A Desert in the Sky: Life on An Edge Among the Changpas of Changthang

Dr. Veena Bhasin is a Research Scientist-C (Professor Grade), appointed by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, and attached to the Department of Anthropology University of Delhi, Delhi. she has a brilliant academic record, having done M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Delhi. Since 1972, she is attached to the Department of Anthropology as Junior research Fellow (ICMR), New Delhi), Senior Research Fellow and Research Associate (MAB/UNESCO) Programme). Before achieveing the distinction of Research Scientist – C (since December 7, 1994). She has worked on the various positions (Research Scientist – A (Lecturer Grade), December 7, 1984 to 1989, and Research Scientist – B (Reader Grade), December 7, 1989 to 1994), allocated by the UGC and all these years she has always been attached to the Department of anthropology, University of Delhi. She has done extensive field work and research work on Human Ecology and Medical Anthropology in the Himalayan region (Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim) and Rajasthan especially among the Tribal Groups. She has more than 60 research papers to her credit. She has authored nine books and edited four. Her published research work is of high academic merit, recognized internationally. She is guiding Ph.D. students. She is Managing Editor of internationally reputed journals Journal of Human Ecology and Journal of Social Science and Editor of Studies of Tribal and Tribals and the Anthropologist.