Anna a special child | Urvashi Tandon

Urvashi Tandon is a Professor of Anaesthesiology who served in the INDIAN NAVY for 29 years. She is based in Gurugram and has written short stories for anthologies as well as articles for various magazines. She was one of 25 winners of a short story writing contest for women writers of India, held by She magazine which culminated in a book titled “Everything Changed After That”.
She has authored a book for children titled “Potpourri, stories for children” which is an illustrated book comprising a collection of 10 short stories aimed at increasing environmental awareness in children. Having worked as a Paediatric Anaesthesiologist, she is naturally inclined towards writing for children. She finds them impressionable and malleable. Being the future of any society, she believes that the right literary content could help in shaping a better tomorrow.

Now she is coming up with a very Special Book ...Anna a special child

Anna is a very bright child who unfortunately meets with an accident that changes her life. A bright, cheerful, and once active child, she is confined to a wheelchair. She learns to deal with the sudden switch from “Normal” to “Handicapped” but struggles to be accepted in regular society. She faces hurdles at her new school like bullying, ridicule, and pity, but manages to overcome these effectively. The story highlights her trials and tribulations until she is finally accepted wholeheartedly amongst her teachers and peers. The story is an attempt at increasing sensitivity amongst adolescents and young adults and has a vision of a more inclusive society.