How Two Kinder Joy Toys Became The Dragon Protector

My idea for The Dragon Protector came from two Kinder Joy toys! My brother Vedanth and I got them when we went to Mumbai to cheer on my dad in the Mumbai Marathon. One was a golden dragon—who I decided would grow up to be called Sparky—and a human with wings called Girl, who wears a SuperSuit.

I kept playing a game with them, over and over, about someone trying to take Sparky away from Girl. I formed the details of the story later. I started writing The Dragon Protector in February 2026 and finished it in April 2026.