B. Ramakrishna Reddy Explained

Awards:Padma Shri
Birth Date:12 August 1942
Workplaces:Osmania University
Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University
Thesis Title:Localist studies in Telugo syntax
Thesis Year:1977
Thesis Url:https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/17808
Education:Sri Venkateswara University
University of Edinburgh (PhD)
Birth Place:Rentalachenu
Bandi Ramarkrishna Reddy

Bandi Ramakrishna Reddy is an Indian linguist, known for his work on conservation of endangered languages including Kuvi, Manda, and Kui. He is a professor at Osmania University.[1] [2]

Biography

He was born in Rentalachenu. He completed his bachelor's and master's degrees from Sri Venkateswara University. He subsequently joined the Deccan College and obtained a degree in linguistics.[3]

Between 1970 and 1972, he worked at the Central Institute of Indian Languages. In 1972, he was awarded the Commonwealth Scholarship, and proceeded to the University of Edinburgh for doctoral studies. During his doctorate, he was supervised by Ronald E. Asher.

Between 1977 and 1990, he worked at the Department of Linguistics at Osmania University. Afterwards, he joined the Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2023.[4]

Works

In 1995, he co-authored the Kuvi-Oriya-English dictionary.

In 2009, he published a Manda-English dictionary.

Personal life

He was married to Professor Nagamma Reddy.

Awards and honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Padma Shri - Dr. Bandi Ramakrishna Reddy .
  2. Web site: 2023-01-27 . Prof B Ramakrishna Reddy conferred with Padma Shri . 2023-08-20 . www.thehansindia.com . en.
  3. Sreekumar . P. . Prof. B. Ramakrishna Reddy: A linguist of many languages .
  4. News: January 25, 2023 . Professor from TS conferred with Padma Shri for contributions towards linguistics . .