Kudos

Interviewed by Shinjini Malik

Karnav Rastogi is not just a published author; he’s also a champion in chess and a ‘Plastic Champion’ of the United Nations Environment Programme. Know more about the promising talent here .. 1) When did you start writing? I started writing when I was six years old. 2) What are your goals in Chess? I play chess since the age of 5. I am more focused towards my studies right now. 3) How did you win the ‘United Nations Plastic Campaign’? I came across the Plastic challenge organized by UNEP where I submitted my plastic project activity. My poem was liked and I was invited to recite it at the National Youth Summit 2O2O. 4) What is the most challenging thing you faced as an activist? Communicating with students who speak different languages. 5) What is the most fulfilling experience you can recall? When I was the guest of honour of the ‘department of women and child development’ and gave a speech to 1OOO kids. 6) What do you want to take up as a career? I want to be a cardiologist like my grandfather. 7) What is the cause closest to your heart? Saving the environment. Climate change is the need of the hour. 8) What is your message to the world? There is an author in all of us and we are surrounded by stories. It is important to write, no matter what.

Multilingual: Someone who speaks more than two languages