Aarathi Prasad investigates how Indian medicine came to be the way it is. Her travels take her to bonesetter clinics in Jaipur and Hyderabad and the waiting-rooms of Bollywood's best plastic surgeons, and introduce her to traditional healers as well as the world's best heart surgeon, who is revolutionizing treatment of the poor around the globe. In the Bonesetter's Waiting Room tells the story of the Indian people, in sickness and in health, and provides a unique perspective on the most diverse and fascinating country in the world.
Aarathi Prasad is a biologist and writer.
Aarathi Prasad investigates how Indian medicine came to be the way it is. Her travels take her to bonesetter clinics in Jaipur and Hyderabad and the waiting-rooms of Bollywood's best plastic surgeons, and introduce her to traditional healers as well as the world's best heart surgeon, who is revolutionizing treatment of the poor around the globe. In the Bonesetter's Waiting Room tells the story of the Indian people, in sickness and in health, and provides a unique perspective on the most diverse and fascinating country in the world.
Aarathi Prasad is a biologist and writer.
In The Bonesetter's Waiting Room: Travels Through Indian Medicine
256
In The Bonesetter's Waiting Room: Travels Through Indian Medicine
256
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781781254875 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Profile Books Limited |
| Publication date: | 01/09/2018 |
| Pages: | 256 |
| Sales rank: | 438,441 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x (d) |