Harijan, Upper Class Conflicts

Dr. D. Venkateswarlu is a Professor of Sociology at Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh). He had obtained his Master's degree (1974) from the University of Saugar (Madhya Pradesh), M.Phil. (1976) and Ph.D. (1984) from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He has been serving in SVU since 1979. He has served as the Head of the Department for three tenures and the Chairman of Board of Studies for two tenures. He is currently the Chairman of Board of Studies for Human Rights and Duties. Dr. Venkateswarlu's specializations include Sociology of Dalits, Sociology of Development, Welfare Sociology and Urban Sociology. His other interests include mobilization of marginal groups and active participation in people' science movement. He has authored/edited 4 books and published 35 papers in various journals of repute.