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Bhaskar

Dr. T L S Bhaskar

Assistant Professor

Dr. Bhaskar pursued his Masters in Sociology, and subsequently both M.Phil and Ph.D from the University of Hyderabad (UoH). Post-his training in Sociology at the UoH, Dr. Bhaskar was associated, for a large part of his career, with the development sector, academic institutions and the Government. He was actively associated both in pursuing evidence-based research and implementation of large-scale projects in partnership with several State Governments and UN bodies such as the ILO, IOM and UN Women. His primary areas of research and implementation work include community development, international migration, skills, livelihood, diaspora, philanthropy, SDGs, remittances, ICT for Development and overseas employment pathways. Apart from research and teaching, Dr. Bhaskar has avid interest in exploring new cultures through his travels and driving.

Qualifications

  • Ph. D in Sociology with specialization on Migration & Indian Diaspora

    University of Hyderabad

  • MA in Sociology

    University of Hyderabad

  • MA in Sociology

    University of Hyderabad

  • BA in Sociology, Political Science and Economics

    Vignan Degree College (Nagarjuna University), Guntur

Experience

Total Years of Experience: 18 Years (exclusive of Ph.D Term)

Academic Experience: 2 Years 

Government & Industry Experience: 16 Years

Areas of Interest: 

Evidence-based research and programme design and implementation in the areas of ICT for Development, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Community Development, International Migration, Skills, Livelihood, Indian Diaspora, Diaspora Philanthropy, Recruitment of Indians Abroad, Labour Markets for Overseas Employment, Remittances, Welfare & Safety of Indian Manpower, and Overseas Employment Pathways

Major Projects Implemented as Team Lead/​Head

  1. International Migration Centre- Karnataka (IMC‑K) – collaboration between Public Affairs Centre (PAC) & Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood (SDEL), Government of Karnataka. Project Value: Rs. 8 Crore (2019−2023).
  2. Pre-Departure Orientation for Migration Workers from India: Designed and implemented the PDO Ecosystem in 15 Indian States as a partnership between India Centre for Migration, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Project Value: Rs.1 38 Crore (2017−2019).
  3. Welfare and Protection of Women Domestic Workers migration to Gulf: Design and Implementation of PDO Ecosystem for Women Migrant Workers leaving to several destinations in the Gulf in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as a partnership between India Centre for Migration, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, and UN Women. Project Value: Rs.20 Lakhs, funded by UN Women (2018).
  4. Project Chetana: Use of ICTs for Empowerment of Women and Children, developing Village Vision and community development. It was funded by the Department of Information Technology & Media Lab Asia, Govt of India. Project Value: Rs.1 Crore (2008−2010).

Project Consultant:

  1. National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) in its partnership with AISSR, Netherlands on diaspora philanthropy by overseas Indians in Andhra Pradesh with reference to Guntur district in the project titled Provincial Globalisation: The Impact of Reverse Transnational Flows in India’s Regional Towns.
  2. Community Video and Social Change Project in partnership with Prof. Ramesh Srinivasan, UCLA (2005−2006)
  3. Governance of International Migration in India section in the Cross-Border Labor Mobility, Remittances and Economic Development in South Asia
  4. Researcher, Popular Performances and Social Change in Indian Society (2002)

Major Projects Implemented as Team Lead/​Head

  1. International Migration Centre- Karnataka (IMC‑K) – collaboration between Public Affairs Centre (PAC) & Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood (SDEL), Government of Karnataka. Project Value: Rs. 8 Crore (2019−2023).
  2. Pre-Departure Orientation for Migration Workers from India: Designed and implemented the PDO Ecosystem in 15 Indian States as a partnership between India Centre for Migration, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Project Value: Rs.1 38 Crore (2017−2019).
  3. Welfare and Protection of Women Domestic Workers migration to Gulf: Design and Implementation of PDO Ecosystem for Women Migrant Workers leaving to several destinations in the Gulf in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as a partnership between India Centre for Migration, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, and UN Women. Project Value: Rs.20 Lakhs, funded by UN Women (2018).
  4. Project Chetana: Use of ICTs for Empowerment of Women and Children, developing Village Vision and community development. It was funded by the Department of Information Technology & Media Lab Asia, Govt of India. Project Value: Rs.1 Crore (2008−2010).

Project Consultant:

  1. National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) in its partnership with AISSR, Netherlands on diaspora philanthropy by overseas Indians in Andhra Pradesh with reference to Guntur district in the project titled Provincial Globalisation: The Impact of Reverse Transnational Flows in India’s Regional Towns.
  2. Community Video and Social Change Project in partnership with Prof. Ramesh Srinivasan, UCLA (2005−2006)
  3. Governance of International Migration in India section in the Cross-Border Labor Mobility, Remittances and Economic Development in South Asia
  4. Researcher, Popular Performances and Social Change in Indian Society (2002)

  • Bhaskar, T.L.S. & S. Irudaya Rajan. 2022. An Overview of Migration-Specific SDGs in the Indian Context and the Way Forward on Target 10.7. In P. Shivakumar & Irudaya S. Rajan (eds). Sustainable Development Goals and Migration. Oxon & New York: Routledge.
  • Bhaskar, T.L.S. 2017. An Introduction to the Telugu Diaspora: Origins, Trends and Migration. In Chenna, Reddy, P (ed). Telugu Diaspora Through the Ages: From the Earliest Times. B R Publishing Corporation, New Delhi (55−98).
  • Bhaskar.T.L.S. 2016. Protection of Labour Migrants at Destination Countries: Access to Indian Community Welfare Fund, In Irudaya S. Rajan (ed). India Migration Report 2016: Gulf Migration. New Delhi: Routledge.
  • S.Irudaya Rajan & Bhaskar.T.L.S. 2014. Governance of International Migration in India. In Deepak Bhattasali & Dilip Ratha (eds). Cross-Border Labor Mobility, Remittances and Economic Development in South Asia. World Bank Publication on Directions in Development (Series).
  • Bhaskar.T.L.S. 2014. Professional Diaspora Networks & Philanthropy in the Healthcare Sector: A Case Study of Three Government Hospitals in Coastal Andhra Pradesh in India, In Irudaya S. Rajan (ed). India Migration Report 2014: Diaspora and Development. New Delhi: Routledge.
  • Bhaskar. T.L.S. & Chandrashekar Bhat, 2011. Locality and Identity among the Diaspora Communities: Reinvention of Regional and Linguistic Diversities in Mauritius, In N.Jayaram (ed). Diversities in the Indian Diaspora: Nature, Implications, Responses, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
  • Bhaskar. T.L.S. & Chandrashekar Bhat. 2007. Contextualising Diasporic Identity: Implications of Time and Space on Telugu Immigrants in Gijsbert Oonk (ed.) Global Indian Diasporas: Exploring Trajectories of Migration and Theory. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.
  • Bhaskar. T.L.S. & Verghese Jacob. 2007. Sustainable Rural Transformation: Experiences of the Byrraju Foundation. In The Icfaian Journal of Management Research, Vol. V, No. 3, pp. 34 – 53, March 2006 (re published again in 2008 in an edited volume).
  • Bhaskar. T.L.S & Chandrashekhar Bhat. 2003. A General Note on the Telugu Diaspora in the United States in R. Gopa Kumar (ed.) 2003. Indian Diaspora and Giving patterns of Indians in USA. Charity Aid Foundation (CAF), New Delhi: pp 69 – 94 (Book Chapter)
  • Bhaskar. T.L.S. 2000. Telugu Diaspora in the United States. Centre for Study of Indian Diaspora, University of Hyderabad. (Occasional Paper) & by Centre for Global, International and Regional Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz (Working Paper).

  • Certificate of Participation in the SSW Programme of Japan, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), 2021.
  • Certified Master Trainer on Pre- Departure Orientation (PDO) Programme of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), 2017.
  • Attended the 8th International Migration Law Course at Sanremo, Italy (organized by the International Institute of Humanitarian Law & IOM), 2012.
  • Six Sigma Green Belt Certification from SATYAM.
  • Certified in Methods and Approaches in Research on Migration Issues, by Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum, 2010.
  • BBC & TERI Training Program on Media Relations, 2006.
  • University Gold Medal, 1997

Notable Achievements:

  • Co-authored India’s first ever Training of Trainers (ToT) Manual on Pre-Departure Orientation (PDO) for low & semi-skilled migrant workers leaving India (collaboration with IOM, UN Agency on Migration. Subsequent versions are available in 7 Indian languages & used by various States (2016−2017).
  • Contributor to Handbooks for Migrant Workers on Pre-Departure Orientation (PDO) titled ​‘Important Information for Migrant Workers’ – Available in 8 Indian languages (2016−2017).
  • Nominated by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), GoI, to serve as the Government Nominee on the Committee for the year 2023 – 24 to select candidates for the Fulbright-Nehru Visiting Chair at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
  • Project Advisory Meetings of Technical Cooperation under the India-EU High Level Dialogue on Migration and Mobility – 2018 & 11 July 2019.
  • France ‑India-France Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement (March 2018).
  • Joint Working Group’s Bilateral Meetings between India and Oman in New Delhi – 2018.
  • Co-organiser, Videsh Sampark Series of MEA, Government of India at Hyderabad, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram (all in 2017).
  • 5th Meeting of the India- Oman Joint Working Group (JWG) on Manpower, New Delhi on 26 – 27 July 2016.
  • Thematic Area Working Group (TAWG) meetings on Skills and Ethical Recruitment (30 May 2016), Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  • 3rd Senior Officials Meeting of Colombo Process (4−5 November 2015, Colombo).
  • Migrants in Countries in Crisis (MICIC) Initiative: South East, South and East Asia Regional Consultation (Manila, 23 – 24 March 2015).
  • 4th Joint Working Group (JWG) between India and Oman (2014) at Muscat, Oman.
  • 1st Senior Officials Meeting of Colombo Process Countries at Colombo, Sri Lanka, 6 – 7 May 2014).
  • Dialogue with the National Qualifications Authority (NQA) of UAE on Skill Recognition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2012.
  • India-EU Delegation level talks on General Agreement on Migration & Mobility – New Delhi, 2012.
  • Dialogue on Migration Issues between India and UK (with UK Border Agency), New Delhi – 23 March 2012.

  • Indian Sociological Society

    Life Member

  • Research Committee - RC 04- Migration and Diaspora, ISS

    Member

  • Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT)

    Life Member