In the Bonesetter's Waiting Room
- 256pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
The first comprehensive history of medicine in India
Aarathi Prasad Libri
Aarathi Prasad è una scrittrice il cui lavoro approfondisce l'intricato rapporto tra scienza e umanità. Attingendo alla sua formazione in genetica e alla sua vasta esperienza nella ricerca scientifica e nella comunicazione, esplora domande profonde sulla vita, la società e il futuro. La scrittura di Prasad è caratterizzata dal suo rigore intellettuale e dal suo approccio accessibile, che rende i concetti scientifici complessi avvincenti per un vasto pubblico. Ha un talento notevole nel tessere insieme l'indagine scientifica con narrazioni avvincenti, offrendo ai lettori nuove prospettive sul mondo naturale e sul nostro posto in esso.
There is not just one story of silk. In silk is science, history and mythology. In silk is the future. Aarathi Prasad’s Silk is a gorgeous new history weaving together the story of a unique material that has fascinated the world for millennia.
Wellcome Collection: In the Bonesetter's Waiting Room
Travels Through Indian Medicine
- 224pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
India defies definition, and the story of medicine in India is similarly rich and complex: shaped by unique challenges and opportunities, uniting cutting-edge technological developments with ancient cultural traditions, fuelled by political changes which transformed the lives of millions and moulded by the energy of forceful individuals. Here, Aarathi Prasad investigates how Indian medicine came to be the way it is. Her travels will 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-beating heart surgeon who is revolutionising treatment of the poor around the globe. From the asthma treatment 'cure' that involves swallowing a live fish, to ground-breaking mental health initiatives in Mumbai's Dharavi mega-slum and ground-breaking neuroscience happening inside the Mughal walls of old Delhi, Indian Medicine 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. Indian Medicine will accompany a programme of Wellcome Collection exhibitions and activity exploring India's rich plurality of cultures of medicine, healing and well-being in Indian cities in 2016.
