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The Ambiguous fate of Being Human : The poetry of Gieve Patel,Osmania Journal and English Studies (OJES), Hyderabad : Department of English, 1977, pp.173-186

Ravuri Bharadwaja and the Telugu Realistic Novel”, Deccan Chronicle (Sunday Edition), July 8. 1979

A Selection of Sarojini Naidu’s Poems“- with Notes and Annotations, OJES, Vol. VI, No.1 (1980), pp. 56-74

Folk Art Forms of Andhra Pradesh, Telugu Vani  Journal of International Telugu Institute), Jan 1983, pp 9-22.

Towards an Instant Theatre : Fragmentation and Functionalism in Folk Performing Arts”, New Delhi : Sangeet Natak, (Journal of Sangeet Natak Academy) Nos. 64-65 (Apr-Sept), 1982, pp 8-15

Bellari Raghava and Telugu Theatre”, Sangeet Natak No.57, (July-Sept, 1980), pp 5-13.

Society and Telugu Drama”, Natya Kala, (Journal of A.P. Sangeet Natak Academy), Hyderabad, 1982, pp.85-92

Tolu Bommalata, the Shadow Puppet Theatre of Andhra Pradesh”, Sangeet Natak, 74 (Oct-Dec, 1984), pp.5-15.

Ravuri’s Bharadwaja’s’ Kadambari : an Appraisal”, Kadambari : An Anthology of Essays, Hyderabad, 1986

Veturi Prabhakara Sastry and Classical Dramatic Tradition”, Rupaka Manjari, special Theatre Number of Veturi’s plays, Hyderabad : Veturi Prabhakar Sastry Memorial Trust, 1987, pp iii-xiv.

The ‘Proviso’ Scene in Congreve’s The Way of the World, Osmania Juornal of English Studies, 1981, pp. 35-46

The Shadow Puppet Theatre of Andhra Pradesh”,  Sangeet Natak, No.98 (Oct-Dec., 1990), pp 15-28, Special issue on Indian Puppetry

The Rise and Fall of the Telugu Padya Natakam”, Indian Theatre Journal, 2Hyderabad : Osmania University, 1984, pp. 3-16

Major Telugu Playwrights and their Representative Plays : An Annotated Checklist”,  Indian Theatre Journal , 3, Hyderabad, :Osmania University, 1986, pp.1-24.

Filming a Classic : Kanyasulkam”, “Double Vision : Literature and Films”, P. Shivakumar and T.Vinoda (ed), Warangal : Kakatiya University, 1994, pp. 111-122.

Acharya Atreya and the Telugu Theatre”,  Indian Theatre Journal, 5 (1987), Hyderabad : Osmania University, pp.1-16.

Folk Theatres of South India”,  : Some Performative Paradigms”,  Dakshinatyula Janapada Kala Rupalu (South Indian Fold Performing Arts) G. Nagaiah (ed.), Tirupathi : S. V. University, 1991, pp.127-142.

Yakshagana Traditions in Andhra”, Keynote Address at The National Kuchipudi Festival conducted by the Central Sangeet Natak Academy, Hyderabad, 1999. Published in the Annual Souvenir of the  Melattur Bhagavatha Mela Sangam, , Melattur, 1994 pp.13-27

Ammannur Madhava Chakyar : A Trail-blazing Thespian, Nartanam (Editorial), Vol VIII, No.2 (May-Aug.,2008), pp. 5-13.

Towards the writing of Histories of Indian Dance Traditions”,  Nartanam, (Editorial Essay), Vol IX, No.1, (Feb-Apr.,2009), pp. 5-8

Balasaraswathy’s Many – splendoured Genius”.  Nartanam, (Special Number on Balasaraswathy), Vol. IX, No.4, (Nov-Dec, 2009), pp. 5-28.

Some Distinguished Disciples of Guru Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai”, Nartanam,Vol. V. No.2., (April-June, 2010), pp. 43-54.

The Unified Vison of Guru Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai”, Nartanam, Vol. V. No.3, (July-Sept., 2010), pp.18-38.

Nataraja Ramakrishna : A Tribute”, Nartanam, Vol. XI, No.8 (April-June 2011), pp. 125-136

“Vedantam Lakshminarayana Sastry : His Life, Times and Achievement”, Nartanam,  Vol. II, No.2 (Arpil-June, 2002), pp. 7-27.

Ananda Coomaraswamy : Contribution to Indian Dance Criticism”, Nartanam, Vol II, No.3, (July-Sept, 2002), pp. 7-25.

“The Making of a Dance Drama : The case of Rukmini Devi’s Kutral Kurvanji”, Nartanam, Vol. III, No.2 (April-June, 2003), pp.62-76

Rukmini Devi”: Editorial, Nartanam,  Vol III, No.2 (Apr – Jun, 2003), pp. 1-2.

Ram Gopal and his World of Dance : An Essay in Visuals”. Nartanam, Vol. III, No.4, (Oct-Dec, 2003), pp.35-50.

Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra : Chronology of Events” , Nartanam,  Vol.IV, No. 2, (Apr-Jun 2004), pp1-2 & pp.67-74.

The Artist Visionary : Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam’s Contribution to Kuchipudi”, Nartanam,  Vol.IV, No.3 (July-Sept, 2004), pp. 5-22.

Bharatanatyam : A Mission and an Obsession : The strory of the USK Couple”, Nartanam, Vol V, No.1, (Jan-Mar, 2000), pp.7-14

International Dance Day”, Nartanam,  Vol V, No. 2 (Apr-Jun), pp. 1-4.

The Man who Beguiles Women : Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma”, Nartanam, Vol. V. No.4, (Oct-Dec, 2005), pp. 5-20.

Korada Narasimha Rao : A Tribute”, Nartanam, Vol Vi, No. 1 (Jan-Mar, 2005), pp.7-24

Nataraja Ramakrishna : Crusader and Visionary”, Nartanam,  Vol.VI, No.3 (July-Oct, 2006), pp. 7-24.

Tributes to a Septagenarian Guru Birju Maharaj”, Nartanam, Vol. VII, No.2 (Apr-July, 2007), pp.5-11

Jayadeva’s Gita Govind :  Architectnoics of Love and Religion in Dance”, Nartanam, Vol. VII, No.3, (Aug-Oct, 2001), pp. 5-14.

Old Moorings and New Pastures : Dance Scenario in Post-Independent India : An Overview”, Nartanam, Vol VII, No.4 (Nov’07-Jan’08), pp. 5-22.

Telugu Theatre”, Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre ed. By Ananda Lal, New Delhi, Oxfor University Press, 2004 pp. 376-482.

Dance, Theatre and Yakshagana in Andhra, 1324-1724,  Comprehensive History and Culture of Andhra Pradesh,  Vol. V., :  Late Medieval Andhra Pradesh,  ed. by R. Soma Reddy. Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh History Congress and Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, 2014, pp 535-563.

Post-Independence Telugu Drama”,  South-Indian Literatures : Andhra Pradesh”, C Srinath (ed.) Mysore 2013.

“Kanyasulkam” in a Global Context, “ A Century’s Quest for the Foot-Prints,  Rajam : Velugu Publication, 2015.

Literature on Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts : A Bibliographical Essay”,   Comprehensive History and Culture of Andhra Pradesh, Vol. IX, edited by Prof. V. Ramakrishna and others, Hyderabad : Emesco Books, 2018.

Understanding the Cultural Ethos and Community Needs : the PAT Kathas of Telangana”, in Socio-Economic and Cultural conditions of PAT and PAT Performers in Telangana, Dalit and Adivasi Adhyayana and Anuvada, Kendram, Hyderabad University, 2016. (Read as Key-note address, being Published by the Dept.)

Performing Arts in Andhra : Dance, Drama and Yakshagana (1324 A.D. – 1724A.D)

Chinta Venkataramaiah and the Kuchipudi Yakshagana Tradition

Characteristics of Folk Theatre : Some Postulates

Major Exponents of Kathak from the Early Times to Mid – 20th C. : An Overview

Report on “Bommalata Utsavam” at Warangal, Jan 18-24, 2008

Origins of Telugu Theatre

Theatre Arts : An Introduction

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