Praveen has been actively participating in certain international movements like the YMCA and Gideon's International. He is also a Paul Harris Fellow (Rotary International). He has held a few positions like the Head of the Department of English, Dean of Student Affairs, and Vice-Principal at Andhra Loyola College.

Praveen has published many research articles in reputed international journals, and poems in English in The Commonwealth Review published by the Indian Society for Commonwealth Studies, New Delhi. He has composed music for scores of general and devotional albums. He has ably guided many students appearing for competitive exams and English proficiency tests like IELTS and TOEFL. His ambition in life is to fill the gaps in creative writing especially in Indian Christian literature. A continuous production of music gives him a lot of satisfaction. Service to the poor and the needy has been a part of his life since his youth. His passion for teaching English in general and poetry in particular is commendable. It gives him ultimate joy and satisfaction to empower youth in all the fields he has been into.