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  • Open Access

30 January 2026

This paper examines Christian icons in Panjab, in northern India, and their relationship to the larger discourse on race, iconoclasm, and decentering Whiteness in the United States. I analyze the appropriation of Panjabi idioms woven into Christian i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
7,204 Views
18 Pages

Gendering Dance

  • Anjali Gera Roy

18 April 2020

Originating as a Punjabi male dance, bhangra, reinvented as a genre of music in the 1980s, reiterated religious, gender, and caste hierarchies at the discursive as well as the performative level. Although the strong feminine presence of trailblazing...

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  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,056 Views
14 Pages

Genetic Risk Scores for the Determination of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) in North India

  • Lisa Mitsuko Shitomi-Jones,
  • Liz Akam,
  • David Hunter,
  • Puneetpal Singh and
  • Sarabjit Mastana

Background: Globally, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the fastest-growing noncommunicable multifactorial and polygenic diseases, which leads to many health complications and significant morbidity and mortality. South Asians have a high gene...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,432 Views
15 Pages

Genetic Polymorphisms and Genetic Risk Scores Contribute to the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) in a North Indian Population

  • Sarabjit Mastana,
  • Kushni Charisma Halai,
  • Liz Akam,
  • David John Hunter and
  • Puneetpal Singh

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in India. Many genetic polymorphisms play a role in regulating oxidative stress, blood pressure and lipid metabolism, contributing to the pathophysiology of CAD. This study examined the asso...