He wields the pen adroitly for his young age

Mangalore: When most children of his age spend their free time playing, 15-year-old Harsha used it to give wings to his creativity. He has penned a 180-page novel in Kannada - 'David Robert Matthu Chip'.
The book will be released during the Independence Day celebration of Noble High School on Wednesday. Harsha, a class X student of the school, is all excited the launch of his first novel."My father PV Pradeep Kumar is a writer. He and my mother Sunitha are my inspiration to become a novelist. My father always motivated and encouraged me to write. I am now working on the second part of the novel and I will continue to write books in future," he said.
Harsha started writing short stories at the age of 11. "I have written six short stories so far. My first short story 'Mola Matthu Nari' was published in Balamangala, a Kannada magazine. 'David Robert matthu Chip' deals with adventures of David, the protagonist," he said.
According to his headmistress Anitha Sunil Bangera, Harsha is an all-rounder. "He is excellent in studies . He always scores highest marks in his class. It is really commendable that he writes proficiently in Kannada even though he is an English medium student," she said. His book has already been selected as the best children's novel by the central library department. Sahana Prakashana is publishing the book.