Radhika Sachdev

Radhika Sachdev is an independent journalist who held senior editorial positions at the Times of India, Hindustan Times, Indian Express, Financial World, and The Pioneer. In Second Go, she documents her own medical crisis — a liver tumour discovered while she was a single mother and sole breadwinner — writing the account in real time from a hospital bed on a smartphone. The memoir weaves together medical records, personal correspondence, and recovery, tracing a journey from life-threatening illness back to health.