The author was born in Mahe, North Malabar, India. In his
early childhood, he lived in Malaya and Singapore. After returning to Mahe, he
continued his high school studies at Labourdonne College, and he passed
matriculation in first class in 1954. He completed junior college studies at
Government Brennan College, Tellicherry, in 1956. The narration and details are
from vivid recollection and personal files. The images selected are from thousands
of photographs he preserved.
He joined Pondicherry Medical College, JIPMER (Jawaharlal Institute
for Medical Education and Research). After graduating in 1962, he worked in the
same college before going to USA in 1968 for higher studies and training. He
received his doctorate degree in medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College
of Medicine (FACP) and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC).
After teaching and practicing medicine for more than fifty years in USA, he
retired. He began to work on researching ancestry, human migration, and his
autobiography. During his practice in medicine for over five decades, he met
many people of multiple ancestry- Asian Indians, Asian Americans, African
Americans, Spanish Americans of many South American countries, Middle
Easterners, and many Europeans and American Indians. He also travelled to many
countries and islands, met peoples, and studied their cultures, food habits,
and archaeological findings in museums. This is his first book.
He is married and has two children and five grand children.