India, May 30 -- At an age when most college students are still weighing their career choices, 24-year-old Chinmay Moghe - known in literary circles as 'Samar' - has already written and published ten novels. In addition to being a prolific author, he now runs his own publishing house, Samar Publication, which has gained recognition in Marathi literary circles.

Moghe's writing journey began early. While many teenagers were spending their summer vacations unwinding, he was busy drafting his first historical novel, Maharajadhiraj, based on emperor Samudragupta.

"I began writing when I was 16. I always knew that I wanted to write," says Moghe.

But his interest in literature had taken root long before that. In class 6, while living in Ratna...