Sambaiah Gundimeda

Biography

Sambaiah Gundimeda holds degrees in Political Science from Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada, University of Hyderabad and School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), University of London. He taught at Vignan Degree College (now, Vignan University), Guntur approximately for two years (1996-1998), before reassuming his studies in 1999. In 2002 Sam has secured the prestigious Ford Foundation Fellowship (India Programme) Award to pursue his PhD at SOAS. He was a Teaching Associate in the Department of Politics and International Studies at SOAS (2007-09), and an Assistant Professor at Council for Social Development (CSD), Hyderabad (2011-2014). He was also a Charles Wallace Visiting Fellow in the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh (2013), a Visiting Associate Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), New Delhi (2014), and a Fellow (Associate Professor) at Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML), New Delhi (2015-17). Sam writes both in English and Telugu and has published widely that includes books, research papers, book chapters and essays in learned journals. He has been with the School of Policy and Governance at Azim Premji University since July 2014.

Research Interest

Indian Politics & Government, the Making of Constitution of India, Democracy and Democratization, Political Parties, and Multiculturalism.