Doctoring Tradition: Ayurveda and Small Technologies, 1860-1918

In this talk, Mukharji will argue that the modernization of Ayurveda resulted in a radical refiguration of bodily knowledge. Moreover, contrary to popular belief, this refiguration was not a result of the introduction of 'western' anatomical knowledge. Rather it was instigated by the integration of a series of minor technologies ranging from pocket watches to thermometers into Ayurvedic clinical practice.