Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice Free Audiobook Download by Rupa Marya,Raj Patel

In a city divided, where poor and rich live on separate continents of the same city, Rupa Patel's hospital is in a beautiful oasis--the only place that has the promise of healing. But when the hospital closes its doors due to lack of funding, Patel is left to deal with her patients on her own. From treating uninsured patients with no hope for treatment to helping drug pushers and prostitutes with their addictions, Patel finds herself navigating a world with no rules. A startlingly honest and emotionally charged account of life in India today, Inflamed reveals what it means when culture and religion do not align with the needs of our bodies.

The book is the story of the life of a young woman, Meenakshi Ganguly, who struggles with her life as an Indian woman in Brooklyn. Her mother had worked as a housekeeper for many years but then she was fired and lost her job after she married her daughter's fiancé, who was white. She spends most of her time taking care of her daughter and must cope with the humiliation felt by being discriminated against because she's from another country.

It was a rainy day in the deep south of India. A young girl sits awake, her head resting on her knees. In front of her, a brick floor and a small window, both open to let in the scent of wet earth. She is on guard though because she is expecting to be called out at any moment by the men who are visiting her uncle's house: high caste men who have come to take her away as their "property."

"The most serious kinds of injustice are not those committed by individuals but by systems. Systems like colonialism, slavery, and capitalism." These are the words that open Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice by Rupa Marya Raj Patel. Rupa Marya Raj Patel is a physician who takes us on a journey through the thesis that all humans have been profoundly affected by injustice in their life. The listener is taken on a tour of oppressive systems that shape our lives while we try to escape them as best we can. The book feels personal because it's rooted in what Rupa experienced in her own life and work.

Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice by Rupa Marya Raj Patel is a story about injustice. Patel tells about the many forms of injustice that people experience in their lives, such as when someone has a chronic illness but is unable to get health insurance or when people are forced to survive on minimum wage jobs. She also talks about how certain systems have been developed, which perpetuate these injustices. Patel's message highlights a need for people to be compassionate with each other and fight back against these injustices.

Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice is a debut collection of essays that explores Raj Patel's personal experiences with chronic pain and various other physical ailments. Patel shares his perspective on what it means to live in an unjust world in relation to chronic disease, and how society in general can better support those who are struggling with these conditions.