Four-year-old Assam kid ‘Youngest Author of India’

Lakhimpur: At an age when children can barely string two sentences together, four-year old Ayan Gogoi Gohain of Assam’s North Lakhimpur district has earned the rare distinction of ‘Youngest Author of India’. The India Book of Records has bestowed the title on Gohain, a student of St Mary’s School in North Lakhimpur, for his book ‘Honeycomb’, published in January this year. The book, priced Rs 250, comprises 30 anecdotes and accompanying illustrations by the toddler. India Book of Records documents extraordinary feats by individuals across the country. It awarded Gohain with a plaque and a certificate in January for his achievement. According to the blurb of the book, the preschooler took to painting at the age of one. By three, he could “compose stories” all by himself. Gohain, who lives with his grandparents, said he writes about everyday things that catches his fancy. His parents are based in Mizoram. “I see what is happening around and write about it. It could be anything a chat with my grandfather, or something new I just learned,” the toddler said.