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Chandigarh 28th July:- Dikshant School
has announced a unique initiative to give a fillip to its students, who are
interested in writing & illustration by helping them publish their works.
The curator of the programme is Chatura Rao, an award-winning journalist and an
author who writes for both children and adults. Chairman of Dikshant School
Mitul Dikshit and Chatura Rao, unveiled the unique project -- ‘Launching
Young Writers’.
Mitul Dikshit said that the programme is aimed at getting the
work of students published in the form of a book- 'Young Voices , 2018-Poems
& Stories by students of Dikshant School'. The same allows students to get
trained by some of the most renowned writers who specialize in different genres
of writing through creative writing workshops. The project covers 11 creative
writing workshops in different genres of writing spread
over the year.
He added that the selection procedure of the students for a
particular workshop is based on predefined criteria and the interest of the
student in a particular genre. The selected students get trained on developing
their craft during the two-day workshop led by these authors. They are then
given one week of time to fine-tune their work and submit their writing/illustration
to the authors. The writers give direct feedback to students for their work.
The best of work will get selected for a collaborative book which will be
edited by Chatura Rao, who is also the festival director of Chandigarh
Children’s Literature Festival organized by Dikshant School every year in
Association with Adab Foundation.
Chatura Rao, the curator of the ‘launching young writers’
program added that impressed by the active participation of students of
Dikshant at various editions of Chandigarh Children’s Literature Festival which
she curated, She realized that students are now ready for the next stage of
their literary journey, which is getting published. The programme is designed
with an aim of giving students a unique experience which will give them a
lifelong learning, confidence and direction.
The authors who will engage students are Samina Mishra
(Poetry), Lavanya Karthik (Adventure Stories), Adithi Rao (Scary stories),
Devika Rangachari (Historical Fiction), Srivi kalian(Nature and conservation),
Ranjit Lal (Animal Stories), Chatura Rao(Journalism), Nandhika Nambi
(Teenage stories), Lovleen Mishra (Hindi poetry & fiction) and Tanvi Bhatt
(illustration).
While sums up the press meet Mitul Dikshit, Chairman Dikshant
School said that at Dikshant we have always believed that creating a reading
culture at school is important to promote reading as a lifestyle. Our
intent and ambition for this programme is more than getting a book
published. It’s about creating something that sets the culture of a school and
preserves the magic of school years that is proudly passed through generations.
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