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Pedagogical practices are the practices that teachers need to be well-aware of in promoting student learning. The major factors that need to be put into practice in shaping pedagogical practices are, reflections, documentation , learning and research. The current empirical study delves into the pedagogical practices of Social Science teachers with special reference to their pedagogy, Teaching Learning Practices (TLPs) and digitalization in the State of Telangana. The research employs an empirical approach which is qualitative and the study cohort comprised 350 Social Science teachers from Mahbubnagar district of Telangana State. The instrument is a self-developed questionnaire based on Likert five point scale. The data was analyzed using t-test. The main findings of the study indicate that there exists a significant difference in the pedagogical practices of Social Science teachers with regard to their pedagogy, Teaching Learning Practices (TLPs) and digitalization. The study reflects certain educational implications for teachers, Heads of Institutions and also for implementing authorities. Directions for further research were also portrayed succinctly.