She is the author of the 2006 book Shifting Landscapes: The Making and Remaking of Village Commons in India.
Her thesis was Kinship in a Princely State: A Study of Malerkotla, India (1890-1990).
[1] She is currently a visiting professor/fellow at the Institute of Economic Growth in Delhi, and Ashoka University in Sonepat.
[2][3] Brara is the editor, and previously was the co-editor, of the journal Contributions to Indian Sociology.
[4] She is the author of the 2006 book Shifting Landscapes: The Making and Remaking of Village Commons in India (ISBN 9780195673012).