Suman Chakrabarty

Suman Chakrabarty

Associate Professor @ Department of Anthropology @ MDM, Birati

My First Visit in Abroad

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Japan, a land of peace was my first visit in Abroad. I went in Hiroshima during the April, 2014 for attending a Conference of Anthropology. I really enjoyed my whole trip through Osaka to Hiroshima specifically travelling in Bullet Train. I got huge inspriration from the Japanese people for their wholehearted cooperation, dedication and also fighting spirit. DSC01347 DSC01367

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Indigenous Communities in West Bengal, India (Purulia District)

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I was so excited when I came to know that multiple Indigenous communities (Scheduled Tribes in India) living in close contact with cooperation in a single block namely Balarampur block of Purulia District of West Bengal, India during my fieldwork in the year 2016. Then I decided to meet all ethnic groups and I was succeeded. By observing them, I was wondering how they are living side by side withdifferent socio-cultural background with unique adaptability. This is a big story and unique opportunity to conduct research! Please contact if anyone interested. The groups are-

Visit in Malaysia

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I wish to express my heartfelt gratitude and sincere thanks to Professor Zalilah Mohd Shariff for inviting me in UPM, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences for delivering a talk on how culture is shaping the maternal and child health condition in India. It was wanderful experiences for me to deliver a lecture in a big auditorium in UPM and able to establish the need of cultural understanding in nutrition and health policiy in a nation. After my lecture, we discussed a lot for the future academic collaboration and then got the delicious taste of Traditional Cuisine like “Penang Assam Laksa”. Thanks to Dr Heng Yaw for accompaning me during that Lunch. Besides, my dream came true when I met Professor Khor Geok Lin, one of the so callled revolutionist in Malaysian Nutrition Planning, we spent nearly 2 hours and discussed over the current senario and future trends of food and nutrition research in south, south-east and Asia pacific countires. Lastly, I really thankful to my friend from Bangladesh Ashraful Bhai, who was serving as a research faculty in MAHSA University, Malaysia for providing me a very good hospitality. I truelly believe that Malaysian are so disciplined and cordial in nature in all respects. Only one wish I was not fulfil during my first visit that I was not able to meet with Professor Low, Editor in Chief of APJPH, Malaysia.