B Y Apurva Iyengar, born on Sep 5, 1986, has been acknowledged as a child prodigy for her poetic talent. She has been composing poems in English and Hindi from a very tender age and her first book of verse Shri Satyapurva Poetry was published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan when she was just 12. Her talent has been recognized and honoured by several literary organizations not only in AP but in several other States. She received a Certificate from Mr Chandrababu Naidu in Nov 2001 when he was the CM of AP.
She was featured in The Limca Book of Records of 2003 as the ‘Youngest Poetess’ in India. She was the youngest member of the Poetry Society of India, New Delhi in 2002.
Apurva has also excelled academically and in extra-curricular activities and won many prizes and awards as a student of Bhavan’s Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalaya and Bhavan’s Vivekananda Degree College, Hyderabad. She was the college topper in Class XII CBSE exam. She was awarded certificate of merit for being a “complete and composite personality” by her Institution in 2003 as well as 2004.
For her prodigious talent, she has been featured in several newspapers including The Hindu, The Times of India, The New Indian Express and Deccan Chronicle. She studied B. Com. at the Bhavan’s Vivekananda College.
She can be reached at her email: satyapurva@yahoo.com
