Yarraguntla Suresh Babu

Assistant Professor

B.A. History, Political Science & Public Administration (Nizam College (Autonomous) Osmania University, Hyderabad, 2005)

M.A. Political Science (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 2008)

M.Phil Political Science (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 2009)

Ph.D Political Science, (University of Hyderabad, 2021)

Diploma in Computer Applications & Multimedia (Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Hyderabad, 2004)

Yoga Certificate Course (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 2008)

Born in a distant village in Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh. Got an opportunity to learn at Nizam College in Hyderabad and finished B.A degree with first class. Later, accomplished Master Degree in Political Science in first class with distinction from Hyderabad Central University. Also, completed M.Phil and Ph.D degrees from Hyderabad Central University. Always interested to participate in innumerable kinds of social and organizational happenings. Served as a senior under officer for NCC in Nizam College, 3rd Andhra Battalion. Worked as a part-time teacher from a few schools to college in Hyderabad. Got selected for 1st rank in practical test and 3rd rank in the theory test, in a Yoga course. As a Yoga Instructor, worked for a few companies like TCS, Accenture and Infosys. It is a simple yet interesting journey from 'nobody' of yesterday to 'somebody' of today with a great career beginning at Presidency University. A long road to travel...

Did M.Phil dessertation on 'Two conceptions of Nationalism: Gandhi and Godse'.  Thereafter, started working on 'Democracy and Right to Information Act' to see various perspectives and working tools of Indian Democracy in comparison with the Western models.                                    

Worked as a field investigator, carried out an Evaluation Study of National Child Labor Project in seven districts of Andhra Pradesh conducted by National Institute of Rural Development.           

Participated as a field Investigator in CSDS-KAF youth survey, May 2007, a social scientific study of opinions and attitude of youths conducted by Loknit.

Would like to continue further research on Democracy, theories of Justice, Nationalism, Politics of Religion, Social Movements, Right to Information Act, and Public Policy. 

Political Theory

Political Thought (Both Indian and Western)

Modern Indian Political Thinkers

Democracy: Theories and Processes in the contemporary world

Political Sociology

Gender Studies 

Public Administration & Public Policy.

1. 'The Role of Proactive Disclosure of Information under section 4 of RTI Act: A Road to Substantial Democracy' in International Journal of Academic Research, Vol. 6, Issue 6(1), 2019, 59- 60

2. 'Freedom of Information as Democracy: A Global Perspective on Corruption and Open Government' in International Journal of Social Sciences and Economic Research, Vol 4, 2019, 4821-4829