Manikya Sanghi is a young, award-winning author of 21 remarkable books at the age of 14 years. He is also a Multiple World Record Holder, Screen Writer, Philatelist (Stamp Collector) and always inspired to serve society selflessly. He has also been conferred with an Honorary Doctorate (Honoris Causa) for his extraordinary writing prowess, outstanding achievements in life, and contribution to society.
Manikya wrote his first book at the age of 5 years. He planned a whole fiction series wrote his first novel at the age of 9 years; and wrote his first Script at the age of 13 years.
Manikya’s parents say that they discovered his extraordinary talent of intuitively creating and narrating original stories in his childhood. He further started receiving exceptional ideas while doing meditation with his Honourable Mentor and Spiritual Scientist - Sri Maa Sidh Sidhshakti Ji. Combining it with subject-specific research, guidance, and dedication, he has mastered the art of producing enriching and uplifting books. He has not done any formal course in writing. Manikya’s award-winning books now include a Fiction Novel Series titled Chronicles of Tierra; Story and activity books on Life Skills for Students; and Other Inspiring Stories to help overcome self-doubt, enhance self-belief, create awareness about bullying, and inspire kids to help those in need. He has also created a few educational books with include books for teaching Hindi in a very easy and creative way. They have helped many kids in India and around the world to enjoy learning Hindi.
Eminent Press and media have encouraged him since childhood by widely covering him for being an inspiration to innumerable families through natural lifestyle choices, and the positive impact of his books on society. The Week Magazine featured Manikya Sanghi among the ‘25 Incredibles of India’ in their December 2015 Annual Issue at the tender age of just 7 years. Manikya was also recently featured among the ‘Top 50 Authors of India’ by India’s leading Magazine ‘The Literary Mirror’.
Manikya says, “Right from the beginning of my early childhood days, I have always found a special connection to the medium of storytelling. Stories have been a source of teaching and entertainment at once, and they have the potential to strike certain chords within one’s heart that otherwise would possibly never have been struck. Even in my own stories, it was only after receiving reviews from readers telling how they have been inspired and moved by what they read that I realized the moral messages that my story contained. Themes of hope finding its way between despair, overcoming one’s inner evils realizing one’s worth, and enhancing belief in oneself have all been embellished in the tales inside my novels. In this new age world, which is getting rapidly digitalized day by day, I realized that the modern method of digital visual storytelling is a method that could be easily leveraged to help my stories reach the masses. This is why I plan to translate my books into a Web Series or A Film Series that can reach every single person who possibly watches them.”
Born in a middle-class family, Manikya has achieved everything based on his inner talent, down-to-earth nature, and perseverance. But what lies behind all this success and eventually the contribution he has been able to make in many lives is a very heart-touching story; which is for another time. However, it is very inspirational in itself how little Manikya overcame many struggles in his initial life and emerged out of it like a true gem. The troubles of his daily life bloomed into flowers of inner wisdom, which now show in his writing. Manikya is thus always willing to serve anyone in need, with little acts of kindness done daily to the best of his ability.
