The 8th National Children’s Literary Festival 2022 of KiiT International School kicked off here on Saturday in the presence of actor and director Nandita Das, author and storyteller Jeeva Raghunath and author Ravinder Singh.
Novelist Ruskin Bond, who has conceptualised the festival, would join the event virtually during the course of the event.
Raghunath shared a story imitating different sounds which was well-appreciated by students who joined her during her brief storytelling session.
Kolkata-born author Ravinder Singh, who was raised in Odisha and joined as a software engineer at a firm in Bhubaneswar before moving elsewhere, was ecstatic about coming back to his home town to participate in the festival.
“When I happen to write a novel, I am proud of the fact that my stories are based out of Bhubaneswar. Odisha has been my karmabhoomi for so long. Every time I come to the city, I witness the changes around me and enjoy the street food,” he said.
The festival will conclude on Sunday.