Staff Profile - Somy Solomon

Name	Somy Solomon
Designation	Research Associate - CosMa (On Contract)
Contact Info:	cosmosra.kchr@gmail.com
Working in KCHR Since	January 2023
Education Summary	• Master of Arts in History, Madras Christian College, Chennai. 2008 • Certificate Course - Journalism, Sree Narayana College for Women, Kollam 2006 • Bachelor of Arts in History, Sree Narayana College for Women, Kollam 2006 • Montessori Teachers Training 2017
Professional Experience	• Working as Research Associate -CosMa Project, KCHR since January 2023 • Research Assistant - Port Museum, Alappuzha Heritage Project, Feb 2020 – Apr 2022 • Founder & Facilitator - Kichanagani Community Library and Learning Center, Tanzania, 2014 - 2018
Academic Activities	• Independent research fellow- Kerala Council Of Historical Research Study on the pattern of migration from Kollam to Tanzania from 1930 to 2018 • Research Assistant - Port Museum, Alappuzha, Muziris Heritage Project. Worked on digital data in Netherland archives Documented maps on Atlas of Mutual Heritage Worked on maritime history of Kerala worked on coastal heritage of Kerala
Research Interests	Migration \| African studies \| Indian Ocean studies \| Early childhood intervention \| History of Mental Health in Kerala \| Gender studies \| Education \| Indigenous Communities \| Slave History \| Indo -African studies \| Coastal Heritage \| History of Coastal communities