“If you’re not solving for access, you’re not solving healthcare”

That conviction led Dr. Suchin Bajaj to build where most wouldn’t.

In this episode of The Prognosis Podcast, Dr. Shuchin Bajaj, Founder & Director of Ujjala Cygnus Hospitals, shares how he built a hospital network focused on India’s most underserved regions, tier 2 and tier 3 towns where access, affordability, and outcomes are often the hardest to solve.

His journey is driven by a clear idea: that healthcare in India cannot scale by extending metro-centric models. It needs to be rethought for a very different reality, one that combines scale with affordability, building hospitals designed for smaller towns without compromising on quality or outcomes.

In this episode:
- Why Sachin chose to build in underserved towns when most providers focused on metros
- The thinking behind a high-volume, low-cost model without compromising on quality
- How financial outcomes shape healthcare decisions for patients and families
- The role of Ayushman Bharat in enabling scalable access
- Why preventive and primary care remain critical gaps in India’s healthcare system
- What it takes to build a mission-driven, market-minded healthcare business

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“There’s so much clinical need here. If you can solve for India, you can solve for the world.”

Solving healthcare in India isn’t easy but for Dr. Shravan Subramanyam, that’s exactly what makes it a compelling challenge to take on.

In this episode of The Prognosis Podcast, Dr. Shravan Subramanyam, MD and Group CEO of BPL Medical Technologies, shares the thinking behind BPL 2.0 and its ambition to scale 10x in 10 years.

Drawing from leadership stints across global healthcare giants, he unpacks what it takes to build a homegrown MedTech company in a market long dominated by imports, from owning IP and manufacturing to expanding into global markets.

In this episode:
- Why Dr. Shravan chose to return to India and build in one of healthcare’s toughest markets
- The strategic vision behind BPL 2.0 and its 10x in 10 years ambition
- Moving from product trading to IP ownership and manufacturing control
- BPL balancing affordability with clinical reliability
- Reducing India’s import dependence in medical devices
- The global opportunity for India-built MedTech across emerging markets

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“Aging is not a problem to be managed. It is a life stage that deserves dignity, care, and design.”

When Tara Singh Vachani chose to build in senior care, the category barely existed in India. What did exist was a clear belief that the way India ages needed to change.

In this episode of The Prognosis Podcast, Tara, Founder and Executive Chairperson of Antara Senior Care, reflects on that choice and the journey that followed. Rather than focusing on outcomes alone, the conversation explores how Antara was built, the thinking behind key decisions, and what it truly takes to create a category in Indian healthcare.

In this episode:

• Why Tara chose senior care as her mission at 23 and what she saw that others didn't
• How Antara is shifting cultural mindsets around aging and assisted living in India
• The philosophy of care that anchors everything Antara builds
• The unique challenges and opportunities of scaling home care in India's diverse landscape

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