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Ph.D. Scholar, IIHED, O.P. Jindal Global University

M.A. in Peace Studies, Soka University, Japan

LL.M., National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, Hyderabad, India

Geetanjali

Lecturer & Assistant Director (CLC)

Email geetanjali.dhankar@jgu.edu.in
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Key Expertise Geetanjali’s research interest includes feminism, identity, intersectionality, power and leadership which was developed from her time at Soka University as well as closely observing and working with grassroot leaders. She saw how ordinary individuals who often were on the recieving end of the power binary and faced numerous barriers negotiated their way forward to find solutions or accessed incapaciated judicial systems to assert their rights.

Ph.D. Scholar, IIHED, O.P. Jindal Global University

M.A. in Peace Studies, Soka University, Japan

LL.M., National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, Hyderabad, India

Biography

Geetanjali brings diverse expertise spanning law, education, and social development. Currently a faculty member at the Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences, she teaches specialized courses in leadership, inclusion, and peace studies.

Previously, her extensive collaboration with the Ministry of Law and Justice in India and the United Nations Development Program has focused on critical access to justice challenges, including:

  • Addressing sustainable livelihood and natural resource management issues
  • Tackling systemic problems of delayed justice
  • Improving accessibility of legal systems for vulnerable populations, with special emphasis on women and children
  • Developing legal infrastructure in underserved areas

Her professional strengths focus on policy research, program design, and managing development initiatives for both governmental bodies and international organizations.

Research Interests

Geetanjali's scholarly work delves into transformative educational approaches and their societal impact. Her research examines value-creating education where she explores educational models that transcend traditional knowledge transfer to foster holistic development, ethical reasoning, and social contribution among learners. Her work investigates how education can serve as a catalyst for positive societal transformation. She is currently

advancing these research interests through her doctoral studies at the International Institute of Higher Education at JGU.

Dhankhar, Geetanjali. “How Inclusive is Peacemaking.” In Gender Diversity and Inclusion Contemporary and Historical Perspective, edited by Elena V. Shabliy, Dmitry Kurochkin, Gloria Y. A. Ayee & Tony Wall, 213. Lexington Books, 2023.
Email geetanjali.dhankar@jgu.edu.in
Key Expertise Geetanjali’s research interest includes feminism, identity, intersectionality, power and leadership which was developed from her time at Soka University as well as closely observing and working with grassroot leaders. She saw how ordinary individuals who often were on the recieving end of the power binary and faced numerous barriers negotiated their way forward to find solutions or accessed incapaciated judicial systems to assert their rights.
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