Educating Ex-Criminal Tribes: Issues and Concerns

Dr. Malli Gandhi (b. 1969) obtained his M.A. (1991), M.Phil. (1993) and Ph.D. (1997) in History from University of Hyderabad (Central University).  Dr. Gandhi started his teaching career as Lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Regional Institute of Education, NCERT, Manasagangotri, Mysore-6.  Dr. Gandhi's fields of interest are Modern Indian History, Cultural History, Subaltern History, History of Education and Teacher Education.  He has contributed over twenty articles both in English and Telugu to various reputed journals.  He also completed 8 major NCERT research projects on tribal education of Andhra Pradesh.  He has conducted training programmes, workshops for teachers and teacher educators and developed training packages on tribal education.  He was also involved in evaluation of textbook programmes, workshops conducted by State and Central Government organizations.  Dr. Malli Gandhi was a recipient of Indian Council of Historical Research Fellowship (1993-1997).