Young Editor ready to conquer the world with Smile

New Delhi, July 29 (UNI) ''The most invincible weapon is your cute smile. Smile and conquer the world with Love'' are the keywords of the children's magazine 'Invincible' edited by Shambhavi, a 13-year-old school going girl.

A student of VIII standard in Air Force Bal Bharati Public School here, Shambhavi is one of the youngest editors around, who does not employ her skills for commercial viability of the magazine, but certainly gives reasons to smile and cheer for many starry-eyed children.

Priced at just Rs two per copy, which makes it affordable cutting across the financial status of its readers, the young editor told UNI, ''The magazine 'Invincible' is a children's magazine, a guide for the students. It includes write ups that are motivational and informational primarily for children, but equally enthralls the kids there in the hearts of the adults too.

Expressing elation at the overwhelming response to her magazine, she chuckled ''Invincible had received great response from its readers. I am getting letters for subscription and comments from all around; it feels really great.'' Shambhavi had been contributing articles and poems to her school magazine ''Damini'' since she was in IV standard but the idea to start a magazine of her own, addressing the needs of the children issued by a few among them came one day, and she teamed up with seven of her friends, all from different schools and what resulted into was a publication with novelty and an 'instant connection' with the children.

For Shambhavi, it was her father, a journalist, who inspired her at all her moves to start the magnificent work and to keep it going.

Little Sambhavi has won the hearts of many, not only her parents or teachers as she has been winning the awards for the best student and the best all rounder in her school, for the last seven years but now the list of her admirers include no one but former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.

She was recently invited to the Rashtrapati Bhavan on a special media invite and nonetheless she was the cynosure of all the eyes there.

''Walking through the Ashoka Hall with all the big people was a great experience; it was very beautiful. I was thrilled and excited when I presented a copy of my magazine to Dr Kalam, the children's President. He congratulated me for my work, which made me realise that I was in the right direction with valid reasons to work for the students; guiding and informing them in all the way I could,'' Shambhavi shared her experience.

Little champ is now a days busy with her upcoming issue of 'Invincible' which would be Independence Day special. She also looks forward to upload her magazine online.

Shambhavi likes swimming, reading and writing articles. Nancy Drew and R Dahl are her favourite authors. She loves 'Captain Jack' from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean series.

The young editor questioned editors,''why are all the bad stories placed on the front page of the newspapers while we want to wake up with a smile?'' UNI PY RP KN1544