Professor Yatindra Singh Sisodia has been serving as the Director of Madhya Pradesh Institute of Social Science Research (MPISSR), Ujjain, since 2013. His areas of academic interest include democracy, decentralised governance, electoral politics, tribal issues, and developmental challenges.

Academic Contributions

He has authored or edited 24 books, including notable works such as:

• State Politics in Contemporary India: Conundrums and Possibilities (Routledge, 2025)
• Electoral Narratives of Democracy and Governance in India (Routledge, 2024)
• Political Communication in Contemporary India (Routledge, 2022)
• Electoral Dynamics in the States of India (Routledge, 2021)
• Social Inclusion of Marginalised in India (Rawat Publications, 2021)
• Strategies for Human Development and People’s Participation (Primus, 2020)
• How India Votes: A State by State Look (Orient BlackSwan, 2019)

In addition, he has written 5 monographs and published over 100 research papers in refereed journals and edited volumes. He has completed more than 65 research projects for various ministries and organisations, including ICSSR and the Planning Commission.

Editorial & Research Leadership

He serves as the Editor of both: Madhya Pradesh Journal of Social Sciences and Madhya Pradesh Samajik Vigyan Anushandhan Journal (Peer-Reviewed & UGC-CARE Group I).

His distinguished work in Panchayati Raj and grassroots democracy earned him the Professor G. Ram Reddy Social Scientist Award (2017).

Professional Engagements

Professor Sisodia has been a member of numerous national bodies, including:

• Research Institutes Committee, ICSSR (2017–2019)
• First Court, Dr. H.S. Gour Central University, Sagar (2013–2018)
• Common Review Mission for Panchayati Raj, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, GoI (2017)
• Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO (INCCU), 2014–2024

He also serves as the State Coordinator (Madhya Pradesh) of Lokniti, CSDS, Delhi, and is a life member of several national research organisations.

Academic Engagements & Mentorship

He has participated in more than 470 national and international seminars as a resource person and invited speaker, and contributed articles to leading newspapers such as The Hindu, The Indian Express, Hindustan Times, The Mint, Rashtriya Sahara, Naidunia, and Dainik Bhaskar.

Professor Sisodia has guided 20 Ph.D. candidates and supervised 5 ICSSR Post-Doctoral Fellows. He has coordinated more than 80 seminars and workshops and has been a consistent organiser of Research Methodology Training programmes in social sciences for over two decades.

International Exposure

He has made academic visits to the USA (IVLP 2010) and the UK (2013), and visited South Korea, Malaysia, Dubai, and Bangladesh for academic engagements.