Globally, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has sparked unexpected and violent outbursts against doctors, nurses, and other health personnel. In the Indian context, studies on violence against doctors and other medical staff largely focus on supply-demand imbalances in health care,...

The 1943 famine in East Indian state of Bengal caused unprecedented loss of human life and untold misery. The Bengal Famine Inquiry Committee (BFIC) commissioned by the British colonial government examined many dimensions of public systems and flagged structural deficits in the health system...