My pursuits in research and teaching have witnessed an engagement with broader social, political and economic dimensions of historical study in South Asia, having explored events that have socio-political, economic and cultural implications. While c
...MoreMy pursuits in research and teaching have witnessed an engagement with broader social, political and economic dimensions of historical study in South Asia, having explored events that have socio-political, economic and cultural implications. While current research interests focus on South Asian medical history, I am essentially drawn to the social history of medicine for it promises a deeper understanding of the relationship between disease, health, culture and society.Areas I should like to explore are South Asia’s rural and urban healthcare systems, colonial medical practice, gender and health, and comparative studies of responses to pandemics in Asia and the world.
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Science in Society
