Come July and it will be a full year since the Union Health Ministry issued an appeal to state governments to increase awareness about cadaver donation. Not much has, however, changed on the ground as several medical colleges across India are faced with a severe shortage of cadavers. According to the Medical Council of India recommended ratio, one cadaver is needed for every ten students to study anatomy during their undergraduate years. But various research studies related to cadaver shortage and whole body donation point out that in the worst cases close to 50 students in India are using a single body for dissection classes.