Deepika’s research interests lie in Tribal Development, Migration studies, Higher education, Agency, Coaching in India and Public Policy.
Prof. Deepika Kumari Meena
Assistant Professor
Academic Area: Interdisciplinary Studies
Deepika Kumari Meena has earned her Doctoral degree from the Indian Institution of Technology, Gandhinagar, in Humanities and Social Sciences. Her PhD thesis focuses on Higher education among the tribal girls of Pratapgarh, Rajasthan. She completed her Master’s from Central University of Rajasthan in Public Policy, Law and Governance with a Gold Medal. She did her BA in Social Sciences from Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice, Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
2. Area of Teaching
- Interdisciplinary Studies (Critical thinking).
3. Awards &Honours
- National Fellowship for Tribal Students by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, 2019-2024
4. Research Publications
- Meena, Deepika Kumari (2024) “Educational Migration and Agency among Tribal Young Women”, Journal of International Women’s Studies.Vol. 26: Iss.2, Article 5. (Scopus-Indexed)
- Expanding aspirations: Coaching, family, and the tribal girls of Pratapgarh, Rajasthan. (Under Review) in Children’s Geographies.
- Meena, Deepika (2023, September 27). Continuing discrimination against female students in higher educational spaces. Round Table India for An Informed Ambedkar Age : https://www.roundtableindia.co.in/continue-discrimination-against-female-students-in-higher educational-spaces/