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B.A. (Sambalpur University);

PGDRD (Xavier Institute of Social Service);

M.A. (University of Sussex);

Ph.D. (Oxford Brookes University)

Prof. Geeta Sinha

Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Admissions and Outreach

Email gsinha@jgu.edu.in
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ORCID ID 0000-0003-3135-1279
Key Expertise Gender, gender based violence, development and associated policies, inclusion.

B.A. (Sambalpur University);

PGDRD (Xavier Institute of Social Service);

M.A. (University of Sussex);

Ph.D. (Oxford Brookes University)

Biography

Prof. Geeta Sinha is trained in Development Studies, Gender and Social Sciences. She received Doctoral Fellowship from the Oxford Brookes University, UK, for her PhD in Development Economics from the Oxford Brookes Business School. She received the International Ford Foundation Fellowship and obtained her M.A in Gender and Development from Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, UK. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Rural Development with specialisation in Project Management from Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS). Prior to joining the O.P. Jindal Global University, she worked with the Regent’s University London as Visiting Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Besides these, she has extensive research and consultancy experience with the MART, PRAXIS, Development Alternatives, Aide et Action and NGOs like Jan Jagran Sansthan & JPMVK. She worked extensively in livelihoods and enterprise development, skills development, agribusiness, value chain development, women empowerment, poverty alleviation programs, and other research impact studies in different parts of India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development Goals

Economic History of India

Structure of the Economy-1 & 2

Political History

Dissertation Workshop

International Organisations and Policy Regimes (online)

International Organisations and Policy Regimes (General Elective)

International Economic Organisations and Policy

Gender and Economic Development

Ford Foundation Fellowship, 2005

Student Fellowship, Oxford Brookes Business School, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford,UK, 2016

Project- worked for many projects but all before JGU

Book Chapter: Sinha, Geeta and Nayak, Bhabani Shankar (2025) Gender relations and digital financial inclusion in India. In: Impact of Patriarchy and Gender Stereotypes on Working Women. Springer, pp. 51-67. ISBN 9783031744068

Book Chapter: Nayak, Bhabani Shankar and Sinha, Geeta (2025) Patriarchal family, gendered society and capitalist state in India. In: Impact of Patriarchy and Gender Stereotypes on Working Women. Springer, pp. 39-50. ISBN 9783031744068

Summer is Around the Corner. Is India Ready for the Heat? Naresh Singh, Priti Agarwal & Geeta Sinha Year- 2025 The India Forum (13.01.2025) https://www.theindiaforum.in/climate-change/heat-stress-vulnerability-rise-india

Journal Article: Sinha, G., & Nayak, B. S. (2024). Transforming Gender Relations through Digital Financial Inclusion in India. Journal of Asian and African Studies, https://doi.org/10.1177/00219096241300439

Book Chapter - Sinha, G. and Nayak, B.S. (2023), Gender Equality, Education and Mainstreaming Gender in Ghana, in Nayak, B.S. (eds) Political Economy of Gender and Development in Africa, London: Springer Nature.

Digital gaming market and rising health crisis | Geeta Sinha Year-2023 https://mainstreamweekly.net/article13055.html Mainstream, VOL 61 No 5, January 21 & January 28, 2023

International Year of Millets and Sri Anna’s journey from the rags to the riches | Geeta Sinha Year-2023 https://www.eurasiareview.com/11092023-international-year-of-millets-oped/

Sustainable Consumption and Production versus Green capitalism: What really counts? | Geeta Sinha Year-2023 https://southasiajournal.net/sustainable-consumption-and-production-versus-green-capitalism-what-really-counts/

Odisha Millets Mission - a step towards combating climate vulnerability and promoting sustainable food systems | Geeta Sinha Year- 2022 https://countercurrents.org/2021/12/odisha-millets-mission-a-step-towards-combating-climate-vulnerability-and-promoting-sustainable-food-systems/

Book Chapter - Sinha, G., Nayak, B.S. (2021), Rise of Hindutva politics, demonetisation, and its impact on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in India, In Emerging Markets, edited by Prof. Vito Bobek, IntechOpen, London.

VIEWPOINT: India’s repeal of farm laws: A win to celebrate the power of peoples’ voices Year - 2021 https://www.southasiatimes.com.au/south-asia/india/viewpoint-indias-repeal-of-farm-laws-a-win-to-celebrate-the-power-of-peoples-voices/

Journal article- Saini, S.; Thapliyal, P.; Kilakkencherry, K.V.; Sharma, D.; Sinha, G. & Mehra, S. (2016), NTFPs Value Chain Development for Rural Communities of Madhya Pradesh, India - A Case Study of Chakoda (Cassia Tora L.), International Journal of Mapping Value and supply Chains, Vol.7 (3), pp. 19-30 .

Journal article - Sinha, G. and Nayak, B.S (2013). Women and Food Insecurity in India: A Study on Democratic Institutional Responses and Interventions for Food Security, Canadian Social Science, Vol. 9 (5), pp.16-21.

Sinha, G. and Nayak, B.S (2009), The Practice of Patriarchal Democracy in Post-Colonial India: A Study on Women’s Reservation Bill for the Representation of Women in the Indian Parliament in Gender: Problems and Policies, edited by Dr. K. R. Gupta, New Delhi: Atlantic

Sinha, G. and Nayak, B.S (2009), The Troika of Environment, Livelihood and Women: Relationships and Interactions of Tribal Women in Orrisa in Global Environment: Problems and Policies, Vol. 5, edited by K.R. Gupta, New Delhi: Atlantic

Sinha, G. and Nayak, B.S (2008), “Sector Wide Approaches and Mainstreaming Gender in Education in Ghana: A Study of its Implementation and Effectiveness”, Journal of Asian and African Studies, Vol.43 (3), pp. 331-344.
Email gsinha@jgu.edu.in
ORCID ID 0000-0003-3135-1279
Key Expertise Gender, gender based violence, development and associated policies, inclusion.
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