The National Book Trust, India (under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India) initiated a unique step towards books and reading by organizing a Session on Promoting India’s ‘Young Voices’.
The session brought together eminent Children’s Writers / Illustrators and the young budding Child Authors of India on a single platform. Ms. Sudha Murthy, Ms Deepa Agarwal, Mr Subir Roy, and Dr Rajesh Vyas shared their experiences of writing and understanding what children today are interested in reading. The young Child Authors aged 7 to 15 talked about their inspiration behind writing at such a young age, and their future goals.
Ms. Sudha Murthy, Chairperson of Infosys Foundation and a prolific writer in English and Kannada, in her Keynote address on ‘Children’s Literature in India’, underlined how important it is never to underestimate your potential.