Pilli Alfred James, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPilli Alfred James
Indian academic
Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1931
Place of Birth: Narasapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date of Death: 03-May-1983
Profession: Public administration scholar
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Pilli Alfred James
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- Alfred James (1931–1983) was an Indian Academic, best known for his association with the Kakatiya University, a State-run University u/s 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 where he was Professor and Head of the Department of Public Administration in the 1970s.
- He was also a member of the Indian Institute of Public Administration in which he was an active member, chairing sessions of its annual workshops.
- The Institute condoled his sudden death in 1983.
- As part of his research forte, he also used to contribute his writings (see section on writings below) to many journals and was also a book reviewer in the Indian Journal of Public Administration.It was only in 1976 that the Kakatiya University was founded in Warangal with Kailasa Venkata Ramiah as the first Vice-Chancellor.
- The faculty were much inspired to take their respective departments to new heights by improvising on the academics and contributed much towards scholarship.
- The public administration department was one such faculty which gave impetus to new Scholars.
- Alfred James broke new ground in research and mentored many Scholars.Alfred James had a cross-cultural academic record studying in three different universities and had been guided and mentored by various Scholars.
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- John, a recipient of the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Foundation research fellowship in the 1960s wrote that it had been a tradition in Germany for students to study in as many universities as possible under different Scholars and deepen their understanding and inculcate a sense of scholarship.
- Such has been the academic pursuit of Alfred James, that he had not only been a Scholar in north India studying under able Scholars, but also studied in south India and gained profound knowledge and a flair for research from his Professors.
- Later on in his career, he could easily relate himself in national proceedings in matters of public administration where his contribution has been substantial.
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