So it's been a while since I posted something here. A LONG while. Sorry to all my followers on this platform - I've moved to nikhilautar.com (I should be posting here and there though, that's my fault.  So where have I been? What have I been up to? Well, I've been working hard. Promise. I've nearly finished my research degree - the one I decided to complete while I waited for my immune system to strengthen, so I could do medicine again. Hopefully I'll get some publications and formally contribute to science and human development!  But I've also been busy on this startup. One I thi ..read more

The day I got into medicine, was the greatest day of my life.  I'm sure many medical students and doctors would tell you the exact same thing... For me it was personal.  I'd always wanted to study medicine. What better job was there? You could save lives and live in relative comfort your entire life. I'd get to emulate my childhood hero growing up, Captain Hawkeye Pierce from M.A.S.H.  But after leukaemia struck my life... it became personal.  I wanted to help people as I'd been helped. It was my doctor's words; that "The Good News Is You're 17 and You Have Leukaemia ..read more

Last post:                                     My Story:                                         Next One So, in my nation (Australia), we're currently running a national survey on whether people think Same Sex Marriage (SSM) should be allowed or not. A simple yes or no vote (it cost us $122 million by the way, and is non binding, in addition to $10million or so given directly to ..read more

Last post:                                     My Story:                                         Next One The day I got into medicine, was the greatest day of my life.  I'm sure many medical students and doctors would tell you the exact same thing... I'd always wanted to study medicine. "What better job was there?" I thought. You could save lives and live in relative comfo ..read more

Last post:                                     My Story:                                         Next One So. A lot of you know, I've been pretty down recently. Cancer's tough, I'm sure you can appreciate that. I did for sure before starting treatment. But that fear, by acknowledging it, I somehowturned it into a positive... It meant I wasn't kidding myself. That when the tough t ..read more

Last post:                                     My Story:                                         Next One I know I've said this a lot, but last year was hell.  I embarked on the hardest year of med school with an already debilitating side effect - the cramps. What did I expect?  But I didn't bank on that last one, the cramps, getting even worse... I didn't think it co ..read more

I'm not crazy. But after suffering for a year, I finally have faith in something again. You'll always have something on your side in life. Always. Sometimes it takes a bit of time and help to find that... Last post:                                     My Story:                                         Next One Last year was hell. Not only was I going through 2nd year, the hardest ..read more

As a cancer patient, I actually think depression is harder to get through than cancer... At least with cancer, I had my mind on my side. Last post:                                     My Story:                                         Next One   2016 has been a bad year.  For me, it's become even worse.  2 real life friends, one of my readers and a child whose grade ..read more

One of these men made a huge win that'll help out those in poverty, and make his country great again. The other's Trump. What Modi's move means for the INR, and the country as a whole. Last post:                                     My Story:                                         Next One Okay so there's some good news today to those of us who are rational... This genius move w ..read more

Last post:                                     My Story:                                         Next One This is heartbreaking. But what's even worse is that teenagers like these guys receive the lowest funding of any age group, even though their survival rates have improved least. Here's how we can fix some of that. Late last year, an exciting thing happened.  I managed ..read more