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Murali Manohar<\/a><\/strong>, B.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Hyderabad); Indian Writing in English, Indian English Women\u2019s Fiction, Dalit Studies and Women\u2019s Studies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dm_first_p\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/soh.uohyd.ac.in\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/01\/AK-Revised-Webpage-_new.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anna Kurian,<\/a><\/strong> Ph.D. (CIEFL, Hyderabad); Shakespeare and the Early Modern ; Young Adult Fiction ; Poetry. <a href=\"https:\/\/ucvulnerabilitystudies.uohyd.ac.in\/\">Faculty Fellow &#8211; UNESCO Chair in Vulnerability Studies<\/a><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"dm_first_p\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soh.uohyd.ac.in\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/B.Krishnaiah-Associate-Professor.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>B. 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