A reflective poem tracing the journey from the dream of donning a white coat to the disillusionment within medical education — questioning what it truly means to heal. It explores the tension between ambition and compassion, calling for an education that nurtures both mind and heart.
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.
Amidst Chennai's worst flood, the author's terminally ill father struggled to obtain care and dignity from a private hospital that asked them to vacate their flooded ward without an alternate plan. This poem lays bare the quiet violence of deprioritizing the dying.




