Sandhya Jain

Sandhya Jain is an author and writer on political and contemporary affairs. A post-graduate in Political Science from Delhi University, Delhi, she has had nearly four decades of experience as a professional journalist and was a senior fellow at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi. Jain is a student of the myriad facets of Indian civilisation. Her most recent works include Balochistan: In the Crosshairs of History, Knowledge World, 2021; Foreword for From the East to The West. A Message of Peace. Select Essays. Vladislav Krasnov, Sanbun, 2020; and J&K: Invisible Faultlines [edited], Pentagon Press, 2019. Adi Deo Arya Devata – A Panoramic View of Tribal-Hindu Cultural Interface was first published in 2004 and is being republished in response to the public interest in India’s tribal communities.