Y Yagama ReddyY. Yagama Reddy has been a faculty member of the Centre of Southeast Asian & Pacific Studies (CSEA & PS), Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, since 1985. He is involved in PG teaching, researh guidance to Ph D and M Phil scholars, and multidisciplnary research on Southeast Asian and Pacific studies. Besides being the author of 6 books, editor of 4 books and co-author of 2 books, he has to his credit 50 published papers and 70 papers presented at national and international seminars., Prof Reddy was an invited scholar to deliver lectures in India and abroad and keynote address at International/national seminars as well as radio-talks on the topics concerning India-Southeast and East Asian relations. He was an awardee of the much coveted Australia-India Council Fellowship (2005) and also conferred on the Honorary Research Associationship (2007) by Monash University (Melbourne, Australia)., Prof. Reddy, who was the Chairman of the Board of Studies as well as the Director of CSEA & PS, served S V University as Public Relations Officer, Dean (University Development) and Vice-Principal (College of International Studies)., He also served as a member of the UGC Committee on Area Studies Programme (New Delhi), Advisory Committee of Area Studies (Centre for Indian Ocean Studies), Osmania University, Hyderabad), and Board of Studies (South & Southeast Asian Studies; Defence & Strategic Studies, Defence & Natural Science, University of Madras) as well as the Project Consultant of a UGC Major Research Project (Defence & Strategic Studies, University of Madras). He is a Life Member of a raft of professional bodies. Read More Read Less