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Failing Indian Healthcare that Leaders Turn Blind Eye : Stop Listening to Lies, Know the Truth

Author
Kadiyali Srivatsa
Published
Tue 05 Aug 2025
Episode Link
https://rss.com/podcasts/srivatsa/2152216

Healthcare in India is failing because the country has too many medical schools that train doctors in exchange for huge donations. The reason these donations are paid is that wealthy individuals see medicine as an investment — they use their hoarded wealth to build hospitals, not out of pure compassion, but because it gives them power, influence, and social acceptance as “doing a great job.”

It has become customary for politicians and philanthropists to believe that offering charity is a way to rid themselves of karma. But according to Hinduism, giving charity to those who have not asked for it is like conquering their free will — an act that can be considered Adharma. Even Krishna, in the Bhagavad Geeta, says: “Love me, but do not surrender your free will.”

Hospitals impose rigid protocols, guidelines and Target that are often unethical and discriminatory. The Hippocratic Oath is unheard of, and medical ethics are rarely followed. Confidentiality is routinely breached. Politicians and the wealthy organize “health camps” that often end in devastating complications, because the doctors in these camps are usually new graduates, with few senior doctors present, and little regulation or oversight. I personally witnessed and felt uncomfortable to watch how people are treated.

Ayurveda graduates, wearing white coats and stethoscopes, and using the title "Doctor", often serve as the only doctors in many villages. Many of them do so simply because they lack opportunities to go abroad — to the USA, UK, Australia, or other nations. Meanwhile, politicians pass laws forcing patients to get vaccinated, even restricting travel for those who refuse.

This unethical practice forced me to take the COVID-19 vaccine even though I was COVID-negative. Shortly afterwards, I developed symptoms and was admitted to Apollo Hospital in Bangalore. It was there that I observed first-hand how doctors, staff, and officials behaved — and how health insurance companies treated patients. When I pointed and raised concern my brother told me not because the hospital will make it difficult to claim from insurance company. Yes, he was right I di encounter hurdles, and my 2nd year premium was returned, making it difficult to get Health Insurence again.

Listening to stories about the care offered in three major private hospitals, and personally witnessing, I am convinced: these are the only the tip of the iceberg, and so we must stop this cycle now. In India, there is no easy way we can because doctors, politicians, police, the courts, media, and pharmaceutical companies are deeply interconnected, and the majority are corrupted. In India, the only real commodity is money.

I was shocked, and am sharing my story and explaining the pain, and offering a solution to shift the paradigm. Listen to my podcast to learn more about what I saw — and why I believe change is urgently needed.

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