A poem on gender discrimination in India.

When I came out as a queer doctor, I thought Pride would be celebratory. Instead, I was confronted by how our health systems continue to fail people like me — and why visibility must become our tool for change.

Uncover the hidden challenges Indian women face in healthcare decisions and why empowering them could transform health outcomes.

A case study of three premier public institutes reveals the gaps in India's vast but flawed menstrual policy—leaving women in urban spaces struggling for access. This neglect is also found in higher education institutes, forcing students to navigate stigma, scarcity, and systemic indifference.

Among Banjara women in Yavatmal, menstruation is regulated not by the body alone, but by silence, tradition, and the idea of purity, often inside the very home that shelters them.

In a country battling widespread malnutrition, women’s access to food is not just a resource problem—it is a problem of patriarchy, power and shame.

This highly descriptive story details the humilation, pain and medical negligence that a patient of schizophrenia underwent as she sought care for her Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome.

A collection of poems of the author who reminisces going through sexual violence and their journey of healing

While most cancer medications are known to affect fertility, people diagnosed with cancer are not explained this possibility during their treatment. There is a need for ensuring that their reproductive rights and autonomy is centred in the conversation of cancer care.

Marital rape is a widespread and under discussed problem in India. This article talks about the health impacts of being a victim of marital rape and how they can be addressed, both in the physician's office as well as in public health programmes.

Violence against women in Indian families wears various faces which are both unrecognised and unrecognisable. It is magnified and sustained by systems of inequality writes the author in this essay, drawing from experiences of women in her life.

Ignoring established global guidelines, expert medical consensus and sustained community protests, the law signals a departure of policymaking from evidence and expertise to ideology and administrative control.

This article discusses the essential skills a physician must have when dealing with a victim of domestic violence and how these must be inculcated in the medical curriculum

As a recent Lancet analysis shows that domestic and sexual violence is leading to poor health in one billion women and children around the world, this article argues that law and health system interventions have a critical gap of leaving out men from the conversation.

A poem that beautifully captures the lived reality of women who are told they are empowered but are quietly having to endure violence within their households.

Behind every statistic on violence against women lies a lifetime of systemic neglect. This article explores how entrenched biases, poor protocols and systemic apathy continue to endanger survivors—and what must change.

In India, informal caregivers, such as family members and relatives, do the bulk of caregiving for sick individuals - thereby performing the work of the public health system. What are their concerns and burdens, and how might they be eased?

For women living with sickle cell disease, pregnancy and childbirth are fraught with more risks than usual. Compassionate care extends beyond just medical checkups, and provides real support.

Queer people in India are denied even basic medical care because Indian medical education does not teach doctors about queer bodies, leaving queer people to fend for themselves.

In a world where too many women face pregnancy alone, one mother’s story shows how a village of care can turn heartbreak into hope. A journey of struggle, survival, and the power of support.

A poem that details all the problems faced by women who have given birth and advocates for strong support systems for them.

With the story of Fathima, a rural woman who delivered stillborn twins, the author argues for the need to centre compassion in the way the health system treats the women who have miscarried.

Across hospitals in India, infants and children with intersex variations are subjected to irreversible surgeries to “normalize” their bodies, without medical need, without consent, and with lifelong consequences.

A poem exploring bisexual identity, erasure, and belonging through the lens of family, violence, and love. It traces the quiet resistance of a queer woman navigating invisibility in both straight and queer spaces.

This deeply personal essay unpacks the gendered power dynamics in STEM through lived experience, revealing how systemic bias, societal expectations, and erasure of women’s contributions continue to shape who gets to lead—and who gets left behind.

India continues to neglect pain relief despite medical advances, due to poor medical education, gender bias, and fear of regulations.

A couple’s infertility journey uncovers endometriosis, revealing the physical, emotional, and cultural challenges women face with this misunderstood condition.

A powerful poem highlighting the invisible, often overlooked pain shaped by gender, class, and history—demanding recognition and care.

This poem uncovers the hidden truths of healthcare neglect and gender bias behind pain management in India.

For many people with disabilities that are also queer, seeking medical care often feels like shouting into a void—ignored, misunderstood, and dismissed. Their stories shed light on how the current design of our health system, intersecting with gender, caste, and class, creates deep barriers to access for disabled individuals in India.

Part three of our series on women’s health in Indian public institutes examines the neglect of clinical care in women’s colleges, exposing stark resource disparities and systemic apathy. From inadequate first aid to medical gaslighting, we uncover the hidden struggles of female students seeking basic healthcare.

Poor hygiene and inadequate sanitation facilities in educational institutions disproportionately impact female students, leading to absenteeism and dropouts. This widespread neglect highlights systemic apathy toward women's health and well-being in Indian higher education.

Open letter to CDSCO seeking urgent clarification on Emergency Contraceptive Pills' over-the-counter status in India, advocating for clear regulations and unimpeded access to safeguard reproductive rights

The possible ban on over-the-counter emergency contraceptives lacks scientific justification.

Despite having progressive laws, access to abortion care is poor in India.

In this personal narrative, the author explores the beneficial effects of undergoing gender sensitivity training in her daily practice of medicine and her role as a teacher, shaping the minds of medical students.

This article talks about how violence against women is highly prevalent in society as well as in the healthcare sector and discusses ways to deal with the disease and not just the symptom.

This article explores the widespread prevalence of violence against women in the healthcare sector and argues that the Kolkata hospital crime could have been the story of any woman healthcare worker.

India's policies on menstrual health have achieved a one dimensional victory - promoting menstrual hygiene without tackling the issue of menstrual stigma.

Male surgeons have dominated the medical field for ages. What role does gender bias have in this and are things changing?

While aiming for universalizing healthcare, is our health system making sure to include everyone in this ambitious dream?

India has the most progressive contraception policies on paper. Yet women struggle to access contraception.