tudies in Andhra History and Culture
Dr. C. Somasundara Rao / డాక్టర్ సి. సోమసుందరరావు · History
Price: Rs. 95. Born and brought up in Kakinada, Dr. Rao had his school and collegiate education in the PRC School and College. He studied B.A.(Hons.) History and later obtained the research degrees of M. A. (Hons.) and Ph.D. from the Andhra University. He served the same University in the Department of History and Archaeology from 1963 to 2000 in various capacities. He taught Epigraphy, Numismatics and Andhra history to the post-graduate students of the University. He was associated with the Project of the Comprehensive History and Culture of Andhra Pradesh as a member of the Editorial Committee for three volumes dealing with ancient and medieval history. He was the editor of Vol. IV of the series. Dr. Rao served as the General President of the A.P. History Congress, Epigraphical Society of India, South Indian Numismatic Society and sectional President of the Indian History Congress. He was the recipient of the Biddulph medal from the Numismatic Society of India, Varanasi and the M. Somasekhara Sarma Memorial Award from the Somasekhara Sarma Trust, Visakhapatnam. He has authored one book entitled Inscriptions of Andhra Pradesh (2014), dealing with the evolution of the Telugu script.