Bandi Ramarkrishna Reddy | |
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| Born | (1942-08-12)12 August 1942 (age 83) |
| Awards | Padma Shri[1] |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Sri Venkateswara University University of Edinburgh (PhD) |
| Thesis | Localist studies in Telugo syntax (1977) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Osmania University Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University |
Bandi Ramakrishna Reddy is an Indian linguist, known for his work on conservation ofendangered languages includingKuvi,Manda, andKui. He is a professor at Osmania University.[2][1]
He was born inRentalachenu. He completed his bachelor's and master's degrees fromSri Venkateswara University.[2] He subsequently joined theDeccan College and obtained a degree in linguistics.[3]
Between 1970 and 1972, he worked at theCentral Institute of Indian Languages. In 1972, he was awarded the Commonwealth Scholarship, and proceeded to theUniversity of Edinburgh for doctoral studies. During his doctorate, he was supervised byRonald E. Asher.[3] He obtained a PhD in 1977 presenting the thesis "Localist studies in Telugu syntax".[4]
Between 1977 and 1990, he worked at the Department of Linguistics at Osmania University. Afterwards, he joined thePotti Sreeramulu Telugu University.[3] He was awarded thePadma Shri in 2023.[5]
In 1995, he co-authored theKuvi-Oriya-English dictionary.[3]
In 2009, he published aManda-English dictionary.[2]
He was married to Professor Nagamma Reddy. He has a daughter named Padmini Bandi who is married to Reddy Chetan Nagarimadugu.