Daily Archives: 16/01/2026
Why the push for more medical colleges in India
—the push for more medical colleges in India (which has seen the number rise from about 387 in 2014 to over 700 by 2025, with undergraduate seats doubling to around 108,000) is multifaceted, driven largely by government policies under initiatives like the National Medical Commission (NMC) reforms, the “One District, One Medical College” scheme, and […]
The Rosenhan Experiment: When Sanity Went Undercover
Picture this: It’s 1973, a time when bell-bottoms ruled the streets and psychiatry was still cloaked in mystery. David Rosenhan, a sharp-minded psychologist from Stanford University, had a burning question gnawing at him: Can psychiatrists really tell the difference between the sane and the insane? He wasn’t content with armchair theories. No, Rosenhan decided to […]










