K Damodar Rao (b.1957 in Nalgonda Dist of Telangana) retired as HoD and Associate Professor in the Department of English, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana. He obtained M.A English (1979) and M.Phil (1990) degrees from Kakatiya University. He served as Lecturer in English at Bhadrachalam, Warangal (Rangashaipet) and Narsampet before joining the University service in March 1991.

A well-known critic-translator, K Damodar Rao has many publications to his credit. He has published more than 50 articles in areas of African Fiction, Indian English Fiction and Translation Studies. His books include the pioneering critical work, The Novels of Aye Kwei Armah New Delhi : Prestige Books 1993, Postcolonial Theory and Literature Ed. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers 2003, Postcolonial Indian English Fiction: Decentering the Nation (Edited with M. Rajagopalachary) Jaipur: Rawat Publications 2016, Mapping English: Recent Studies in Language and Literature - A Festschrift to Prof. T. Vinoda Ed. New Delhi: AuthorsPress 2016, Multiculturalism in Indian Tradition and Literature (Edited with M. Rajagopalachary) New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers 2016, Bhakti Movement and Literature : Re-forming a Tradition (Edited with Prof. M. Rajagopalachary) Jaipur: Rawat 2016. Besides, he has 11 translated works( see 'Literary Work') to his credit. His other areas of interest include Postcolonial Literatures including Protest Literature, Women’s Writing, Latin American Literature and Regional Literatures in English Translation.

He was the Associate Editor of the Kakatiya Journal of English Studies for 9 volumes including the special numbers on Mahasveta Devi and New Indian English Fiction and its Editor for 2 volumes. He has translated extensively from Telugu into English and introduced quite a number of Telugu poets to English readers. His translations of Telugu poems and short stories appeared in more than 25 journals such as New Quest, Pratibha India, Indian Literature, Revaluations, Haritham, Kavya Bharathi, and Kakatiya Journal of English Studies.

He won a prize in Literary Translation Contest organized by the central Sahitya Akademi on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee (1957-2007) of its bi-monthly, Indian Literature for his translations of N. Gopi’s Telugu poems.

Quick Facts About K Damodar Rao

Date of Birth: 15-01-1957

Birth Place: Munagala, Nalgonda District, Telangana

Education: M.A (English), M.Phil , Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana

Wife: K Radha

Sons: Vinay Kashyap & Vineel Koushik

Daughter in Law: Bhavana Vinay.

Total Teaching Experience : 37 years (Since February, 1980)

Teaching and Research Experience : 26 Years (Since March, 1991)