A two-day National Children’s literary Festival, organised by the KiiT International School, got underway amid much fanfare here on the occasion of the Children’s Day on Saturday.
The children carnival, in its third edition, has recorded a footfall of around 600 students from over 30 schools across the country. Eminent authors including Ruskin Bond, Secretary to the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Partha Sarathi Sen Sharma, Upamanyu Chatterjee, poet Abhay K and Sujit Mahapatra from the Bakul Foundation joined the festival in different sessions.
Author Upamanyu Chatterjee said, “Such literary festivals at school-level give students an exposure of the huge canvas of literature”. KIIT and KISS founder Achyuta Samanta hoped that the event would inspire the young minds to appreciate the importance of literature in their lives.