{"id":10552,"date":"2022-02-09T12:20:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T06:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&p=10552"},"modified":"2025-08-21T11:04:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T05:34:21","slug":"write-of-passage-teen-manasi-patil-brandishes-gen-z-through-her-creative-spirit","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/books\/write-of-passage-teen-manasi-patil-brandishes-gen-z-through-her-creative-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Write of passage: Teen Manasi Patil brandishes Gen Z through her creative spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"

(February 9, 2022)<\/strong> In the bustling city of Mumbai lives 15-year-old Manasi Patil, a budding Indian teen author, TEDx speaker, and Stem aspirant. As she navigates life through a fast-paced city, her looming board exams, and varied interests, one thing is clear \u2013 if you have the will to do things, you will, regardless of the juggle involved. Through it all, she has been keen to reinforce the Gen Z potential through articles, events and workshops at schools.<\/p>\n

In fact, this Indian teen author’s work has earned her five awards in 2021 itself. From Indian Achievers Award for Gen Z empowerment, 20 Under 20 Influencer Awards by Sri Venkateswara College, Inspiring Leadership Award, The Daily Point of Light Award, which is given in memory of former US President George Bush, to the Global Sustainability Award, Manasi has been raking in laurels through her grit, determination, and hard work.<\/p>\n

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Born in Bhusawal, Maharashtra, to Gauri Patil, a math professor, and Mahesh Patil, a software engineer, the class X student now lives in Mumbai with her family, including her younger brother Shreekrishna. The student at St Paul\u2019s Convent High School, discovered her love for books early on and confesses that she could spend hours curled up with a good book. \u201cI\u2019ve wanted to be an author since I was eight-years-old and have always loved reading. However, things began moving when the lockdown happened. Stuck at home, I began writing a little story in a notebook,\u201d Manasi tells Global Indian<\/a>, adding, \u201cBefore I knew it, this story grew into a full-fledged book.\u201d<\/p>\n

As she completed her book, she began looking for publishers. Her research led her to discover self-publishing and the teenager decided to go down that route with the support of her parents. So, in May 2020, this Indian teen author released her first book The Cousins\u2019 Crime<\/em>, a mystery, through Kindle Direct Publishing. \u201cWhen I began writing, I wrote predominantly for myself. Selling my books was not on my mind. I wrote to Ann Evans, one of my favourite authors to review my book, and she did,\u201d beams Manasi. The positive review encouraged Manasi to write her second book Why Ignore Them<\/em>, a non-fiction work on the nine problems of the world.<\/p>\n

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