Bhuvaneswari B
Areas of Interest & Expertise
- Developmental disabilities
- Learning disabilities
- Language and literacy
- Emergent literacy
- Various writing systems
Biography
Bhuvaneswari has a master’s in Speech Language Pathology from the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore and an MPhil and PhD from the Department of Studies in Psychology, University of Mysore. Her clinical work and teaching covers various domains such as early intervention, parent training, emergent literacy, language acquisition and disorders, linguistics, learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, and ADHD.
She teaches in the master’s programme in Early Childhood Care and Education and the Postgraduate Diploma Programme in Teaching Children with Learning Disabilities in the School of Education. In addition to her teaching, she plays a key institutional role as the anchor for Disability Inclusion at the University, leading efforts to build a more accessible and supportive environment for students and members with disabilities at the Bengaluru campus.
Professional Development Courses
Gender and Livelihoods: A Gender Transformative Approach
Enabling practitioners to introspect on their work and integrate a gender transformative approach in their programmes.
Publications
Journal articles
- Pu, M. F. M., & Balasubramaniam, B. (2026). Experiences of Caregivers of Autistic Children in Urban South India: Insights from caregivers and providers, Research in Autism (136), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2026.202950.
- Satheendranath, A.L., Joseph, A. & Bhuvaneswari, B. (2024). Parenting Styles and Parent-Child Interactions in Autism Spectrum Disorders in India. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 12(2), 2461 – 2475. DIP:18.01.213.20241202, DOI:10.25215/1202.213
- Bhuvaneswari, B. & Padakannaya, P. (2017). Development of a home literacy environment questionnaire for Tamil-speaking kindergarten children, Language Testing in Asia, 7(14). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40468-017‑0047‑y
- Bhuvaneswari, B. & Padakannaya, P. (2017). Environmental Print Awareness in English and Tamil in Indian Children, Language in India, 17(11): 35 – 59.
- Wali, A., Sproat, R., Padakannaya, P. & Bhuvaneswari, B. (2009). Model for Phonemic Awareness in Readers of Indian Script, Written Language & Literacy, 12(2), 161 – 169.
- Bhuvaneswari, B., Sebastian, R., & Prema K. S (2006). Lexical Access in Dyslexics: An insight from shallow orthography, Journal of the Indian Speech and Hearing Association, 20, 80 – 85
- Bhuvaneswari, B., Deema, J., & Yathiraj, A (2005). Language Training Methods for the Deaf, the Blind and the Deaf-Blind: A Comparison, Journal of the Indian Speech and Hearing Association, 19, 85 – 90.
Book chapters
- Madhusudhan, R., & Bhuvaneswari, B. (2025). Environmental considerations for creating inclusive early childhood education spaces. In J. Shastri & K. Pandya (Eds.), Education for the foundational stage: Play and learning environment. Azim Premji University.
- Bhuvaneswari, B., Joseph, A & Rajkumar, S. (2020). Clinical intervention for children with special needs in classroom settings: The ELLIS model of inclusion. In N. K. Jangira, S. Limaye & S. Kapoor (Eds.), Practitioners’ Guide to Specific Learning Disabilities and Inclusive Education. Global Inclusive Education Network.
- Bhuvaneswari, B., & Padakannaya, P. (2013). Reading in Tamil: A more alphabetic and less syllabic akshara based orthography. In H.Winskel & P. Prakash (Eds.), South and South-East Asian Psycholinguistics. Cambridge University Press.
Newspaper articles
- Bhuvaneswari, B., & Bhat, S. (2025, March 21). Dear teacher, I have so much to say. Teacher Plus.
- Bhuvaneswari, B. (2024, July 24). The allure of self-diagnosis of attention disorders. Faculty Perspectives. Azim Premji University. https://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/faculty-perspective/the-allure-of-self-diagnosis-of-attention-disorders
- Bhuvaneswari, B., & Bhat, S. (2024, June 21). Inclusivity in Danish schools: How neuro-affirmative classroom practices can benefit all children. The Copenhagen Post.
- Sofiya, S., & Bhuvaneswari, B. (2024, May 16). Inclusive preschools benefit all children. The Hans India.
- Bhuvaneswari, B., & Sunny, S. (2023, February 10). Supporting neurodiverse learners in universities. Education Times. https://www.educationtimes.com/article/campus-beat-college-life/97796866/supporting-neurodiverse-learners-in-universities
- Bhuvaneswari, B. (2022, March). Inclusive education in the pandemic and post-pandemic times. Fourthwave Foundation Newsletter.
Others
- Bhuvaneswari, B(2024, July 24). The allure of self-diagnosis of attention disorders. Faculty Perspectives. https://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/faculty-perspective/the-allure-of-self-diagnosis-of-attention-disorders
- Pathshala-English-Issue-26-Dec-2025.pdf (pages 19 to 22)
- Joseph, A, Amrithalakshmi, S.N & Bhuvaneswari. B (2022), Parenting styles and developmental outcomes in children with Autism: A manual for parents, Communicaid Innovatives & ComDEALL Trust, Bangalore.