Most people believe that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Atul, an undergraduate student of Indian origin at Yale University, disagrees. He believes that whites enjoy an advantage and calls other ethnic groups to close the gap. Atul's Quest is the story of interactions between Atul and a skeptical professor who encourages him to carefully examine his beliefs.
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Atul’s Quest offers many examples of historical and contemporary evidence of admiration for light complexion in various parts of the world. These examples are offered in the context of conversations between Atul and his supervisor. There are also discussions of formal intellectual inquiries about "whitening" in 19th century Brazil and Japan.
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Nader Habibi is an economist and works for an economic consulting firm near Philadelphia. Prior to his current job he taught economics in several academic institutions in Iran, Turkey and the United States for 12 years. His last academic station was Yale University where he served as a research fellow and instructor for two years. Atul’s Quest was motivated by his close interactions with students and immigrants from various parts of the world. He himself grew up in Iran and came to the United States as an undergraduate student in 1978.
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