Bookaroo Lit Fest: The Fabindia School

Saturday, 11th August: Bookaroo Lit Fest was organised in the School by Swati Roy and S. Venkateshwar under the guidance of Principal Mrs Rajeshree Shihag, Mrs Kusum Sharma, Mr Sandeep Singh and Ms Swati Sood. Thirty-Four sessions were held by fourteen speakers. Students were divided into six age groups and there were six sessions at a time. Timings were from 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM. The sessions were Kahani Tree, The Studio, The Doodle Wall, Crafty Corner, The Stage and The Workshop.

Ms Avanti Devasthale made the children laugh at her laughter skills. Mr Canato Jumio captured the student's attention by bringing picture books to come to life at the Doodle Wall. Ms Champa Saha took the children to the wonderful world of theatre. Mr Kapil Pandey encaptured the students with his style of telling stories.

Ms Kavita Singh Kale created a fantasy world of colours at the crafty corner. Ms Swagata Sen Pillai, Ms Sumi Chandrasekharan, Mr Naresh Ramamurthy took the students into the world of stories. With her squiggle Ms Vandana Bist made the students wiggle at the Doodle Wall. Ms Richa Jha helped the students how to discover a writer's mind at The Studio. Ms Seema Wahi Mukherjee went bang boom at the Crafty Corner. Mr Savio Mascarenhas an illustrator sketched an unknown story related to him. Ms Sharmila Sinha let the creativity flow with words at the Workshop and Studio. Mr Pranab Mukherjee celebrated the Father of Nation's 15oth birth anniversary by a performance project on Bapu's Hind Swaraj. It was a great learning for both the Educators and Students.

Many Parents too visited the Fest. Alumni and some parents volunteered to help at the Fest. A big thanks to them for their help and support. Thanks to the teaching staff, admin staff and support staff for their cooperation to make this event successful.

- As reported in The School Weekly - 13th August 2018, www.bateducation.org