The 15th Anjali National Children’s Festival would begin on Monday and end on November 18 at the Adivasi Ground here. The theme for the year is ‘Celebrating Childhood’.
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan would inaugurate the programme in presence of dignitaries like BK Mohapatra and Gokul Chandra Pati.
Three teams from SAARC (Sri lanka, Nepal and Bhutan), 12 teams from outside Odisha and 38 teams from the State are participating in the camp. Students from different Government and private schools of the city and NGOs will participate in the events and activities. Children from the OlS, the BBC School for the Deaf and many other special schools will be a part of the fest.
The fest will be coordinated by 142 college students and past volunteers who are now professionals and working.
Speaking to mediapersons here on Sunday, event organiser Dr Sruti Mohapatra said two new workshops, Pantomime, and 3D model of Smart City from children’s perspective would be conducted, besides a new attractive programme where artists with different disabilities would be making live arts. Festivals like Kartik Purnima, Holi, Eid and Christmas would be observed during the festival.