Novel Adventure

She’s just sixteen. Her first book hit the stands recently and she is already working on a sequel. Aditi Tandon zeroes in on the Chandigarh girl who has not only created a buzz among the young but also shines in academics, sports and classical dance.

YOU don’t expect school kids to don the mantle of authors and start writing fiction. That’s something which, conventionally, falls under the purview of adult writers. Little wonder then that Chandigarh’s 16-year-old Kriti Puri had to spend at least a month convincing everybody, including her own parents, that she had actually written fiction that deserved to be published. 

EXCERPTS: Jaan’s dream
CRITIC'S VIEW: More than a lively murder mystery
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