Filippo Osella, a well-known anthropologist who has had a long association with Kerala, was deported on his arrival at the Thiruvananthapuram international airport on Thursday.
Immigration authorities acted on the instructions from the Central Government, according to sources at the Thiruvananthapuram international airport. However, Prof. Osella, who is currently Professor of Anthropology and South Asian Studies with the University of Sussex, U.K., was not given any reason for his deportation.
Prof. Osella was to have attended a conference in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday on themes connected with the livelihood of coastal communities in the State, particularly the impact of extreme weather events.
