Biography

Dr. Priya Ranjan is an Associate Professor at Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities. Priya Ranjan is a sociologist with teaching and research interests in medical sociology, social studies of science and technology, and bioethics. His doctoral degree (Jawaharlal Nehru University) examined the political economy of technoscience by focusing on the medical biotechnology sector in India. His current research investigates the linkages between the dominant bioethics discourse and the ongoing commercialization of human bodies and tissues.

Priya Ranjan has a B.A. degree in German Language & Literature (JNU) and an M.A. in Sociology (JMI). He completed his M.Phil. and Ph.D. from JNU. He was previously Assistant Professor at IP College for Women, University of Delhi, where he taught sociology. He was also Research Coordinator at Sama–Resource Group for Women and Health, a Delhi-based research and advocacy organisation.