The English Cemetery at Surat: Pre-Colonial Cultural Encounters in Western India

Smoking Pattern in Family Members of Smokers in Slums of Surat City, Western India

Background: The relationship between becoming a smoker and having smoker parents, siblings, and relatives is still uncovered in India. The influences of a smoking role model in a family on smoking habits of individuals are yet to be revealed. This study aimed to understand the relationship of smoking abuse of a person with smoking of their family members. Methods: This community-based cross-sec...

Cultural Encounters and Self Encounters in Early Modern English Travel Autobiographies

Travel journals and diaries written by English travellers in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries are intent on relating individual experiences to the expectations and values of the people encountered abroad as well as those who remain at home. Their prefaces and epistles aim to reaffirm an awareness of cultural order and control prior to recounting a tale of fantastic, possibly unnerving, e...

Copyright and Cross-Cultural Borrowing: Indo-Western Musical Encounters

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Affluent Adolescent Girls in Surat City, Western India

Background: Incidence of obesity is increasing day by day because of various factors. It is important to assess the trend of obesity in particular geographical area. Objective: To assess the prevalence of obesity and overweight in affluent schoolgirls aged 13 to 15 years in Surat, India. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from July 2009 to April 2010. From a list of all private s...

Smoking Pattern in Family Members of Smokers in Slums of Surat City, Western India

BACKGROUND The relationship between becoming a smoker and having smoker parents, siblings, and relatives is still uncovered in India. The influences of a smoking role model in a family on smoking habits of individuals are yet to be revealed. This study aimed to understand the relationship of smoking abuse of a person with smoking of their family members. METHODS This community-based cross-sec...