A walk outdoors can leave someone with a beautiful memory. For K. B. Kiruthikarani from Chennai, nature has become a subject to explore through poetry. She has written 160 English poems on nature, bringing them together in two published books. Her work has now earned her recognition from the India Book of Records.The achievement stands out not only because of the number of poems but also because of the age at which she completed the collection. According to the record organisation, Kiruthikarani was born on October 10, 2010. Her record was confirmed on April 21, 2026, when she was 15 years, six months and 11 days old. Her story offers a glimpse into how a young person’s interest can grow into a substantial creative project. Instead of keeping her writing limited to notebooks or individual pieces, she has taken the step of publishing two collections.
Two books, 160 poems and one subject at the centre
Kiruthikarani’s poems appear in two books: ‘Dewdrops: A Gallery of Nature Poetry’ and ‘Earthen Writes: The Diary of an Earthling’. Both were published by Chennai Publishing Services Pvt. Ltd. The first collection, ‘Dewdrops: A Gallery of Nature Poetry’, was published in 2023. It carries the ISBN 978-81-95408-48-1. The second book, ‘Earthen Writes: The Diary of an Earthling’, followed in 2024 and has the ISBN 978-81-94228-59-2. Together, the books contain 160 English poems on nature. The India Book of Records describes the collection as covering different themes connected with nature and natural landscapes.The titles themselves suggest a close connection with the natural world. Dewdrops bring to mind the small details often noticed outdoors, while the phrase ‘Diary of an Earthling’ places the human experience within the larger world we live in. The record entry, however, does not provide individual poem titles or detailed descriptions of the themes explored in each collection. What is clear is the scale of the work. Publishing two books over consecutive years meant that her writing moved beyond a personal interest and reached readers in a formal, published format.
How the record was confirmed
The India Book of Records lists Kiruthikarani under the category ‘Maximum English poems on nature authored by a teen’. Its entry confirms that she wrote 160 poems across the two books and records the publication details, including their ISBN numbers. An ISBN, or International Standard Book Number, is a unique identifier assigned to a particular book edition. The numbers listed for Kiruthikarani’s collections help distinguish the two published titles.The record was confirmed on April 21, 2026. On that date, she was 15 years, six months and 11 days old. This detail is important because the record entry does not say that she completed the achievement before turning 15. Rather, it recognises the work she had authored by the age of 15 years and six months. The record also gives readers a way to identify the books through their titles and publication information. While the recognition establishes the number of poems and the details of the two collections, it does not provide further information about the process behind writing them.
A young voice finding space through poetry
Poetry often begins with observing something that might otherwise go unnoticed: a change in the weather, a flower opening, the sound of rain or the appearance of a landscape. Nature offers writers a wide range of subjects, and Kiruthikarani has chosen to explore that world through English verse. Her achievement also comes at a time when young people have many ways to express their creativity. Writing and publishing a collection requires more than putting thoughts on paper. It involves bringing individual pieces together, shaping them into a book and making the work available to readers.The two collections show that Kiruthikarani’s interest in nature has taken a sustained form across more than one publication. The first book appeared in 2023, followed by the second in 2024. The record organisation has now brought the scale of that work into focus by confirming the total of 160 poems.There is still much about the young poet’s journey that has not been publicly detailed, including what first encouraged her to write, how she develops her poems and which natural subjects interest her most. Those details should not be assumed from the record alone. For now, the verified achievement is significant in its own right: a Chennai teenager has authored 160 English poems on nature and published them in two books. Her India Book of Records recognition gives a formal place to a body of writing built around the natural world, one poem at a time.
