Filippo Osella (Professor of Anthropology and South Asian Studies, University of Sussex) led eighth lecture of our webinar series. Together with Johnson Jament, Max Martin, OB Roopesh and Visakh Subha, he presented a paper on the consequences of Covid-19 interventions on coastal communities in south Kerala (India). Prof. Osella also touched on wider issues which have informed his anthropological research in Kerala for the last 30 years.

Professor Janaki Abraham​(Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University)​chaired and moderated the session and Dr. Salah Punathil (Assistant Professor at the Centre for Regional Studies, University of Hyderabad) was the discussant.