Shibinu S is Senior Research Fellow at the International Institute for Migration and
Development (IIMAD) and is the Director of the MK Haji Chair for Migration Studies, PSMO College, Kerala. He is currently a Research Guide and is a member of the AC Steering Committee and Faculty of Humanities at the University of Calicut. He has published in international journals on the socio-economic and cultural implications of migration on individuals, communities and the economy and authored three books. He has coordinated three research projects funded by the UGC and the IUCAE. Presently he is the Co-Investigator of the world and Traditional Music Section of a British Library-funded project in Northern Kerala and Lakshadweep.