Rohith M is a poet, translator, and doctor from Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. His works were published in magazines like The Caravan, Outlook, and The Bombay Literary Magazine. He did his travel fellowship from Tribal Health Initiative, Sittlingi-Tamil Nadu, between 2024-2025.
In this incisive piece, the author argues that a large proportion of violence against patients in the health system is not explicit but is built into the routine processes of how hospitals function, slowly eroding patient dignity with each visit.
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.
