Oral History Interview with Lakshmi Gaur

DESCRIPTION
Dr. Lakshmi Gaur was born in Jeypore, Orissa. Her family moved to Hyderabad in the mid- 1960’s and she completed much of her early schooling there. She lived with her father and sister, as well as other relatives, including her beloved grandmother who acted as a mother to her and her sister. After finishing her high school education, Dr. Gaur completed her bachelor’s degree from Amrit Kapadia Navjeevan Women’s College and her master’s degree from Andhra University. She went onto to do her PhD at the prestigious Punjab University in the physical anthropology and human genetics program.

ADDITIONAL METADATA
Date: April 10, 2008
Subject(s): Lakshmi Gaur
Type: Oral History
Language: English
Creator: Amy Bhatt
Location: Washington

PROVENANCE
Holding Institution: University of Washington
Collection: South Asian Oral History Project at the University of Washington
Additional Information: Phase 3
Item History: 2017-01-22 (created); 2017-01-22 (modified)

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