Q1. When did you plan and started writing stories for the novels of ‘Chronicles of Tierra’?

Just after I had turned 9 years old in 2017. I was studying in Grade 3.

Q2. When was the first Novel  ‘Wizard of Sansanadia’ published?

Wizard of Sansanadia It was first published on 1 December 2019 when I was 11years, 3 months old, studying in Grade 6.

Q3. When was the first book  of Chronicles of Tierra inaugurated and by whom?

Wizard of Sansanadia was inaugurated by my mentor Sri Maa Sidh Sidhshakti Ji  on 1 Dec 2019 at Institute of Spiritual Sciences, India.

Q4. Where do you live?

I live in New Delhi, India.

Q5. Which school do you attend?

I go to Presidium School.

Q6. How did you get the inspiration to write this novel?

I got the inspiration to write all my novels while doing meditation with my Mentor.

Q7. Have you learnt writing from anywhere?

AlI that I have learnt is from my Mentor. I have not done any writing course from anywhere.

I have done courses in Screen Writing in order to convert my stories into proper format as written scripts. These are now being converted into comics, webseries and other story telling formats. 

Q8. Has your novels or stories been edited by any professional editor?

No. The stories of Chronicles of Tierra and their scripts have been written by me. The books have been self published to ensure that you get to read my original ideas. They have not been edited by any professional editor. 

Q9. Have you actually written the novels in ‘Chronicle of Tierra’ or have your parents or anyone else has written it for you? 

I have written the story of my Novels myself. I generally get the ideas to write stories while doing meditation which I have learnt from my Mentor. If I have any questions about the ideas I have get during meditation, I request my Mentor to guide me. 

I record most of the stories in parts, as an audio. Later my family and other people help me by typing from my audios and hand written pages. Then I edited them. After that it is published. 

My parents have not changed my story in any way. However I feel thankful that they have helped me with typing. My mother also designs the book covers and make other illustrations according to the ideas I give her.

Q10. What was the process of writing this novel series?

After getting the inspiration of the story, character names etc. at the age of 9 years, I started to note them down in a notebook. Then I planned out the whole series. One day I narrated the story of the Sun God- King Avilon and his two daughters- Lily & Evans to my mother. She recorded it on her phone. Then she encouraged me to tell more. I told the story chapter by chapter in following weeks. It was then typed and given to me for editing. After the whole story was written, I wrote down some potions which were required to explain the story better. I have had lots of fun writing the story of this series.

Q11. Since you are a student where did you find time to write this novel?

Most of my story is recorded or written in my free time. Since I have enjoyed writing this story very much, I take out time to record and edit it.

Q12 What messages does your stories convey to the world?

There are many people and children who get stuck in negative thinking and hopelessness due to different reasons. Most of them attribute it to outer reasons, or things which have happened to them un-knowingly, or to their circumstances. This story reminds them that there is always a way to overcome inner darkness, & live with happiness and success on the positive path.

This is a very intricate fiction story is of an Epic category which highlights ‘Victory of Righteousness and Good over Evil’. It concludes that the evil and negative do not finally win, however strong they may appear to be.

There are many more messages in the story, some of them include respecting elders, all genders, caring for everyone, balance in use of technology, loving nature and all other species.

Q13. For what age group are your novels for?

It is for children, teens and adults alike.

Q14. How can I know correct pronunciation of Characters, places, things in the story?

You can know about their correct pronunciation by contacting me. I will be really happy to hear from you. We are in the process of updating the accurate pronunciations on this website.

Q15. Where can I get your novels and other books or short stories?

They are available on most of the leading worldwide online stores. You can visit the SHOP page on this website to find all direct links of the book/ ebook for different online stores.

Q16. Can I get ebook or digital book of your stories and novels to read online or on my phone etc?

Yes, most of my stories and novels are available in different digital formats which can be read on different devices like phone, IPad, Laptop, Kindle etc. You can visit the SHOP page on this website to find all direct links of the book/ ebook for different online stores.

Q17. Who do you attribute your success to?

I credit all this to my mentor Sri Maa Sidh SIdhshakti Ji, my School, teachers, grand-parents, parents and Sri Maa’s  meditations I do every day.

Q18. What are your other interests?

Few of my hobbies include painting, making new recipes, reading books, doing yoga, playing games. I also do volunteering activities regularly. I love to learn new things.

Q19. You have released few books of your series of ‘Chronicles of Tierra’. How many more book are there in this series?

That is a surprise for everyone.

Q20. How many awards you have won and records you have made as an author?

Kindly Click Here for Awards and Click Here for Records received by me as an author.

If you have any questions which you would like me to answer then please leave them in the comments below or write to me on manikyasanghi@gmail.com

Q1. When did you came to know about Manikya’s talent in telling stories?

Manikya has been narrating stories on the spot when he was very young nearly. I distinctly remember him narrating original stories to me around the age of 4-5 years. He used to narrate them especially while I used to prepare food in the kitchen or even after lunch. Sometimes I also used to record them. However we never thought about saving them for future. (Answered by mother). 

Q2. Which books of Manikya’s stories are presently available?

Kindly visit online shop for details.

Q3. At what age did Manikya start writing his first novel of ‘Chronicles of Tierra’ and when was it finally published?

Manikya started narrating the story of ‘Wizard of Sansanadia’ which became the first novel of the series of Chronicles of Tierra just after he had turned 9 years old in 2017. The book was printed when he was 11 years 3 months old in December 2019.

Q4. Has Manikya actually written such an intricate and the Novel ‘Wizard of Sansanadia’ or have the parents written it and printed in his name?

Manikya has an exceptional talent of wonderful story telling since young age. Yes, it is of course a surprise for everyone to read such a well written and fully integrated story. It was a great surprise to us also when we heard him telling one part of story of the Sun King Avilon and his two daughters. We immediately recorded it on our phone and have kept all the recordings safely.

Manikya mostly records his stories and then they are typed and again re-edited by him.

He had also made different kinds of notes for his stories from all the ideas he keeps getting intuitively for names of characters, places, objects in stories etc. We have seen him often referring to these notes while editing of different parts of the stories.

The final result in the multiple award winning novel ‘Wizard of Sansanadia’ and other books from the series ‘Chronicles of Tierra’.

Q5. The printed and ebook of the novel ‘Wizard of Sansanadia’ mentions that Manikya has receive support from his mother while writing the novel? What kind of support has been given to him?

Manikya’s parents have not modified his original story in any way.

Manikya’s parents have supported Manikya by typing his recorded or written stories. The typed story was then given to Manikya again to edit.

Manikya’s mother has also done the formatting of the book and ebook. She also designed the cover of the novel according to how Manikya wanted it to be. She also attended online courses to learn how to format and upload books on various prestigious online platforms, or print on demand websites to make it available to the readers in India and worldwide. She has also designed and made his website herself. 

Q6. My child is also writing stories/ poems. What all should we keep in mind while before getting it printed?

That’s really good news. You can ensure the following before the book is printed or made into digital ebook:

• The story/ poetry should be completely original. It should not be partial or full copy copy of any existing text, movies etc. Please guide your child about copyright laws, and that they should be respected at all times.
• The child should be writing the story out of his/her own interest and not out of any hidden family/peer pressure, and not even out of only a wish of becoming famous.
• Do not change the original story written by your child. Instead guide them about grammar, punctuation, typing and make them learn other necessary skills so that they can improve upon their story themselves.
• There are many ways of publishing books these days. Please do a good research before finalizing.

Q 7. Do you do paid advertising on Manikya’s Social Media to get more fans?

We have let genuine readers/ people to like/subscribe to Manikya’s Social Media Pages. in this way we are sure that people who have subscribed have genuine interest in his work and are expressing true appreciation, encouragement and blessings for it whenever they view/ like/ comment on a post. Thus we haven’t done any advertisement of his work just to get more fans.

If you have any questions which you would like Manikya’s parents to answer then please write to us on manikyasanghi@gmail.com