Garima Yadav, Dr.
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Garima Yadav is a Social Anthropologist and sociologist. Her teaching and research interests revolve around medical anthropology, the sociology of law, gender studies, and public policy. She is the co-author of Public Policy in India: Concepts, Ideals, and Realities.
After completing her Bachelor’s degree at Lady Shri Ram College for Women and her Master’s at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Garima received her Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology, University of Delhi. Her doctoral thesis, “Pregnancy and Childbirth: Issues of Choice, Control and a Woman’s Body,” provides a sociological analysis of reproductive health in India. During her doctoral research, she was a recipient of the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) granted by the University Grants Commission (UGC). She was also awarded a DAAD-UGC Research Fellowship at the University of Göttingen, Germany.
Her academic career includes positions as an Assistant Professor at Symbiosis Law School, University of Delhi, and Ambedkar University in India. She has also served as a visiting faculty member at the SOIL Institute of Management. In addition to her academic roles, she has professional experience as a Senior Instructor and Content Strategist in the Ed-tech sector.
Research
Research Priorities
Topical Research Interests
Medical Anthropology: Reproductive health, assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), and the institutionalization of childbirth.
Sociology of Law & Policy: Public policy processes in India, reproductive governance, and the legalities of religious conversion.
Gender and Inequality: Intersections of caste, class, and gender in South Asian context.
Regional Research Interests
South Asia: Focus on India
Research Projects
Current research focuses on the intersections of: reproduction and governance; gender and the state; population and demographic politics; and South Asia.
Repeal of Laws Compendium (2019), External Analyst, Centre for Civil Society, Delhi
2014 – 2016: DAAD und University Grants Commission, India: Contested Avenues of Reproductive Technologies: A Study of Transnational Transfers and Cross-cultural Practices, Department of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, University of Göttingen
Research projects
Current projects
- "Subsistence and ecology in their social context amongst the Mianmin, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea." With Dr Robert Attenborough. (Funded by Australian Research Council) With Dr Robert Attenborough. (Funded by Australian Research Council)
- A critical synthesis and comparison of the works of Marshall Sahlins and Clifford Geertz
- Ritual and speech act theory
Publications
Books:
Shikha, N., Yadav, G., & Sharma, G. (2025). Public policy in India: Concepts, ideals, and realities. Cengage Learning India.
Shikha, N., Reddy, T. K., Mahapatra, S. K., Yadav, G., & Sharma, G. (2024). Public policy: Perspectives, processes, and practices—Understanding the linkages! Cengage Learning India.
Articles/ Chapters:
Yadav, G. (2025). “Gandhi, Leela,” “Gilroy, Paul,” and “Globalization” [3 Book Chapters]. In M. Jaidka & T. N. Dhar (Eds.), Handbook of diasporic Indian writing in English (pp. 171–187). Springer.
Kumar, M., & Yadav, G. (2022). Anxieties of the dominant: Legal, social, and religious in the politics of religious conversion in India. Oxford Journal of Law and Religion, 11(2), 398–420.
Yadav, G. (2020). Ravi Shankar (Hinduism). In P. Jain, R. Sherma, & M. Khanna (Eds.), Hinduism and tribal religions. Encyclopedia of Indian religions. Springer.
Yadav, G. (2018). Abortion (Hinduism). In Jain P., Sherma R., Khanna M. (eds), Hinduism and Tribal Religions. Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. Dordrecht: Springer.
Yadav, G. (2019). [Book & Course Booklets]. NOIDA: Vikas Publishing House.
Mohanty, B., Yadav, G., & Das, S. Contemporary Political Theory: Concepts and Issues. (ISBN: 9789353385774).
Medical Ethics - Doctor Patient Relationship. (PG Diploma in Hospital Administration, Alagappa University; ISBN: 9789353387334).
Sociology of Minorities. (MA Sociology, Bangalore University; ISBN: 9789353387020).
