Aqleem Aftab is 14 years old and currently studying in the 10th standard at AMU ABK Girls High School. She started writing in the 7th standard in Aligarh Islamic School. Her first book, ‘Awakeness In Dreams,’ was published when she was in the 9th standard. It is a collection of 51 poems about her family, school, and some of the personalities with which she was inspired. Presently, she is focusing on her second book.