This poetic narrative traces the catastrophic decline of vultures in India due to the veterinary use of diclofenac, revealing how their disappearance led to public health crises. A haunting reflection on ecological imbalance, human responsibility, and the cost of ignorance.
Anand Zachariah is a physician and teacher in the Department of Medicine at Christian Medical College, Vellore. His passions are in moving education outside the boundaries of the college and working with young people.
