Ashaani Taneja

Ashaani is a 15 year old writer who is currently studying at Welham Girls School, Dehradun in grade 11. She has authored a book named 'Bad Blood Frenemies' which was launched in October 2019 in the Dehradun Literature Festival by legendary, Mr. Ruskin Bond. Ashaani also received 'The Ruskin Bond Literary Award' for synopsis writing in 2018. One of her poems 'Breath' was published in the literary magazine called the 'The Indian Periodical.' Ashaani has also participated in many school events, from writing to sports and extracurriculars including dramatics and vocal music. She is very passionate about writing and hopes to pursue it as a career in the near future.