From Talent to Expertise: Cultivating Medical Sensibilities Among War-Khasis in the Bangladesh–Northeast India Borderlands
Published online on April 17, 2024
Abstract
American Behavioral Scientist, Volume 70, Issue 9, Page 1162-1178, August 2026.
In War–Khasi villages situated at the border between Bangladesh and Northeast India, the local doctors are callednong sumar, or “the one who does the care.”Nong sumaris an inherited profession. Older male relatives who practice medicine pass on their ...
In War–Khasi villages situated at the border between Bangladesh and Northeast India, the local doctors are callednong sumar, or “the one who does the care.”Nong sumaris an inherited profession. Older male relatives who practice medicine pass on their ...