SIBF 2021: Young author of determination pens first book about overcoming struggles

Meet Navya Bhaskaran - a teenage girl of determination who released her first book at the Sharjah International Book Festival.

Navya, a 15-year-old Keralite, may be one of the youngest authors to launch her book at the international book fair. "This book is about my life and how I overcome my difficulties," Said Navya.

Navya was diagnosed with a rare condition known as vocal cord paresis at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, where one or both of the vocal cords do not function properly. She couldn't talk for almost eight months. "I lost a thing which I loved, and that's singing," said Navya.

Disheartened with the condition, she would often talk about it. "I was talking about this incident now and then. My teacher suggested me to write down how I felt. And that gave me a new idea to write a book on myself."

Navya highlighted that her mother, Dr Vandana Bhaskaran, has helped her to write the book, and she completed it within a month.

"This book is all about how one can overcome difficult situations with determination and patience, which she experienced in her life and she was very determined to overcome her condition," Dr Vandana said.

Navya studies in RKD NSS HSS Sasthamangalam in Trivandrum Kerala and takes online classes while residing in Sharjah.

She is a singer who has attracted accolades for her soothing voice. Navya started pursuing her love for music and acting at the age of 8 and became the grand champion of UAE's reality show 'The One' in the Year 2019. Navya also bagged 3rd place in Monologue in an acting workshop held in Los Angeles.

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