Chandigarh: Ten-year-old sings motivational songs on YouTube to spread awareness on 'mental health'

CHANDIGARH:

Ayanna Jain

, a 10-year-old student from Chandigarh, is using her passion for music as a tool to spread awareness about mental health and other social issues on her YouTube channel - Yannarocks.

Ayanna recently gave a tribute to all

Covid warriors

by singing two songs - 'Another Day in Paradise' by Phil Collins and 'Heal The World' by Michael Jackson.

Her sensitivity towards different issues at such a young age comes from her elder sister Ananya, who she admires and considers as a role model. Ananya who is pursuing her studies in the US has created a Mental Health App for which she has been featured in Forbes magazine too.

Ayanna says, "It’s my sister who inspired me to take part in this endeavour and motivated me to sing songs that spread positivity to press home the point of being happy in any situation and grateful for what one has. Music is cathartic to me. It’s my world and the best way of communicating with a wider audience through emotive lyrics & melody."

Both Ayanna and her elder sister Ananya continually try to spread the message of being aware of one's mental health and not just physical.

Ayanna adds, "I also want to work on spreading awareness about the UN’s SDGs - Sustainable Development Goals through my songs & music." SDGs is a nonprofit initiative started by the United Nations in 2015 and ends in 2030. The main goals under SDGs' include 'No Poverty', '

Zero Hunger

', 'Clean Water & Sanitation' among many more.

Ayanna, has been learning music since the age of five(5) and her music videos are inspired by pop, hip hop, and the soft rock style of Western music. She is a huge fan of Singer Taylor Swift and guitar veteran Van Halen. She has already cleared 3 levels of the prestigious Trinity guitar exams so far. She has a natural flair for singing & playing the guitar.

Ayanna wants to pursue music as a career and is presently even writing her own song which she will present on her YouTube channel soon.