15-year-old Dubai student authors 'inspiring' book

Aryan launched his second book 'Tales of Realisation' at the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2018 on Friday, November 9.

Everyone has a novelist inside them, but it's only a few gifted ones who realise and bring it out - this is what Aryan Muralidharan, a fifteen-year-old author from The Millennium School, Dubai, said about how he feels being a teen author.
Aryan launched his second book 'Tales of Realisation' at the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2018 on Friday, November 9. The book is a collection of inspiring short stories. "I want this book to serve as an inspiration for my friends so they can reach greater heights in life and become better human beings. My first book aimed to instill values such as honesty, integrity etc. among children," he said.
The teenager debuted as an author during the last year's SIBF with his book 'A Tryst with Life' - a compilation of inspiring short stories, mostly real-life incidents.
"I believe that life itself is a great inspiration. Every incident which I come across or experience has proved to be an inspiration for me as I learned various important lessons. I would like to thank my parents, grandparents and teachers for setting a great example and inspiring me at every stage of my life."
Aryan writes non-fictional stories which are based on real-life incidents. "I believe that a good story should not be monotonous but inspire the readers to reach greater heights in life. Therefore, my stories are based on incidents which can serve as an eye-opener to the reader. I have also inscribed my musings in the form of stories as I believe that books can create a positive impact in the society."
His second book 'Tales of Realisation' was launched at the Writer's Forum at SIBF and was attended by over 60 guests and dignitaries. The chief guests were his school principal Ambika Gulati and Mohan Kumar, foreign sections and external affairs coordinator at the Sharjah Book Authority.
"Writing is my greatest passion and I want to use the power of my pen to create a positive impact in the society and change the world for better. I want to write more of inspirational stories in the future to inspire my friends to burn the midnight oil in pursuit of success and happiness."
Lover of letters
Aryan started writing from the age of seven when he was studying in Grade 1. "I was presented with my first book by my then class teacher, and I fell in love with the amazing world of letters. I started writing stories whenever I got an idea or found an interesting topic. Soon, I had a large collection of short stories and had participated in various creative writing contests."
There was some sort of fascination that Aryan found with seeing his name printed on a book as an author and this led him to nurture a dream to author his own book.
As time passed, Aryan gradually developed a passion to share his ideas with the world. "It was while idling away during my summer holidays, that my parents suggested the idea of compiling the stories. And soon I saw my dream convert into a reality last year."
Apart from being an author, the Grade 9 student is also a recipient of Sheikh Hamdan Award for Distinguished Academic Performance that is given to students who excel in both academics and co-curricular activities. He has also received the International Diana Award, given to students for their extraordinary contribution towards the society.
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