Photo: Samhridhy Gohain and Vivian Venter, Head of Primary School
10 Tear old Published author Samhridhy Gohain is no ordinary writer. She is just 10 years old and is a learner at Curro Academy Pretoria. Her first book “3 Epic Adventures” is now available for purchase on Amazon. It is also in hard copy on request. The book is a collection of short stories. It includes “Jupiter The Space Frog”, “Adventures of Blisa The Kitten” and “Are Aliens Real?”
Beautifully written and creatively executed, Samhridhy’s debut book combines her love of animals as well as her passion for space. She also writes with heart and a voice beyond her years. Parents everywhere will enjoy sharing it with their children. They will even read it themselves.
Inspiration for the young author – who started writing at just 7 years old – is two-fold. Her Principal Scientist father and her Grade 3 teacher at Curro Academy Pretoria, Mary Brümmer. Both played an integral role in encouraging Samhridhy to write a book. Her father, Dr Mukat Gohain, was a keen writer as a child too. He undoubtedly has passed his passion onto his daughter. He encourages her creativity and imagination. As her teacher, Brümmer realised Samhridhy’s potential as a creative writer early on. She was undoubtedly highly skilled in writing short stories herself. Brümmer’s own love of frogs also provided the inspiration for Samhridhy’s first story, “Jupiter The Space Frog”, this as the classroom was painted lime green and was covered in frogs.
Brümmer says of her time teaching Samhridhy, “I also tried to encourage her to never stop writing and she didn’t. She is truly an amazing little girl. She indeed has a fantastic sense of picking up the small things that you say and remembering it. For instance, I told her that my mother loved her stories. Her name is Lily. Lily is now part of the “Jupiter the Space Frog” story too.”
Samhridhy’s love of space also plays a key role in her work. Her parents bought her a telescope early on so that she could watch the stars and planets. It fascinate her. It’s also why Jupiter is no ordinary frog. It is from space.
“3 Epic Adventures” took around four months to complete. Samhridhy is currently working on two new books. One of which is “Jupiter the Space Frog Part Two”. The other, “Mysterious World” is already 92 pages long. It is also a work in progress.
It’s not only Samhridhy’s writing talent that is so extraordinary. She also has a big heart. It proceeds from the sale of her first book are being donated to Jakaranda Children’s Home in Pretoria, East Lynne.
Sangeeta Gohain, Samhridhy’s mother says, “She is a very kind person. She loves to help people and animals. It is why she insisted on donating funds to the Children’s Home. She wants to make a difference.”
Mr Vivian Venter, Curro Academy Pretoria’s Head of Primary School says, “We are so proud of Samhridhy. Also what she has accomplished at such a young age. Her writing is inspiring. Her love of animals and space is very apparent. She has combined these two passions beautifully in her debut short story collection. She is a bright child who we are delighted to have on campus at Curro Academy Pretoria. We are excited to see her grow as an author.”
More on Curro Pretoria:
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https://www.curro.co.za/gauteng/curro-academy-pretoria-east-lynne/