As an anaesthesiologist, I - Dr Roshan Radhakrishnan - get to do exactly what I aspired for when I joined the medical field - relieve pain. Turns out I am pretty good at doing the same with words too.
With over 3.2 million page views since its inception, my website Godyears.net is not just one of the longest-running but also considered one of the most popular in the country, having beaten out the competition to win the 'Best blog in India for Creative Writing' at the Country's First ever Live Blogging Conference and Awards Ceremony. It was also the winner of 'the Best Blog from Kerala' at the 2017 Indian Blogging Award.
In addition to having a literary portfolio that includes over 50 short stories and articles published in various anthologies, journals, magazines and even being a writer for the Huffington Post, I boasts the unique record of presently being the only Indian to have won first prize in both Season 1 and Season 2 of Write India, India's largest crowd sourced competition ever.
My views have been featured over the years in dozens of media outlets ranging from interviews with the Indian Express and Deccan Chronicle in India to even international media and sites including BBC, the Financial Times (USA) and the British Medical Journal for my no-holds barred viral article on the failing healthcare system in India in 2015.
I look to make a positive impact in real life too and in 2017, was one of the speakers for the Changing Tomorrow Youth Summit 2017 alongside celebrities like Raveena Tandon & Sachin Pilot, regaling young minds in Jaipur.
Over the years, I have also worked with various national as well as global organizations, offering featured promotional articles at the site for products from companies as diverse as Land Rover, Renault, Tata Motors, Ola, Protinex, Philips, VLCC, Asian Paints and Puma.
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