Malladi Leela Krishna Murty

Background

Murty, Malladi Leela Krishna was born on March 12, 1941 in Guntur, India. Son of Malladi Mallikarjuna Sastry and Malladi Hymavati.

Education

Master of Arts, Master of Science University, Baroda, India, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Poona University, Pune, India, 1967.

Career

Lecturer in archaeology, Poona U., Pune, 1970-1985; reader in South Asian archaeology, Deccan College Postgraduate & Research Institute, Pune, 1985-1988; professor of history and culture, Telugu University, Srisailam, India, 1988; professor regional studies, Hyderabad (India) U., since 1988; head Center for Regional Studies, Hyderabad (India) U., since 1988; honorary director Center for Folk Culture Studies, Hyderabad (India) U., since 1990. Guest professor South Asia Institute, U. Heidelberg, Germany, 1983. Fellow Wallace India/Ancient India and Iran Trust, Cambridge, England, 1986-1987.

Visiting fellow Clare Hall, Cambridge, 1986-1987. Visiting professor National Museum Ethnology, Osaka, Japan, 1996.

Achievements

• Malladi Leela Krishna Murty has been listed as a noteworthy archaeologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies (life), Clare Hall Cambridge (life), Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association (executive member since 1990).

Connections

Married Vemuri Lakshmi, August 8, 1962. Children: Padmaja, Manjula, Mahindra.

Father:

Malladi Mallikarjuna Sastry

Mother:

Malladi Hymavati

Spouse:

Vemuri Lakshmi

child:

Mahindra Murty

child:

Manjula Murty

child:

Padmaja Murty