Chilakamarri Savitha

Chilakamarri Savitha

Assistant Professor
savitha.chilakamarri@mahindrauniversity.edu.in

Dr.Chilakamarri Savitha is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities. She has around 11 years’ experience of teaching courses related to English Language, Literature, Business and Project Communication for undergraduate and post-graduate students. She has edited and co-authored seven books with Cambridge University Press/Foundation Books. In addition to publishing articles and conference proceedings in peer-reviewed journals, she has also presented her research at major conferences.

Ph.D.

Phd (2012). University of Hyderabad, Dept. of English. Thesis Title: Culture, Conflict and Social Fabric: A Study of Select Plays of Diane Glancy.

MA

MA (2003) English Language and Literature. Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning. CGPA 5.00 on 5.00

B.Ed

B.Ed (2001) Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning.

B.A

BA (Economics, Political Science and Optional English. Majored in Optional English). Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning. University Topper and winner of the Gold Medal for Academic Excellence)

Other qualifications/certifications

  • UGC-NET (JRF/SRF)
  • Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers and Trainers (2005) from the University of Cambridge International Examinations
  • Business English Certification – Grade A (2005) from University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations

2012-2014

University of Hyderabad (Guest Faculty)

2014-2017

GITAM School of Technology, GITAM University, Hyderabad

2017 – 2019

Faculty of Science and Technology, ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad

2019 – 2013

National Institute of Construction, Management and Research (NICMAR), Hyderabad

Publications

2018

  • English for Engineers (co-author) Cambridge University Press. ISBN. 978110876444

    • 2016

  • English for Technical Communication (co-author) Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 9781316640081

    • 2015

  • English and Communication Skills: Part 1 (co-author). Cambridge University Press India Private Limited. ISBN: 9781316507865

    • 2014

  • Communicative English (co-author). Foundation Books (Cambridge University Press India Private Limited). ISBN: 9789382993957 English Grammar: A Book of Sentence Structure and Vocabulary. Foundation Books (Cambridge University Press India Private Limited) ISBN: 9789382993988

    • 2013

  • Three Men in a Boat Vol 1 (Edited and annotated). Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 9781107630826 Three Men in a Boat Vol 2 (Edited and annotated). Cambridge University Press. ISBN:9781107630857

    • Journal articles (peer-reviewed)

    2023

  • ‘Show, Don’t Tell!’ Popular Films for discussion of individual values in construction project management. Project Leadership and Society. Q1 (Social Sciences)

    • 2020

  • Re-skilling Interventions for the New Age - Need for a Holistic Approach. Aweshkar - A Peer Reviewed Research Journal published by Welingkar School of Management. (27.1) ISSN: 0974-1119

    • 2017

  • ‘Truth is what we hear in our stories’: Legitimisation of Myth in The Woman Who Was a Red Deer Dressed for the Deer Dance. Caesurae: Poetics of Cultural Translation. ISSN: 2454-9495

    • 2016

  • The Image ‘Strikes’ Back: Mediating the notion of ‘Identity’ in Girish Karnad’s A Heap of Broken Images. Das Literarisch. ISSN: 24544647 Negotiating the Blend of the Formal and Informal - Social Media Communication and its Pedagogical Implications. FORTELL - A Journal of Teaching English Language and Literature. ISSN: 2229-6557

    • 2013

  • Language in Tennessee Williams’ Plays: A Transformation of Heartfelt Experiences into Artful Experiences. The Criterion: An International Journal in English. ISSN: 0976-8165

    • 2012

  • The ‘Reinvented’ Oral Tradition: Aspects of Narrative, Narration and the Narrator in Diane Glancy’s plays. eDhvani – The UoH Journal of Comparative Literature. ISSN: 2279-0209

    • 2011

  • Creating Possibilities for Voices and Stories: The Role of Memory in Diane Glancy’s Plays. The IUP Journal of American Literature. ISSN: 0974-6579

    • Published Conference Proceedings

    2014

  • The Ceremonial Aspect of Transcultural Negotiations in Diane Glancy’s Plays. Multiculturalism in American Literature. ISBN: 9799883038145 Deconstructing the Representations of Women Empowerment in Popular/Commercial Telugu Cinema. Mayabazaar: Reviewing 100 years of Indian Cinema. ISBN: 9789382305330

    • 2017

  • Weaving Perspectives through Drama: Fires in the Mirror by Anna Deavere Smith (2017). Voices - Perceptions of Oneness and Plurality (select conference proceedings of the national seminars conducted by Charaiveti-GITAM University Chapter). ISBN:9788193314821

    • Published Case Studies

    2023

  • Gren ‘Fuelled’ by Fire: Lessons for Project Management. Emerald Emerging Markets Cases (co-author) (Scopus-indexed)

    • 2022

  • Zomato Instant – Launch of the Controversial 10-minutes Food Delivery Service. Sage Business Cases (co-author)

    • 2021

  • The Dark Side of Stakeholder Management. NICMAR Cases

    • 2020

  • Building the ‘Gateway to India’ - Role of Communication in Project Management. NICMAR Cases

    • Research Interests include Women in Drama, American Women Playwrights, Literary Studies, Representations of Women in Popular Cinema