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Meet Ayaansh Aggarwal, Inspired by Sudha Murthy

A 10-year-old from Delhi who brings warmth, wit, and wonder to his writing, in the tradition of the storyteller he admires most.

Bukmuk Publishing7 May 20261 min read

Ayaansh Aggarwal is a 10-year-old from Delhi, inspired by the heartfelt, imaginative tales of Sudha Murthy.

It is a telling influence. Murthy's stories are warm and plain-spoken and quietly wise, and Ayaansh brings that same warmth, wit, and wonder to his own writing. He is not chasing spectacle. He is after the feeling.

His story appears in our 2025 anthology Hopscotch. A young writer who looks up to a storyteller like Murthy is a young writer worth watching.

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