We celebrate the life of Anil Pilgaokar, founding member of the    Forum for Medical Ethics Society, ...

Building on the insightful Editorial by Olinda Timms and Sanjay Pai in the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics (October -December, 2025) [1], we wish to highlight a critical gap in India’s medical education and workforce planning. Their article rightly underscores the...

Brick kilns in rural India exemplify extreme poverty and exploitation, as seasonal migrant labourers work long hours for minimal pay, living in cramped, poorly ventilated dwellings. Children often begin working at a young age, with irregular or no schooling. Access...

As MBBS students, we attended the 7-day NIRMAN workshop at SEARCH, Gadchiroli, aimed at inspiring youth towards a purposeful life. Immersed in sessions on public health, ethics, finance, and community engagement, we explored the philosophy of “Arogya Swaraj” and wi...

In this personal essay, I recount my lived experience of childhood tuberculosis, highlighting the physical, emotional, and psychological toll on myself and my family. I reflect on how tuberculosis care has since improved, but also how certain critical gaps persist,...