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Reality Check

No Matter How Rich You Are, You Won’t Be Able to Afford a Hospital Visit in 2030

No Matter How Rich You Are, You Won’t Be Able to Afford a Hospital Visit in 2030

Observing the current trend of hollowing out of public healthcare and the unregulated increase in privatisation and insurance-based healthcare, the author predicts that by 2030, even the rich will not be able to afford hospital visits in this incisive story.

ByAkshay S Dinesh | Feb 10, 2026

The Fine Print

How a Contaminated Cough Syrup in Madhya Pradesh Killed Children and Why the World Should be Outraged

How a Contaminated Cough Syrup in Madhya Pradesh Killed Children and Why the World Should be Outraged

An investigative analysis of the 2025 Madhya Pradesh cough syrup tragedy, revealing how India's poor drug regulatory system has contributed to the global problem of toxic contamination in children’s medicines.

ByMounika Bhukya | Feb 02, 2026

Frames of Reality

Not Poor Enough for the Data: Inside India’s Way of Measuring Poverty

Not Poor Enough for the Data: Inside India’s Way of Measuring Poverty

The Multidimensional Poverty Index misses the reality of everyday hardship. Homes, water, schools, and healthcare may exist on paper but broken systems, debt, and poor quality leave families struggling unseen. See what the data hides

ByParth Sharma and Tarini Shipurkar | Jan 21, 2026

Vital Signs

Healthcare as a People’s Movement: The Story of Shaheed Hospital

Healthcare as a People’s Movement: The Story of Shaheed Hospital

In a town shaped by iron ore and labour unrest, Shaheed Hospital emerged not from charity or the state, but from collective struggle. Built by workers and run through radical democracy, it reimagines healthcare as an act of resistance, care, and solidarity.

ByRohith M | Jan 10, 2026

Poetic Prescriptions

How To End TB (On Paper)

How To End TB (On Paper)

A poem on how tuberculosis is spoken of as eliminable in policy language while persisting in bodies, homes, and margins. As targets rise, care recedes.

ByVasundhara Rangaswamy | Jan 06, 2026

Bitter Pills

Dear Doctor, Thank You

Dear Doctor, Thank You

Blaming patients for getting cancer when the government sells tobacco and the health system fails them everyday is unfair.

ByParth Sharma | Oct 21, 2024