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Fish Remedy for Asthma : A short film Modern medicine and science have made rapid strides to find remedies for complex diseases. They have also helped dispel the many superstitions prevailing in India – a country still caught between scientific development and archaic beliefs. Hyderabad – the city of Nizams has both preserved its cultural heritage and also turned into a model city of development and modernization. Yet, a popular superstitious belief still exists here. A belief, which seems bizarre, and is inexplicable in modern medical and scientific terms. Yet, it attracts thousands of people from all over India to Hyderabad, many of who claim to have actually benefited from it. This is the fish remedy for sufferers of asthma! Administered by the Bathini Goud brothers of Hyderabad; the pr
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