A globally renowned Nietzsche scholar, Prof. Mallesh Sankasala completed his MA in Philosophy with distinction, an MPhil and a doctoral degree in Philosophy (JRF) at Osmania University. Later with the fellowship from DAAD, a German agency, he travelled to Germany to undertake research on Nietzsche At FREE University, Berlin, Germany. Prof. Mallesh’s research was supervised by one of the Frankfurt School’s most influential philosophers, Jurgen Habermas and the German philosopher Prof Axel Honneth who currently teaches at the University of Frankfurt.

Prof. Mallesh’s work continues to demonstrate the importance of Nietzsche to the modern world in relation to Dr. Ambedkar’s social and moral philosophy. Among other things, Prof. Mallesh has 40 research papers presented at various National and International Seminars and Conferences. With 27 years of experience as a teacher of philosophy, Prof. Mallesh is at present guiding 12 research scholars in addition to those who have already been awarded the PhD. As a passion, he continues to be engaged in scholarship both at the national and the international level.

If being an accomplished scholar is not enough, Prof.Mallesh’s extraordinary abilities can be observed in his administrative skills as well. In his 29 years of illustrious teaching career, he headed the Department of Philosophy (2010-2012), served as Principal, University College of Arts and Social Sciences (Arts College), Osmania University during the momentous Telangana struggle from 2012 to 2014. Other significant positions he occupied include that of ViceChairman, Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) from 2014-2017.

As a rare combination of intellectual life and an equally serious and inspired administrator, Prof. Mallesh continues to straddle the world of ideas and the social world, striving to give his best in the light of Dr. Ambedkar’s reflection that “Every man must have a philosophy of life, for everyone must have a standard by which to measure his conduct. And philosophy is nothing but a standard yardstick by which to measure.”