Meet Vasudha Mishra, a sixth grader from Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, K.K.Nagar.
Twinkling eyes and surrounded by an aura of pleasantness and an eagerness to learn more.
An attitude of absorbing everything from a place or a person to recreate the same experience while writing. These are a few phrases to describe Vasudha.
She loves to be with group of friends always and it is no wonder that her story, which was about a misunderstanding between two buddies and how it was resolved, won the runner up prize choosing her among the entries from 3000 students in India, in a competition conducted by Scholastic India.
When asked if she preferred happy ending to sad ending in any story, her answer was prompt – It depends on the context.
Vasudha, hailing from Jamshedpur is now settled in Chennai. Her family has been living in Chennai for more than seventeen years now.
This prolific young writer wants to become a cardiologist. Now, I was intrigued. How can someone with a natural flair for English, whose talent involves a high degree of creative thinking and who has a way with words, want to be something like a cardiologist, which needs a high level of discipline, practice as well as a stock-hold of theoretical and practical knowledge?
But Vasudha believes that the two are in fact quite similar. She wants to become a cardiologist to serve people and write medical journals so that both her passion and talent will meet, ultimately, shaping her as an all rounder, which she already is.
Scholastic India recently released this year’s book, a collection of prize winning stories titled For Kids By kids and Vasudha was invited to be at the book reading session. She shared the stage with the other winners at the competition and a popular columnist and a writer for children, Shreekumar Varma. How did she feel at the show?. She gushes – ” I was totally excited and I guess it was because of that, the nervousness I was feeling didn’t show!”
Vasudha writes for other competitions like Uncle Babji and her articles for the school magazine have won her praise from teachers, juniors and seniors alike. Her poem for the Commonwealth competition was adjudged as highly commendable.
She draws inspiration from everywhere she goes and from every person she meets. Her role model is her sister, who also is a writer and helps Vasudha shape her talent better. She is chosen to represent Chennai in the Horlick’s Whiz Kids contest based on an interview, a written test, a one- minute introduction and a two- minute talent round where she performed a piece in Bharatanatyam.
She enjoys reading classic and evergreen authors such as Enid Blyton, the Nancy Drew series written by Carolyn Keene and India’s very own R. K. Narayan. Apart from reading books, Vasudha trains in Bharatanatyam and enjoys arts and crafts. She also loves to play Carom and won many prizes in the sport.