Dr. Sandhya R S is the Professor and Head, Department of Sociology, University of Kerala. After completing Post-graduation in Sociology, she did her Ph.D. in Sociology with Social Gerontology as specialization from University of Kerala. She started her career as Assistant Professor (2006) in the School of Gandhian Thought and Development Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, and later she served as Professor (2018) in the School of Distance Education, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. In 2020, she joined as Professor in the Department of Sociology, University of Kerala. She has 15 years' experience in teaching and produced seven PhD's under her guidance. She has published three books and more than 15 research publications including National and International reputations. She availed Post-Doctoral Fellowship from Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. General Sociology, Gerontology, and Gender Studies are her areas of interest. She has completed two major research projects, funded by UGC and Inter University Centre for Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture, Mahatma Gandhi University fundedby Govt. of Kerala.