India is going through one of its most trying times as a nation. At the time of writing this article, we have recorded close to 2.7 lakh cases in 24 hours. There are heart-wrenching images and stories of Indians suffocating to death due to an absence of beds, oxygen cylinders, ventilators, and medicines. There have been horrific photos of bodies being piled up and buried together and of our fellow citizens slowly documenting their descent into death on social media while pleading for some medical intervention. The situation is dire and if you have switched on the news, been on social media or been unfortunate enough to have to visit a hospital or crematorium at this time, then you are painfully aware of just how severe the situation is. How did we get here? Are there mistakes in history that the government has repeated? and what are the things that India can do to ensure that no government fails her this badly in the future?