What do 12-year-old children do? They play, have fun and go to school, and so on. But 12-year-old Pradeepta Badu recently published her novel 'Dead or Alive' written in English.
What inspired Pradipta to write the novel? She recounted a memory from a few months ago. That day she was looking at old photos on her mobile phone.
Corona Epidemic After seeing a photo of him wearing a mask, he remembered the time during Corona. Remembering reading the news that people are dying due to corona infection, having to stay apart from each other, and the memory of such incidents made him feel uncomfortable . She became emotional remembering the moment when she had to stay away from her friends due to the lockdown.
From that time, she started writing the memories of that time in the diary . As he was writing, he felt as if his mind was lightened . After that day, she poured out her feelings in the diary every day. She told her parents what she had written. They also inspired Pradipta to write. This writing journey made Pradipta a novelist. A few days ago, she released this book and gave it as a gift on her father's birthday.
Pradipta was fond of reading magazines and books since childhood. His parents have always supported his interests. Pradipta said that everything is connected with emotions. She said that she wrote similar things in the novel. And she said that she was able to write the book only because of her family's support and encouragement. After the
book was published, friends and teachers also gave him a good response. She said that such response inspired her to write books on different topics. She said, "I will continue my writing in the coming days."
Pradipta, who is interested in reading mystery and thriller books even at a young age, is studying in grade 8 at Pathshala Foundation Nepal. Mother Pratishtha, who is a veterinary doctor, and father Kailash Badu, an engineer, are surprised to see their daughter's interest in reading and writing. The mother said that she was inspired to publish the book to encourage her daughter's interest in literature and writing. In the
novel, Pradipta has weaved a story about the distance between people, living in the same house during the Corona virus, and the various problems that people had to face at that time . She said, "I have imagined in the novel how our society would be if there was a bigger problem than Corona."
The cover art of this novel divided into 20 sections is prepared by Akrin. The novel has been brought to the market by Mansar Prakashan.
