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Meet Maneet Dhiraj Bhandary, Whose Pen Loves to Wander

A 13-year-old from Gurgaon who thrives on experimentation and bold ideas, Maneet writes for readers who crave meaning and mystery.

Bukmuk Publishing27 April 20261 min read

Maneet Dhiraj Bhandary is a writer from Gurgaon who thrives on experimentation and bold ideas.

Maneet writes with a mind wide open and a pen that loves to wander, making stories for readers who crave meaning, mystery, and a touch of minty magic. That willingness to experiment, to not write the obvious story, is rarer than it should be at any age.

Maneet's work appears in our 2025 anthology Hopscotch, sharing the contents page with eight other young authors.

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