One of its founders, based in Bengaluru, has glorified the immediate availability of rabies vaccine upon being bitten by a dog.
The founder of a Bengaluru-based company has triggered a controversial debate when he compared his experience to receive urgent care in the city with the experience of his friend in the US. In an interview with X, Siddharth Dialani, the founder and CEO of BharatAgri, said that he was bitten by a pet dog in the house when he was present at a house party. Even though he was told that the dog is vaccinated, he went ahead and took a rabies shot to be on the safe side.
Dialani remarked that he could walk in a local clinic in Koramangala where he could get vaccinated in minutes. He explained the facility as cheap, available and convenient, and attributed the convenience to the ease of access to a healthcare network operated by Clinikk. “We take a lot of things for granted in India,” he wrote. “The clinic was just 1km from my home at Koramangala, was affordable, vaccine was available and staff was caring. That’s peak healthcare!” he added.
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However, an opposing view was given by Dialani who asserted that a friend in San Francisco was unable to locate a rabies vaccine within a 10-mile radius, after being bitten by a stray dog, which caused hours of anxiety.
We take a lot of things for granted in India!
I had an unfortunate event where I went to a friend’s place all excited for a house party and their pet dog bit me!
Even though they assured me that the dog is vaccinated, I didn’t want to take any risk.
Thanks to a company named… — Siddharth Dialani (@siddharth_iitm) March 29, 2026
How did social media react?
The post had varied responses on the social media as some users questioned the comparison.
One of the users indicated that accessibility in such urban pockets as Bengaluru might not represent the situation in the rest of India. “Getting anything in Koramangala very easy. When this happens in 65% of the population living in rural area who still struggle to get basic medical facilities, it’s not really a win,” the user wrote.
Other points emphasized how the US has mostly eradicated the occurrence of dog to human rabies, which minimized the regular supply of vaccination. “Well, did you ask yourself why that could be – That is because US has eliminated dog to human rabies transmission. Without a doubt US health care is expensive than India but there are countless things that countries like US are doing right that we need to learn from,” another commented.
“The comparison is pretty weird. He might find a clinic 25 miles away where he can reach in 30 mins while your 1 km journey might take more than an hour,” wrote a third user.
“Not being able to find vaccine in 10 mile radius probably had something to do with the fact that the US is considered 100% free from canine rabies since 2007. Not sure if this is something to be proud of,” wrote another.
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In reply to the criticism, Dialani argued that it is urgent in such situations.
“Access to healthcare in India is one of the best success stories of the nation,” one user commented.
“India’s healthcare infrastructure really is the dark horse here. Walk-in rabies vaccine in 10 mins vs your friend searching hospitals in the richest country on earth. We’ve actually solved the access problem. Just haven’t marketed it well enough,” said another.
“That’s so true. I wanted a blood test report. In India I used to get my report within 3-4 hours, medication would start immediately. In US it took more than a week. I am not even sure, It even reflects my current condition,” shared another.
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