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 Roomtells 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 Prasadis a biologist and writer.
Contents
Introduction 1
1 Depressed in Dharavi 12
2 Bollywood Bodies 40
3 Knowledge for Long Life 63
4 The Heart of the Matter 94
5 Blood, Bile, Bone 112
6 The Fish Doctors 136
7 The Mother Goddess 160
8 Rewiring the Brain 187
Acknowledgements 211
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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 ofLike A Virgin: How Science is Redesigning the Rules of Sex. She lives in London.
Medical / science interest
Travel / India specific promotion
Women's magazines
The first comprehensive history of medicine in India
First book of its kind: a comprehensive look at both the history and the current state of medicine in India
There is a massive Indian diaspora across the globe, of which a large proportion work in health services
Will appeal both to those with an interest in Atul Gawande-style investigations of modern health systems, anlÓ*
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