V. Suguna is a retired Professor of Economics, Osmania University. She has 33 years of teaching and research experience. Among others, her publications include 2 text books viz., `Policy Instruments` and `Economic Development`. She has many project reports to her credit. Recently she has taken up a Major Research Project entitled "Economic Reforms and Rural Research Non-Farm Sector-A Regional Analysis of Andhra Pradesh" funded by UGC, New Delhi.