NEW DELHI: This International Women’s Day, get ready for a seismic wave of empowerment! The Eagle Eye Network, a dynamic force within Digital Golgappa, proudly announces Urja Joshi as the winner of the Phenomenal Women Recognition, 2024. This is a true celebration of extraordinary women who are super heroines in their fields of work.
ABOUT URJA JOSHI
Urja Joshi is the youngest best selling female author of india, illustrator, podcaster, speaker & songwriter.
Born in year 2001, on 28th July. Urja joshi is a 20-year -old published author, illustrator, podcaster, song writer, performer, speaker, and much more. The story of the writer began at just 7 years old, when she developed an interest in reading books, because of her father, growing up, urja was a shy and introverted kid so to express herself, she started writing personal diaries, she found writing a very expressive medium for her, where she could write her exact mind out without worrying too much. She credits her parents a lot in her interest in writing and sketching as her parents were and still are very dedicated readers, urja’s father owns a very elaborated collection of books. Urja joshi grew up writing and expressing herself through words and reading books, until the year 2015, when she was diagnosed with a fatal disease, after a whole 5 months of this war between her and her life, she made it out of it like a miracle and she remembers that the first thing she wanted to do after getting discharged from the hospital was write on an even bigger level. She created an Instagram account and started her professional writing by posting small snippets of her written work on the platform.
Urja joshi wrote her first ever book ,” THE TEN STEPS” when she was just 15 , and did not release it until she was 16, in 2017. The genre was non-fiction and self-help, it blew her image up in the school and even in her home town Dehradun. After the debut book, urja took a long 2- year break to focus on her studies, but was hit by depression instead, because of her physical recovery and not being able to write because of the pressure of schooling. “I felt I’ve become stagnant, and I was not going towards my dreams.” She describes it.
After a long break on February 14th 2019 , urja joshi released her second book THE MAGICAL LIFE, which dealt with a mature topic for a writer her age and she discussed various tips and suggestions to make life better in it. She describes it as a project she really respects, as she wrote about the truths of life at a very young age, After the magical life, she had to return to her schooling life as she had to complete her 12th grade and close the chapter of high school in her life . “When I was in class 12th, I became very secure and comfortable person and I have no clue how and why, I wanted to have a backup career for writing, because I was not sure if I will make it. but it was not until the pandemic & lockdown, when not only did my plans of going abroad got cancelled but I got enough time to think, who I really want to be. I brainwashed myself and I was ready to be a risk taker, I decided to go all in writing and I cut my ties off every back up plan that I had for me.” As she adds, she adopted the “if it is meant to be, it will happen” approach towards her dreams. And wrote her most successful work till day, yellow: the verses of hurting & healing. a completely new genre, a mix of poetry and prose with messages of grief and healing after that.
Urja Joshi became the youngest best-selling author of India, and won many awards which made her “best poetry author 2021” and best female author 2020. She was even named the young generation most influential woman of the year 2020, and yellow continued to be in the top 100 books of 2020 for whole 3 months after its release. As an artist she loves to experiment with her projects and she would love to write books from other genres as well. she is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree from Delhi university and continues writing on Instagram. She wants to have her book tour one day, and she also wants to collaborate with many artists when it comes to song writing. She wants to be a young writer with a positive influence on her audience, and she also wishes for her poetry to reach people of different cultures, ethnicity and countries. Writing ascends all the barriers and she wants her books to do the same.
“I believe I change every month, every year, so any bio cannot describe me fully as a person, but my story will always remain the same, that’s why I wish to share it with people.”
PUBLISHED BOOKS
1. The ten steps (April,2017)
Authored at the age of 16, self help, motivational, non fiction (genre) What if someone told you that you are only 10 steps away from your dream life? The ten steps, also the debut book of the author, has 10 different chapters which talk about ten steps that any person needs to take to have a life they fall in love with everyday. With daily affirmations, motivational quotes and fun activities the book is as much practical as much it is theoretical. A book written by and from the point of view of a 15 year old’s perspective surely makes it an interesting read. the second edition of this book also comprises of, a preface by the author, a brand new cover, and revised content.
2. The magical life (February,2019)
authored at the age 17, non fiction, self help (genre)
The Magical Life Beautifully Unfolds The Secrets Of Life That You Need To Know For Making It Magical And An Interesting Element, To Which You Cant Wait To Wake Up. The Book Is All About Different Understandings Towards Life, And All Those Practical-Spiritual Formulas Which Are So Much Needed For The Life We All Want To Live. The Book Promises A Transformed Outlook Towards The Life And Along With That It Gives A Positive Attitude To The Readers For The Upcoming Life, And The Power To Deal With All The Challenges. And Last But Not The Least, As The Title Reads “The Magical Life”, Its All About Waving Magic To Your Normal Life, And Making It Extraordinary And Dreamy, Just Like The Way You Want It To Be, The Book Is Here To Help You.
3. Yellow: the verses of hurting and healing (October,2020) (bestseller) Authored at the age 18, poetry,romance (genre) Filled with verses and art, delivering messages of healing and the pain of hurting, Yellow : the verses of hurting and healing is a poetry collection, divided into two phases: MOHI &KABIR. Mohi symbolizes “the hurting” and Kabir is all about “the healing” that comes after it. A book written and illustrated by the author, which is for everyone. For those who believe in love and compassion and for those who dont. Those who have healed and those who are still in process. Those who aren’t able to move on and those who have successfully done it. It is for the feminists, the activists, the believers, the gender norm shatterers, it is a gift, a book on its journey to make difference in its readers’ life.It is beyond any genre that describes it, Yellow is the revolution, filled with verses about heartbreaks, toxic relationships, self-love, men, rapes, sexuality, depression, self-hate, letting go self and so much more, that you only discover when you unfold the pages of the book. The author wants the readers to consider yellow as their personal diary, where they can fold the pages they like, underline their favourite lines and even mail her if they find something debatable. This poetry collection has beautiful illustrations with every verse and some yellow colored pages which are author’s favourites. The main theme of yellow revolves around self love and self worth and importance of ones own well being, that’s why its not some ordinary romance teen book. It has more of a realistic approach than fictional and talks how love is not always a fairy tale. Since the book has a very strong dual element of first the hurting then the healing namely mohi and Kabir, at the end it is followed by three letters addressed to the self. 1. The letter of apology 2. The letter of love and 3. The letter of hope. All of them are beautifully penned down and captures the feeling of regret, and love one should feel for not others but for themselves as well. Along with poetries the book contains some proses as well on strong subjects like depression and feminism. With all this the book captures a very different kind of transition in love we feel when we are hurt and when we are healed. The healing part of Kabir is very positive and joyful as it gives a hope to the reader who are in the “mohi” phase. The author says she added the dual element to the book to signify there is always a Kabir to mohi and vice versa. Nothing is permanent if you are hurt today, you will not remain the same way forever. The book ends with a poem, urja joshi (author) wrote for her readers, describing how beautiful they are. The book feels very real and personal because it’s a brutally honest depiction of author’s life and also it consist of elements which everyone has gone through. Its high relatability makes it worth reading, something you would remember forever.
TITLES AND AWARDS WON BY URJA JOSHI
- The youngest best selling female author of india (stellar flower journals)
- Best poetry author 2021 (literary voice awards)
- Best female author 2020 (foxlio awards association)
- Young generation most influential woman of the year 2020 (freepress journals)
- Indian awaz, best poetry author 2021
- Woman of the year
Phenomenal Women Recognition is more than just an acknowledgment. It is also a celebration of resilience, brilliance, and the power of every woman to shape the future. Stay tuned for more stories of inspiration and empowerment where greatness knows no bounds.
