About

Pity Parker, is an Author, Poet, and Assistant Professor in English Literature.

His academic journey began at Andhra Loyola College, where he pursued his Bachelor's degree in English Literature. He went on to pursue his Master's degree in English Literature at The English and Foreign Languages University.

At a young age of 20, he accomplished an extraordinary feat by writing his first book, "Shadruchulu," in Telugu, a first of its kind achievement in the world of Telugu Literature.

His other notable books are I Believe in Jesus I trust in Jesus, and his most famous grammar book Easy English. His first Telugu poetry anthology “Picchasupatri” is widely reviewed by notable persons in the field. Tirugu baatu Sanyaasi is the recently published book whic brings the life of Martin Luther in the form of a novel.

He also appeared in other anthologies namely Mulla Chinukulu (Dalit Short Stories Anthology) edited by Aruna Gogulamanda, Manasa Yendluri published by Margins Publications; Baddhalaina Nissabham published by Prajasakthi; Prashna (Poetry Anthology) edited by Mercy Margaret, Kendra Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar Awardee.

In addition to his skills as an author, Pity Parker is also an accomplished translator. He translated several books and booklets. He is bilingual in English and Telugu with equal level of fluency and accuracy. His works were featured in Arunataara, Prajasakthi and Sukatha.

Pity Parker is currently working at the I&PR Department , Government of Andhra Pradesh and is also the Honorary Programs Coordinator at Youth Empowering Service – Jesuits, Andhra Loyola College.

With his passion for technology, he co-founded FOSS Andhra with his friend Hameedullah Shaik, a section 8 company aimed at fostering Open Source solutions and saying no to proprietary.

In the press

Covered by The Hindu, Eenadu, Sakshi, Andhra Jyothi, Prajasakthi, The Hand India, and Andhra Prabha.