Bhowmick Piyali is a PhD scholar at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati Off Campus, India. She obtained MPhil degree in 2016 in Social Sciences from TISS Guwahati campus. She has done MA in Sociology in 2014 from Ambedkar University Delhi, New Delhi. Her areas of interest include- Labour Process, Manufacturing Industry, Sociology of everyday lives, Migration, Family and Kinship, Migration and Social networks. She has a Publication in: Chapter in an edited volume named- “Employment & Labour Market in North-East India”, where the title of the chapter is “Work, Control and Mobility in the Manufacturing Industry in Assam” in an edited volume published by Routledge (ISBN: 978-1-138-55037-7 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-429-44702-0 (ebk) in 2018.
Bushra Ali Khan completed her MA in Migration and Diaspora Studies from SOAS, University of London in 2021. Originally from India, she is currently working as a Senior Sub-Editor at The Week magazine in London, UK. She’s also a Researcher at Human Development Research Initiative’s Migration and Security team. Her research interest lies in the figure and concept of the ‘subaltern’ drawing from the theories of power, hegemony, and subjugation by Ranajit Guha, Gayatri Spivak and Antonio Gramsci. She is also interested in the inter-relation between the concept of ‘necropolitics’ and ‘waiting’.LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kbushra/
Felix Tombindo is a PhD candidate in African Studies and Anthropology at the University of Birmingham, UK. He has research interests in migration and development, with a specific focus on the potential contribution of diasporas towards the development of their respective home countries. Here is a link to his latest publication on migration and development: http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/
Manjima Anjana is a human rights enthusiast and staunch feminist, pursuing Master’s in Political Science at the University of Hyderabad.. Her primary research interests include human rights and humanitarian intervention, feminism with focus on intersectionality, and political theorization. To define is to limit. Can be reached on Twitter at @manjima_a
Michal Tengeri is a PhD Candidate in Asia-Pacific Studies at National Chengchi University, Taiwan Twitter: @Michal8810
Snehal Mutha is a Pune based journalist doing her little and loves to read books, finds her peace in food. Her areas of interest are gender studies, international migration and social issues. She wants to be a pantomath who loves to explore and travel the world. She loves to express herself in the form of creative writing and digital art.
Unnikrishnan V is pursuing a Masters in Economics. He has a great interest in migration, development, and health issues. He’s also fond of books, music, and dance. Twitter ID:- @unnikrishnan_21