. Chandra Sekhara Rao, Prof.A. Prameela Rani, Prof. E.Srinivasa Reddy, Prof. SV Raju, Prof. GV Chalam, Prof. G.Anjaneyulu, Dr. Sivaram Prasad, Dr. Ratna Kishoreparticipated in the inaugural.

CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT (CED)

The Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) wasinaugurated by the Vice-Chancellor Prof. K. V. Rao on 9th

September, 2104 following the decision taken unanimouslyin the 70th Academic Senate meeting of the University. TheVice- Chancellor has announced an initial corpus of Rs. 10lakhs for running the Centre for the Academic Year 2014-15.

INCENTIVE FOR SOLAR POWERUTILIZATION

ANU received a cheque Rs. 30 lakhsfrom NREDCAP Director Mr. Harnath Babuas subsidy / incentive for production andutilization of solar power in the campus. ANUhas, in recent times, made giant strides inestablishing solar power plants at a cost ofmore than Rs. 1 crore. The cheque washanded over to the Vice-Chancellor on theoccasion of the 38th Foundation Daycelebrations on 11-9-2014.

ANU CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN WEIGHTLIFTINGThe Sports Board of Acharya Nagarjuna University,

realising the importance of Long Term Sports Coaching, hasdecided to launch a long term coaching scheme forupcoming sports persons in selected individual events fromthe academic year 2014-15.

In line with this idea the University has started a“Center of Sports Excellence in Weightlifting” on theuniversity campus from the academic year 2014-15. Thesalient features of the scheme are as follows: The Universitywill provide weightlifting equipment for advance training inweightlifting. The University appointed Sri K.Amarnath as

CASH AWARD CEREMONY FOR MERITORIOUS SPORTS PERSONS 2013-14

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION & SPORTS SCIENCES

The Department of Physical Education & SportsSciences, Acharya Nagarjuna University, conducted CashAward ceremony for meritorious sports persons who broughtlaurels to the university in the South Zone Inter-UniversityTournaments and secured medals, on 8th August, 2014 atANU, Prof.K.Viyyanna Rao, Vice-Chancellor, distributed

List of Awardees

Event: Kabaddi (Men) Medal : Bronze Level of the Tournament : South Zone

S.No. Name of the Player College1 D Sethugangadhara Reddy University College of Physical Education, A.N.U Nagarjunanagar2 K Rama Krishna Reddy University College of Physical Education, A.N.U Nagarjunanagar3 M.Ch Venkateswara Rao University College of Physical Education, A.N.U Nagarjunanagar4 N Nagarjuna University College of Physical Education, A.N.U Nagarjunanagar5 N Veeranjaneyulu University College of Physical Education, A.N.U Nagarjunanagar6 A Kasi Viswanadh V.R.S. & Y.R.N. College, Chirala7 B Pavan Venkat Kumar V.R.S. & Y.R.N. College, Chirala8 K Venkata Satish V.R.S. & Y.R.N. College, Chirala9 V Hari Krishna V.R.S. & Y.R.N. College, Chirala10 P Pavan Achut Kumar Bapatla Engineering College, Bapatla11 N Naga Raju T.J.P.S. College, Guntur12 K Hari Krishna Vasavi Degree College Narasaraopet

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Mementoes and Cash awards to the Meritorious SportsPersons for the academic year 2013-14. Sri.CBR.Prasad,Founder, CBR Foundation for Sports, Vijayawada andProf.G.V.Chalam, Dean, CDC, of ANU were the Guests ofHonour in the function.

Coach for a period of two years for coaching theWeightlifters. (Sri K.Amarnath is a retired coach for SportsAuthority of India who produced several Medalists in theInternational weightlifting Competitions).

Any college willing to utilise this facility can deputeits weightlifters for advance training to ANU Center ofExcellence in Weightlifting. The University will provide freeaccommodation in the Sports Hostel and provide freecoaching in Weightlifting. The respective colleges must meetthe expenditure for food, additional diet and transport andother expenditure of their weightlifters.

Colleges can depute their prospective Weightliftersbasing on the potentiality of their Weightlifters. TheUniversity can give admission to the candidates into theCenter of Excellence in Weightlifting.

All the colleges can avail the opportunity and joinhands in developing Weightlifters from this region.

RELEASE OF ANNUAL SPORTS CALENDARAcharya Nagarjuna University Sports Board

meeting was held on 9th August, 2014 under thechairmanship of Prof.K.Viyyanna Rao, Vice-Chancellor.The Sports Board has approved the annual Sportscalendar and the programme.

INTER - COLLEGIATE CROSS - COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, A.N.U. conducted Acharya Nagarjuna University Inter-CollegiateCross Country (Men & Women) Championships for the year 2014-15 on 18th September, 2014 on the university campus.

SELECTION TRIALS FOR INDIAN UNIVERSITIES ATHLETICS TEAMTO PARTICIPATE IN THE 54TH SENIOR NATIONAL OPEN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Association of Indian Universities has entrusted the responsibility of conducting the selection trials of IndianUniversities Athletics Team to Acharya Nagarjuna University. These selection trials were successfully conducted on 30th

September, 2014 at University Campus. Four Athletes were selected to represent Indian Universities Athletics team at54th Senior National Open Athletics Championships scheduled to be held at J.N.Stadium, New Delhi from 2nd to 5th

November, 2014.

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