Syama Sundari is a member of the Anveshi Executive Committee. She works at Dastkar Andhra as a member of the core management team, and also the coordinator of policy research there.
Syama has a Ph D in philosophy. Her academic work is in the area of development and education in relation to voluntary organizations. Her interests include writing in Telugu, translating children's literature into Telugu for use in schools.
Syama is also associated with Centre for Learning(CFL) Secunderabad, a voluntary organization offering quality education for children and contributes to a journal edu care which provides a forum for reflecting on issues of education and development, published by CFL.
Publications:
Dastkar Andhra (2005) Interventions in Design and Marketing: A Study of three handloom-weaving regions in Andhra Pradesh. Report prepared by Syama Sundari and Seemanthini Niranjana for the Development Commissioner, Handlooms, New Delhi
Marketing handlooms: A Fresh Look, 2006a. Handloom Industry: Issues and Challenges, Yojana
Syama Sundari (with Seemanthini Niranjana), 2006b Handlooms. Andhra Pradesh – a 50 year overview, Centre for Documentation Research and Communication, Hyderabad.
Syama Sundari, (with Seemanthini Niranjana), 2006c. "Valuing the Non-Market", Economic and Political weekly, Vol XLI No. 31, August 5-11, 2006, pp. 3394-98.
Study on co-operative reform in handloom sector, Research co-ordination taken up under the aegis of the Handloom Committee, set up by AIACA, New Delhi.