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Dr Rajeshwar Mittapalli is a Professor of English who has taught at Uttaranchal University (Dehradun), Nalanda University (MEA, Govt. of India), Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University (Saudi Arabia), Kakatiya University (Telangana), and the University of Asmara (Eritrea). Over more than three decades, he has also lectured at universities worldwide, including University of Joensuu (Finland), University of Turin (Italy), University of Vigo (Spain), and University of Colombo (Sri Lanka). A widely published scholar, he has authored six books and 98 articles. His latest book is Indian Fiction and Films: Rethinking History, Society, and Culture (Atlantic, New Delhi).
He edited the New Delhi-based quarterly the Atlantic Literary Review for six years and has co-edited 30 volumes of critical essays on literary studies and ELT with European, American, and Indian scholars, including The Male Empire under the Female Gaze: The British Raj and the Memsahib (Cambria Press, Amherst, New York). An experienced academic administrator, he recently completed a term as Dean, School of Languages & Literature, Nalanda University, and earlier served at Kakatiya University as Head, Department of English; Coordinating Officer, UGC Unit; Member, Executive Council; Dean, Faculty of Arts; Foreign Relations Officer; Chairman, Board of Studies in English; and Programme Officer, NSS.
In recent years, Prof. Mittapalli has focused on creative writing and translation. He has so far published 45 short stories of his own in English and another 25 translated short stories in various prestigious online magazines and print journals. He translated the Telugu novel Premaku Avali Teeram (by the Sahitya Akademi laureate Ampasayya Naveen) into English as Beyond the Shore of Love (2024). His own recent collection of short stories Off Script Lives has been enthusiastically received and widely reviewed. |
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