London, UK. 15 November 2017. Detail of a letter by Mahatma Gandhi to Edith How-Martyn, 10 September 1935. Preview of "Ayurvedic Man: Encounters with Indian medicine", a new exhibition at Wellcome Collection in the capital, open 16 November to 8 April 2018. With a focus on Indian medicine and Ayurveda, a centuries-old evolving set of medical practices, translated as 'the knowledge of ling life', the exhibition presents Sanskrit, Persian and Tibetan manuscripts, paintings, erotic manuals and animal-shaped surgical tools. Credit: Stephen Chung / Alamy Live News

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