Pravasi Shoutout! Calicut and Mavelikkara.

By Caroline Osella|June 26, 2017|Uncategorized|3 comments

I want to hear from anyone, from any community, any status, who hails from Calicut or Mavelikkara areas, and who has spent any amount of time in Abu Dhabi, Ras al Khaimah or Muscat, and who has anything at all to say about my main interest for this project: apart from the economic angle, what else does migration mean in your life and the lives of your family and community?

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MG University Assistants on Board.

By Caroline Osella|June 25, 2017|Uncategorized|0 comments

I am now in Kerala, doing project pre-prep work.  It’s rainy season (Malayalam month of Mithunam) and after a slow and late start, rain is indeed now falling. On arrival, I had a fruitful time visiting MG University, Kottayam, School of Social Sciences.  SOAS London has a longstanding collaboration with the school and I’ve visited a few times now.  Prof Sanal Mohan, who also visits UK often for work, and

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