My word of the year
Metamorphosis
The year has been busy for 17-year-old writer Zuni Chopra who released her second novel, The Island of the Day Before, in August. And when we met Chopra earlier this year, she was scanning the best writing programmes for an undergraduate degree. In December, much has changed as she's all set to be a part of an Ivy League - a metamorphosis of sorts. "This year, I feel like I have taken large strides in terms of both my personal and academic life. Most notably, I was accepted into Stanford University, which is very exciting for me. And that is the main reason why I'm getting a real sense that everything is changing - keeping some parts of the old but at the same time, moving forward and embracing the new," she says.