In the Bonesetter's Waiting Room: Travels Through Indian Medicine

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Ips - Profile Books
Published: 01/09/2018
ISBN: 9781781254875
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d