Apr 15, 2017
WE ARE ALL RELATED MITAKUYE OYASIN FORT COCHIN KERALA
The Heat Index was 40 C ie about 104 F with high humidity that made any stroll in this historic city a challenge. As the sun began dipping down, crowds…
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Apr 15, 2017
THE HOMELESS MAN IN SEAT 1K
It as my good friend Jim Kerr who visiting me in Miami, pondered at my life and said" You are truly homeless but you are Upper Class. So this is…
Apr 15, 2017
AN EARLY MORNING WALK IN FORT COCHIN
The heat has been relentless,I was told, so I wanted to make the best of the early morning hours by going by to the backwaters/arabian sea confluence this morning. The…
Apr 15, 2017
THOUGHTS FROM KUALA LUMPUR WHILE EATING A DOSAI
WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR MIND WHILE EATING A DOSAI AT KLCC IN KUALA LUMPUR Levy-Strauss the respected name in the field of Anthropology, French, Jewish and did his field work…
Apr 15, 2017
PEOPLE I MISS MOST THIS TIME AROUND IN KUALA LUMPUR
One sentence from the brasilian movie, Central do Brasil, starring Fernanda Montenegro has stuck in my brain: Tenho saudades de tudo I have longings for every thing. It is quite…
Apr 15, 2017
A WONDERFUL WELCOME TO MALAYSIA
A WONDERFUL WELCOME TO MALAYSIA I had left Miami early in the morning and with connections arrived at the Singapore International (actually Singapore cannot have domestic flights since it is…
Apr 15, 2017
THE MOVEABLE FEAST OF LA HABANA COMES TO MIAMI
Miami has always been a soothing balm to my soul, it was a love at first sight when I arrived in USA to do my post graduate studies. Friends have…
Mar 15, 2017
ADIOS Y BIENVENIDOS CUBA HELLOS AND GOODBYES
Adios y Bienvenidos CUBA Hellos and Goodbyes One of the principles of Yogic Philosophy is the Lack of Attachment: attachment to objects, places and people that binds a person. It…
Mar 15, 2017
RETIRED MAJOR GENERAL DORON ALMOG AND HIS WISH FOR A MORE TOLERANT SOCIETY THAT INCLUDES DISABLED PEOPLE LIKE HIS FALLEN SON
Doron Almog was awarded the ISRAEL PRIZE the highest civilian honour bestowed upon citizens of Israel. The story of his life is awe inspiring: an Israeli patriot, special forces soldier,…
Mar 15, 2017
MOST PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE OBJECTIVE BUT IT IS ONLY AN ILLUSION
Original Blogger URL: https://medicoanthropologist.blogspot.com/2017/03/most-people-think-they-are-objective.html
Mar 15, 2017
NEW FRIENDS IN LA HABANA, CUBA
If you cannot make friends in Havana, you better get yourself checked out, something is wrong! It is such a friendly country with such approachable people, such an educated country…
Mar 15, 2017
TOURISTS AND THEIR TOUR GUIDE IN HAVANA MARCH 2017
Tourists and The Tour Guide in HAVANA For fifteen days in the month of March, I had friends visiting me, from three different cultural milieus in USA..A Native American couple…