Meet Rahila Akhter: Young author, artist from Lolab Kashmir


Syed Aijaz

Srinagar: With each passing day, Kashmir is witnessing extraordinary talent among the youth, as day by day new artists and authors appear abundantly in nook and corner.
Rahila Akhter, an author and artist, was born in Lolab in Kupwara and had moved to Srinagar for better education, whose "inspiration to do something has always come from Lolab."
The young girl has been close to books and art, who had started writing few years back and decided to pen down her novel.
"Writing a novel requires lot of patience. I began with writing poems and it was through these musings I could pour out the inner chaos," she said, adding that words have always fascinated her.
Rahila said that she always adored writing and enjoy the process and passion for writing.
She further said that she's grateful to her parents who gave her "ample support and everything that eyes fell upon."
"They have always been supportive and continue to appreciate my efforts," she added.
As per Rahila, writing is a healing process, which heal the struggles. She "believe we are never lost. Life has ups and downs but healing takes lot of time."
The writer believes that writing is a constant process & scribbling thoughts and their turn out in the end is just another feeling.
"The whole writing process is itself is a beautiful pain one can go through. The change is when I hear from people how they felt while reading my book," she believed.
Rahila has authored a book titled as "Then mind was discovered back" with the character of Zara, and is realted to the contemporary times.
"My book "Then mind was discovered back" is journey of Zara who loses all hope and rediscovers it through patience and perseverance. Discovering the true self is what we toil for and Zara caught between the choices of parents and her own passion sacrifices herself but soon discovers her true self," she told KNS.
Besides that, she's a self taught artist and do all the artistic stuff that makes her happy. "I try to paint my own imagination. I draw portraits(traditional/digital), calligraphy(Arabic/English/urdu). I also make graphic designs, book covers, logos etc. Time management is a big hurdle today and we all are suffering from procastination. I try make sure I do things on time and that makes me super happy," she concluded.(KNS)
 

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