India, July 1 -- Dr Pragya Kumari is a postgraduate resident in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC), Delhi. Representing the new generation of doctors, the 27-year-old is training in one of the country's busiest government teaching hospitals, where she manages high-risk pregnancies, emergency obstetric cases and women's healthcare. As a young doctor at the frontline of public healthcare, she has witnessed firsthand the growing pressures of medical training, intense competition and changing patient expectations.

A. The competition has increased drastically for our generation. Getting a government medical seat has become incredibly difficult. The recent controversies surrounding the NEET exa...