New Delhi, June 8 -- Parbhani, Maharashtra: From the window of Udyati Pathology Lab, the noise of Parbhani is relentless. A chaos of honking scooters, impatient rickshaws and street vendors shouting their daily specials rises from the road below. Just steps away, the railway station adds its own chorus-train announcements crackling through loudspeakers, metal wheels screeching against tracks. The air filled with the small-town urgency of life in motion.

Inside, Dr Chaitanya K. sits in front of a microscope and a half-drunk cup of tea. On the wall, a faded sign reads in hand-painted Marathi: "Accurate diagnosis, unwavering trust."

But here, accuracy has always been a battle fought against exhaustion, distractions and overwhelming demand....