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    S. Irudaya Rajan was a Former Professor at the Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Kerala (close 40 years of post-graduate experience) Currently, he is the chair of the KNOMAD (The Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development,)World Bank working group on internal migration and urbanization. He is one of the expert committee members to advise the Government of Kerala on Covid-19. He has published in international journals on social, economic, demographic, psychological and political implications of migration on individuals, community, economy and society.  He is the editor of the annual series India Migration Report since 2010 and South Asia Migration Report since 2017 published by Routledge. Founder Editor in Chief, Migration and Devleopment (Taylor and Francis).

    Financial Officer

    Dr Sunitha S is a trained demographer with more than 15 years of experience in the field of Ageing and Migration. Prior to joining IIMAD, she served for over 10 years as a Research Analyst at the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and has been part of various research projects nationally and internationally. Sunitha holds a PhD in Demography from the University of Kerala. She has published her works in various books and journals on different demographic aspects. Her area of expertise includes International Migration, Ageing and Development.

    He holds a Masters in Economics and Population Studies. He has an M.Phil and a Doctorate in Population Studies from the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai. He has served as an Assistant Professor at Pillai’s Institute for Management Studies and Research (PIMSR), Mumbai, and ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad. He was a former Research Fellow at the Speakers Research Initiative Cell (SRIC), New Delhi.

    Sreeja’s interests lies in surveying and data management. Prior to that she has worked at the Centre for Development Studies for more than a decade. She has actively been involved in the migration and ageing surveys that have been conducted at CDS .She protects the integrity of IIMAD’s financial roles and works closely with the international organizations to ensure efficient and economical delivery of services.

    Migdad’s experience as a return migrant makes him an indispensable part of IIMAD. His administrative and managerial qualities have been guiding the organization as well as the individuals on establishing best practices internally.

    Kuldeepsingh Rajput has an enriching experience spanning over fifteen years in the fields of
    academia, research and practice. He has worked as a Visiting Faculty at the Department of
    Sociology, Savitribai Phule Pune University for four years and as an Assistant Professor at a
    teacher education institute in Pune for eight years. Along with this, he has worked as a faculty
    for the course Diploma in Youth Development and Social Change run by the Centre for
    Lifelong Learning, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai in collaboration with the
    Centre for Youth Development and Activities (CYDA), Pune. He was also a resource person
    for many modules of the Certificate Course designed by TISS and Nehru Yuva Kendra
    (Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, GoI).
    He is UGC-NET qualified in Sociology and Education. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology in
    which he has attempted to examine the poly-victimisation and hidden vulnerabilities among
    the young migrant construction workers. His articles are published in reputed peer-reviewed
    journals and daily newspapers like The Indian Express, The Hindu, Hindustan Times, Sakal
    etc. His research interest lies in internal labour migration, policy dynamics, and education of
    children of seasonal migrants, politicisation of migrants, social security, urban migrant youth,
    urban informality and migration, inclusive cities, and qualitative-driven mixed methodology.

    Rohit is a Masters graduate in International development from University of Northumbria, UK. He has earlier completed his bachelors of Economics from Madras Christian College India. He has co authored an article on Climate change. His major areas of Interests are Student Migration and Climate Change. He is currently working as a Public Relations Officer and Research fellow at the Institute. He is closely working with Monash University, Australia and Institute of Developing Economies, Japan on multiple projects regarding skilled migration of Indians to UK and Australia. He also currently oversees the Ageing Survey with Dr.Sunitha who is the senior research fellow of the Institute