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K. Sreenivasarao (born October 20, 1965) is Secretary, Sahitya Akademi, National Academy of Letters under Ministry of Culture Govt. of India since 1st February 2013. He is actively associated with various national institutions of Literature and Culture.

Early life
Born in 1965 in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh, K. Srreenivasarao did his Ph.D. in English Literature, M.A. and M.Phill. He has served Sahitya Akademi as Secretary-In Charge (August 2012 to January 2013), Deputy Secretary (Administration) (November 2009 to August 2012), Officer on Special Duty (July to November 2009), Regional Secretary (January 2008 to July 2009), Programme Officer (November 2003 to December 2007). Actively associated with various national institutions of Literature and Culture, he has visited China and Malaysia as the coordinator of Indian Writers’ Delegation in 2006, Thailand & China in 2010 and has represented Sahitya Akademi in the General Assembly meeting of Union Academique Internationale, Brussels, Belgium, 2011. Visited Canada as Coordinator with Indian Writers Delegation to take part in the Year of India in Canada Celebrations, 2011 and also presented a paper at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Vanocour; visited Nepal as coordinator with Indian Writers’ Delegation in 2012 and visited U.S.A., as he was invited by Houston Telugu Association as Guest of Honour in the 3rd World Telugu Literary Conference in 2012. He has also translated a Children’s dictionary from English to Telugu for Star Publications and has translated various literary works from Marathi to English and from English to Telugu. He has served on the Jury of Sanskriti Award, Delhi and as Examiner and Judge for Adult Education Competitions, Govt. of India. He has organized a number of International/National Seminars, Conferences and Poets’ Meets and has worked on the following projects: Project of Encyclopaedia of Indian Poetics, Project of Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature, Project of National Bibliography of Indian Literature, Project of Archives of Indian Literature, Literary activities of North-East. Wrote articles for national dailies, regularly gives talks/interviews on All India Radio, Doordarshan, Delhi. Recipient of Delhi Telugu Akademi Award, 2011.

Career
- Ph.D. in English Literature from S.V. University, Tirupati - M. Phil (English) from Madurai Kamraj University - secured first division - M.A. (English) from S.V. University - secured second Division - Pursuing M.B.A. from Madurai Kamraj University

Awards and honors
- Jury Member for Sanskriti Award, Delhi - Examiner & Judge for Adult Education Competitions conducted by Directorate of Adult Education, Government of India - Translated material from Marathi into English on an assignment from Directorate of Film Festival - Translated Children’s Dictionary from English to Telugu for Star Publications - Wrote articles for national dailies - Regularly gives radio talks/interviews in All India Radio, Delhi - Received IInd Prize in a state level essay competition on Former Prime Minister of India, Sri P.V. Narasimha Rao - Received Delhi Telugu Akademi Award, 2011