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Dr. Sajaudeen Nijamodeen Chapparban is an Assistant Professor in the Centre for Diaspora Studies at the Central University of Gujarat, Kundhela, Vadodara, India. He is also a visiting research fellow on Women in Public life at American Heritage Centre, University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA. Dr. Sajaudeen has also held roles as a visiting research Fellow at the Centre for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA (June 2022), as a Summer Institute fellow at Schusterman Center’s Summer Institute fellowship for Israel Studies at Brandeis University, USA (June-July 2022) and Visiting Fellow at the University of Religion and Denomination, Iran. Dr. Sajaudeen’s academic journey reflects a relentless pursuit of understanding the complexities of cultural identities in transnational spaces, with a particular focus on the push factors of International Migration for South Asians and the profound impact of international migration and diaspora on South Asian societies. His academic interests extend to contemporary literary and cultural theory, English literature, international migrants, minorities, refugees, citizenship, and nationalism in South Asia. Dr. Sajaudeen has presented his research papers at various national and international conferences, participated in summer schools, workshops, and training programs, and delivered 130 lectures in different capacities in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Germany, Poland, Taiwan, Austria, Italy, Sweden, Turkey, Croatia, Iraq, the USA, Uzbekistan, the U.K, Israel, Palestine, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Hong-Kong (upcoming) etc. His significant contributions include three books, Gender, Culture, and Identity: South Asian Diaspora Literature of 21st Century (Edited 2021) , The Muslim Writes Back: Islamophobia and Resistance in the South Asian Diaspora Novels after 9/11 (Authored 2022) and Literature of Girmitya: History, Culture, and Identity (2023). Edited by Dr. Neha Singh and Dr. Sajaudeen Chapparban, Palgrave Macmillan 2023. There are two special edited volumes of journals, and around 50 research articles and chapters to his credit. Currently, he serves as a Series Editor with Prof. Irudaya Rajan on the project “Global Indian Diasporas in 21st Century: Interdisciplinary Perspectives” (proposing 10 books to be published by Routledge), and he is also editing “The Global Refugee Crisis: Identity, Statelessness, and Rohingyas in Camps” (Routledge). Recognized for his scholarly achievements, Dr. Sajaudeen has received various national and international awards.