Pune teenager won Commonwealth Essay Writing Award; new kid on the writer’s block

Asian Lite’s Rahul Laud meets young teenager award winning writer  Tatwamasi Dani in Pune

At sweet sixteen this Pune resident teenager – student of Victorious Kidss Educares – is making international waves on the writer’s front. Young multi-talented Tatwamasi Dani is a talented linguist. She is currently creating a card game StoryBuilder that aids children in crafting their own stories.

She had bagged the prestigious Commonwealth award – a silver medal out of 37000 global entries. Her essay Does Age Matter where she deals with age in an autobiographical style gave her essay titled Unwilling to hold back international acclaim.

Her writing journey began at the early age of 12 where she Began writing her first book, “The Zest of Claire Norman, ” published in 2022. This book got published by Himalauya when she was 14.

Tatwamasi Participated in a mentorship program by Scholastic, where she authored and published a short story called “Down The Road” when she was 14. The story is published in an anthology titled “Journey Through Pages” at age 15.

Head Girl at her school,  Co-President of Debate Club,  and Founder and President of the Special Needs Awareness Club (SNAC) at her tender age she is fluent in 5 languages (English, Hindi, French, Spanish, and Marathi). She is an aspiring entrepreneur. She was a student at Young Entrepreneurs Academy, India (now renamed to Thapar Entrepreneurs Academy, of which she is a student Brand Ambassador). As all youngsters today are bubbling with start-up ideas, her start-up idea ABC Seekho (Angrezi Baat Cheet Seekho) won 4th Place at the YEA India Investor Panel.

It is very rare for girls her age to have an interest in  Golf. Perhaps in the family Tatwamasi is a Western golfer. She Plays professionally and is a regular at the Pune Golf Club.

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