She is the author of several historical works where she explores the concepts of caste and gender in India, colonialism, politics of representation, blues music, capitalism in the Appalachia and other diverse topics.
[2] Monographs on ethnographic history and India have been considered "acclaimed" by the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute.
[7][8] According to a review by Declan Quigley, Reheja has "established herself as a force to be reckoned with in the anthropological study of Hindu society.
"[8] She has written the book Listen to the Heron's Words : Reimagining Gender and Kinship in North India with Ann Grodzins Gold.
[11] She is currently working on a book titled Logan County Blues: Frank Hutchison in the Sonic Landscape of the Appalachian Coalfield and analyzes the music of coal miners in Appalachia in relation to the economic and environmental transformations that occurred in the late nineteenth centuries.