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By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 08th
December:- Dikshant
School, in association with the Adab Foundation, is bringing top Children’s
Literature Authors, illustrators and story tellers from different parts of the
country, on a single platform in the 5th Edition of Chandigarh
Children’s Literature Festiva(CCLF 2017). The festival is scheduled on 14th and
15th December at Dikshant Global School,
Savitry Greens, VIP Road, Zirakpur. Details of the Literary
Fiesta for children were shared in a press meet by Mitul Dikshit, Chairman,
Adab Foundation & noted children's books' author & Festival director
Ms. Chatura Rao.
According to Mitul Dikshit that the much-awaited fifth iteration of the two-day festival will see a
diverse set of activities for children. Interactions with authors, will
be aimed at stimulating the imagination of children. This year we
have many award winning authors participating in the festival & have also expanded
our canvass to include a very interesting session on the tribal art of Gond
with a celebrated expert Subhash Singh Vyam, there will be exciting
Illustration(comic drawing) sessions too.
Chatura Rao said that the motive of the festival is simple: to
enthuse children to develop an interest in reading books & in creative
writing. We have something for all children in the age group of 4-18 years. The literature festival will host a number of speakers
and conduct many sessions for children, which include
storytelling, creative writing, art & craft, talks, poetry and dramatized
readings. It will also include sessions covering various
aspects of literature like Creative
Writing which will include Character Building & genres of Fiction,
Non-Fiction, Horror etc story writing.
It is noteworthy that Chatura Rao, is
an author whose books for children and adults are published by leading
publishing houses. Known for penning books for children like 'The Case
of Disappearing Colour', 'Growing Up in Pandupur', 'Nabiya'and 'Gone
Grandmother' her latest short stories appear in the Flipped
Anthology Book 1: Funny Stories/ Scary Stories.
The list of Children’s authors, illustrators and storytellers who
will be participating in the festival is enviable. Author of five children’s books Shabnam Minwalla who won the
‘Rivokids Parents and Kids Choice Award’ for her first book The Six
Spellmakers of Dorabji Street will let the creativity of children flow in her
workshop ‘A pinch of magic’ where children will dream up their very
own superhero; cook up rhyming spells; and plan ghastly menus.Writer Harshikaa Udasi will take a
session around her book Kittu’s Very Mad Day. The book was one of
the winners of the Children First Contest for portraying children with
disabilities as ‘children first’. It was also shortlisted for the MAMI Word to
Screen 2017.
Winner of the 2006 Commonwealth Press Quarterly's Rolls Royce
Award, writer, Rachna Bisht,
will introduce aspirants to the vast variety of careers in Army - from flying helicopters
to cyber warriors to skydivers to Everest summiteers to civil rescue heroes.
Accompanying her to address the children is a very special guest Lt. Col R.S
Jamwal a famous mountaineer - Summiteer of Mount Everest three times - 2016
being the last. He has participated in 24 mountaineering expeditions across
five continents.
Payal Kapadia will delve into her book ‘Horrid High’. She is the recipient
of the 2013 Crossword Book
Award (Children's Literature) for Wisha Wozzariter.
Children will get a chance to listen to the magical tales come to
life in various story telling sessions. Writer & actress Lovleen Mishra will be
conducting storytelling sessions. Some of the other storytelling sessions
include reading of a Funny Story from the "Flipped Anthology Book 1:
A Collection of Funny and Scary Stories" by Author Adithi Rao.
Children will also get a taste of the folk and tribal
art form of Gond paintings- paintings that is practiced by one of the largest
tribes in India with whom it shares its name. Subhash Singh Vyam one of the most
talented artists of the Gond School of painting will hold a session
on his book Water with the illustrator
Dhwani Shah an illustrator and graphic designer from Mumbai.
Creator of the Ninja Nani series Lavanya Karthik who won the first Vani Foundation
Children’s Literature Fellowship in 2014 will help children draw comics. It is
notable that her picture book, ‘Neel on Wheels’ was judged one of the
winners in the Children First contest in 2016.
Lavanya Karthik's “The Lions" and Chatura
Rao's " Gone grandmother" are shortlisted for the Hindu Young World
Good Books for Best Picture Book.
There is an exclusive session planned for parents by Dr. Tanu Shree Singh who is
a Professor of Psychology, specializing in Positive Psychology. Her book Keep
Calm and Mommy On is much loved and acclaimed.
The organizers also said that entry to the festival is free and open to all. Many of the school groups have registered to attend the festival; however individual entries are most welcome.