Our contributors
Meet the contributors of The HEM - Volume Two
Akrit Agarwal
Akrit Agarwal is a student at Pathways World School in Gurgaon, India and will graduate in 2021. A Second Reader for Polyphony Lit and a self-professed intellectual (humility isn't his finest quality), he likes anything to do with English, exercise and video games. He also makes so many inside jokes that they're effectively public knowledge.
Aashna sethi
Aashna Sethi is a creative young adult who finds her comfort in expressing herself through words and photographs. She is currently exploring the field of psychology as a fresher at Ashoka University and is also an enthusiastic volunteer for social services. Always open to broadening her horizons, she loves the quest of knowledge and the thrill of travel.
Shrishti jalan
Shrishti Jalan is a 17-year-old student from Delhi Public School, Pune. In whatever little time she gets, Shrishti can be found scribbling poems in her notebooks. She is an avid reader and is also working on a novel collaboration with another student. She also has an Instagram blog (@shewritesinbeautyx) on which she posts her writings from time to time. Shrishti is interested in studying literature in college and has a strange affection towards mathematics.
Anish shekar
Anish Shekar is a teenager living in San Ramon who loves writing, hanging out with friends, and playing golf at the professional level. When he isn’t slacking off on his homework, he is writing, watching TV, or playing Golf. Other interests include eating pizza, french fries, and playing with his german shepard. He deplores getting out of bed in the morning to go to school!
kyra kumar
Kyra Kumar is an aspiring writer from Pathways World School, Aravali. When she doesn’t have her nose buried in a historical fanfiction, you can find her spending time at the stables with her horses and dogs. She is also the president of a youth organization called meandyou.th which aims to promote the youth’s talents and advocate for their issues.
tanya roy
Tanya Roy is a humanities student of grade 12 at DPS RK Puram. She enjoys sketching, painting, singing, and writing prose & poetry. She also has an interest in individualist fashion statements, film critique & analysis, reading classic literature & poetry of the romantic era, perusing the artworks of female artists, curating playlists of her eclectic music taste, writing for her blog, and browsing as many articles & essays as she can on womanhood, love, and the world around us.
kRIsha shah
Krisha Shah is an aspiring designer with a wide range of varying interests. When trying to study, she is doodling in the margins of her notebooks and daydreaming about the next trek she is going to take. She dreams of opening a cafe of her own, adopt as many dogs as she can afford, and travel around the world. She maintains an online art blog on Instagram with her friend (@nusharrt). She plays badminton and has represented her school at the state level . She has learnt salsa, and is a certified volunteer at a nationwide travel and trekking company. She has secured high grades in state level drawing examinations and can always be seen flaunting a kind smile.
Lavanya Guha
Lavanya Guha is a student from Pathways World School who is doing the IB program. Her week is spent trying to cope up with school work but in the free time that she gets, she likes to immerse herself in art. Though her frustration sometimes gets the best of her and many of her works don't live to see the next day, she continues to develop her skills, hoping to attend an art school in the future.