An Indian Doctor's Cure-All: Charlie Chaplin

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STEVE INSKEEP
NPR Morning Edition
09-23-2009
An Indian Doctor's Cure-All: Charlie Chaplin

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In India, laughing is a serious matter. There are laughing clubs - groups who gather in parks and have a collective guffaw to relieve the stress of daily life. Today, we're going to meet an Indian doctor who believes that comedy has great curative power. And he thinks that's especially true when it's in the hands of one of Hollywood's greatest silent movie stars.

NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

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