In the Bonesetter's Waiting Room

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 investigheaza modul in care medicina indiana a ajuns sa fie asa cum este. Calatoriile ei o duc la clinicile de osos din Jaipur si Hyderabad si la salile de asteptare ale celor mai buni chirurgi plastici din Bollywood si o prezinta vindecatorilor traditionali, precum si celui mai bun chirurg inima din lume, care revolutioneaza tratamentul celor saraci din intreaga lume.