here’s a topic i‘ve discussed in passing for the past five years and now i suppose it is time to write on it. this article just came out, covering, roughly, hitler, gandhi, and bal thackarey in indian political discussion. i am not entirely certain of article’s claims on the extent to which admiration of hitler and dissatisfaction withContinue reading “order, power, and the importance of history – hitler in india”
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diwali and drugs – lessons from drug sales in india
as, you know, possibly from watching The Colbert Report, it’s dwali. as stephan and wikipedia note, diwali is the festival of lights or lamps. being in india – or at least chennai – however, one might be hard-pressed to think that it was not the festival of sound (also, sweet pongal). firecrackers – or ‘crackers’ – playContinue reading “diwali and drugs – lessons from drug sales in india”
how is the body doing?
from a letter home from chennai in 2008, when i was there studying diabetes. drs. s & b, i hope it is OK to include this photograph! To help add context to my research, I have undertaken a series of interviews with doctors and dieticians at the hospital to see how “biomedicine” in India “talks”Continue reading “how is the body doing?”
Heather E. Lanthorn 