Professor V. Narayana Rao Ph.D. Andhra University, 1975 Contact information: Office: 1236 Van Hise Hall Phone: 608-262-5844 E-mail: vnrao@facstaff.wisc.edu

Specialties/Research Interests:
Telugu language; Indian history; Indian literature and culture; Sanskrit literature; Indian folklore.

Current Projects:
Vijayanagara empire; 17th Century South India; 19th Century India; modern literature in India.