In this episode of IMN Extra, Varun is joined by Dr Ashwani Kumar from the School of Development Studies at TISS, Mumbai. Dr Kumar has written some of the most cited reports on migration and elections. In a wide-ranging and instructive discussi

IMN Extra with Rejimon Kuttappan

Sep 7th, 2019 19m 21s

In this episode of IMN Extra, Varun (IMN Founder) sits down with Rejimon Kuttappan. Rejimon is a journalist based in Kerala. His writing on Gulf migration has featured in The Wire, Reuters, The Caravan amongst other reputed publications. He is

Indian Elections and Migrant Voting

Sep 7th, 2019 15m 36s

In this episode, Varun (IMN Founder) is joined by Dr Ashwini Kumar (TISS, Mumbai), Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay (who was until recently, Secretary of Consular, Passport, Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs). The podcasts also feature various migrant voice

Immigration to India

Sep 7th, 2019 16m 25s

Varun (IMN Founder/Lead) is joined by IMN advisor, Dr Meera Sethi, Dr Ranjana Kumari (Director, Centre for Social Research) and Dr Thomas Huddleston (Research Director, Migration Policy Group). We discuss immigration into Indian, the Indian im

IMN Extra with Dilip Ratha

Sep 5th, 2019 22m 42s

Varun (IMN Founder/Lead) sits down with Dr Dilip Ratha. Originally, a migrant from rural Orissa, Dilip is a world-renowned authority on international migration, remittances and development. He founded and now heads KNOMAD, a global knowledge h

Female Migration from India

Aug 23rd, 2019 11m 8s

In this Episode, Varun (IMN Founder and Lead) is joined by the venerable social activist Dr Sister Lissy Joseph (National Workers Movement) and Salima, a tailor who was forced to return from Saudi Arabia. We discuss the issues faced by women m

IMN Extra with Simran Chawla

Aug 12th, 2019 16m 34s

In this episode of India Migration Extra, Varun (IMN founder) is joined by Simran Chawla, the author of a timely and fascinating book, Searching for Home: Stories of Indians Living Abroad. We discuss good and bad migrant storytelling, NRIs conn

IMN One Year Special Podcast

Aug 4th, 2019 24m 10s

In this 1-year anniversary special episode, Varun Aggarwal (IMN Founder) reflects on a year of podcasts. We feature guests from all walks of migrant lives looking at immigration, emigration and internal migration in India. We look forward to br

International Migration from India

Jul 30th, 2019 20m 32s

Varun(IMN Founder/Lead)is joined by IMN team researchers Nikhil Panicker and Priyansha Singh, newest IMN advisors Dr Meera Sethi, and Dr Didar Singh from Oakland, California, and IMN research collaborator, Nikhil Saifullah. We profile Indian e

IMN Extra Podcast w/ Dr Binod Khadria

Jul 14th, 2019 25m 12s

In this episode of IMN Extra, Varun (IMN Founder) is joined by renowned migration expert, Dr Binod Khadria (formerly Professor of Economics at JNU, Delhi). The issue of Bangladeshi immigrants in Assam (where Dr Khadria is from) and West Benga

The Story of Migration in Kerala

Jun 26th, 2019 11m 36s

Team IMN is joined by Dr Irudaya Rajan (CDS, Trivandrum; India Migration Report 2018), Benoy Peter (CMID, Kochi) and Yash Dugar (GM, Haileyburia Tea Estates Ltd, Idukki) to profile migration in Kerala.Produced by Nakul AggarwalTheme Tracks fr

Pardesi Mazdoor

Jun 17th, 2019 15m 30s

In this episode, we look at migration from India to Nepal with longtime migrant activist Nilambar Badal, stories of return migrants from the Gulf and another excerpt from our conversation with the (until recently) Secretary of the Department of

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