NEET aspirant pursuing her passion of writing to kill boredom

Life during lockdown

Deepkamal Kaur

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, May 16

With extension in dates for various entrance examinations amid the nationwide lockdown, it has become monotonous for students to concentrate any more on studies. In this situation, some students have begun utilising their time in unique ways.

Simran Bawa (18), a student of MGN Public School, who has been preparing for NEET for months, has now been pursuing her passion of writing to kill the boredom.

Simran has begun penning a novel, ‘A Thing of Beauty’, with 25 chapters. She has already published five chapters of her book on Wattpad, an app for passionate book readers and writers. She has written a two-sided story of high school life of a teenage girl, who is currently rectifying the mistakes she had committed in the past. The story runs in two formats – past and present – going almost simultaneously.

“I had started writing for time pass, but now I am interested in it more than anything else. The appreciation, comments and suggestions I got on uploading each chapter are further encouraging me to write more,” she said.

“I have delved in literature so much in the past nearly 45 days that now, I am even thinking of changing my career line. I will surely take NEET for which I have registered. But, I may not pursue MBBS. I have shared it with my parents and they too have agreed to my changed plan to pursue BA (Honours) in English. I have applied for it in Panjab University, Chandigarh.”

The budding author said, “Besides preparing for NEET, my main focus for now is on completion of my novel so that it reaches the maximum number of literature lovers. For now, I have been getting 700 reads on my Wattpad page.”

Simran has also been trying her hand at writing poetry. She has already published one. “I have been writing poems since Class IX. I had also maintained a diary. But, I had never disclosed about it to anyone before,” she said.

She gives all credit for developing writing skills, good vocabulary and nice expression to her teachers and mentors in her previous school.

“It is all because of spending 10 years in St Joseph’s Convent School as a student. My parents, who work in insurance firms, have constantly motivated me for the same. Even at this crucial juncture, they have not pressurised me to follow any particular stream. But, they are suggesting me to give a try for the medical entrance exam as well,” she added.