Academic record & distinction

 Recipient of University Silver Medal in MA

Areas of Specialization 

Ethnicity, Gender Studies, Development ,  Education, Cultural Studies

Latest Publications

1. Lepcha, S. A., & Thapa, Sandhya (2023). Higher Education among Scheduled Tribes with reference to the Lepcha of Kalimpong, West Bengal, Explorations: E-Journal of Indian Sociological Society. 7 (1), 91-114
2. Thapa, Sandhya (2022) Ethnicity and protective policies in Sikkim: Consolidation and reconfiguration, Contributions to Indian Sociology, February 2022, Vol 56, Issue I, Sage Publications,
3. Thapa. Sandhya (2021)   Assessing Empowerment of Women in Sikkim : Milestones and Challenges, New Horizons, August 2021, Vol.XVIIII, Pp 27-41
4. Sandhya Thapa & Yumnam Surjyajeevan  (2020).Gender and Exclusion: A Retrospective Analysis of the School Education Scenario in Sikkim, Journal of Sociology and Social Anthropology, 1 11(1-2): 142-153 (2020), Kamla-Raj Enterprises New Delhi
5. Choden, S. Thapa, Sandhya & Yumnam Surjyajeevan  (2020). Migration and Socio-Economic Adaptation: A Study of Tibetans in Rumtek Dharma Chakra Centre, Sikkim, Sociological Bulletin, 69(3), Indian Sociological Society, Sage Publications,