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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.
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Aarathi Prasad is a biologist and writer. She has appeared on TV and radio programmes, including BBC Radio 4, Channel 4 and the Discovery Channel. She is the author of Like A Virgin: How Science is Redesigning the Rules of Sex. She lives in London.
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A fascinating investigation ... With vivid anecdotes ... this is a revealing study of Indian medicine, ancient and modern -- Jane Shilling * Daily Mail * [A] focused and fascinating journey * Nature * A vivid, personal and panoramic journey through the health and beliefs of one fifth of humanity. Timely, fluent and packed with inspirational characters -- Gavin Francis
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