8th KiiT Int School Literary Festival Kicks Off In Presence of Actor Nandita Das, Authors Jeeva Raghunath & Ravinder Singh:Ommtv
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, well-known author and storyteller Jeeva Raghunath and author Ravinder Singh.Award-winning novelist Ruskin B
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8th KiiT Int School Literary Festival Kicks Off In Presence of Actor Nandita Das, Authors Jeeva Raghunath & Ravinder Singh:Ommtv
Bhubaneswar, Dec 3: 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, well-known author and storyteller Jeeva Raghunath and author Ravinder Singh.Award-winning novelist Ruskin Bond, who has conceptualized the literary festival, would join the event virtually during the course of the event. President of KIIT and KISS Saswati Bal was present on the occasion.Raghunath made a colourful and vibrant beginning to the festival by sharing a story artfully and 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 on, shared his ecstasy at coming back to his home town and participating 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.On the other hand, Nandita wished the festival all the best. The festival will conclude on Sunday.KiiT International School Chairperson Dr. Mona lisa Bal said the festival was conceived by Ruskin Bond who will join the festival through virtual mode as he was not keeping well. “We are placing a lot of importance on reading which is an essence of life,” she said. The Director of the School Dr. Sanjay Suar proposed a vote of thanks and placed special thanks to K9 Kloud which is powering the event.
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର, ୩ ।୧୨: କିଟ୍ ଇଣ୍ଟରନ୍ୟାସନାଲ୍ ସ୍କୁଲ୍ ପକ୍ଷରୁ ୮ମ ଜାତୀୟ ଶିଶୁ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ମହୋତ୍ସବ ଶନିବାର ଉଦ୍ଘାଟିତ ହୋଇଛି । ଉଦ୍ଘାଟନୀ ଉତ୍ସବରେ ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ଅଭିନେତ୍ରୀ, ଲେଖିକା ତଥା ସମାଜସେବୀ ନନ୍ଦିତା ଦାସ, ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ଲେଖକ ରବିନ୍ଦର ସିଂ ଏବଂ ଖ୍ୟାତି ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ଲେଖିକା ତଥା ଗାଳ୍ପିକା ଜିଭା ରଘୁନାଥ ପ୍ରମୁଖ ଅତିଥି ଭାବେ ଯୋଗ ଦେଇଥିଲେ । ଏଭଳି ସାହିତ୍ୟ ମହୋତ୍ସବ ପିଲାମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସର୍ଜନଶୀଳତାର ବିକାଶ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରିବ ବୋଲି ଅତିଥିମାନେ ମତ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିଥିଲେ । ବିଭିନ୍ନ ପୁସ୍ତକ ପଢ଼ିବା ଓ ଲେଖିବା ଅଭ୍ୟାସ ଛାତ୍ରଛାତ୍ରୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ଭବିଷ୍ୟତରେ ଜଣେ ଜଣେ ଭଲ ଲେଖକ ଲେଖିକା ହେବାରେ ପ୍ରେରଣା ଯୋଗାଇ ଥାଏ ବୋଲି ସେମାନେ କହିଥିଲେ । ଏହି କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମରେ ସ୍କୁଲ୍ର ଚେୟାରପର୍ସନ ଡ. ମୋନା ଲିସା ବଳ ସ୍ୱାଗତ ଭାଷଣ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରିଥିବା ବେଳେ ସ୍କୁଲ୍ର ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶକ ତଥା ଅଧ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ଡ. ସଞ୍ଜୟ ସୁଆର ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ ଅର୍ପଣ କରିଥିଲେ । କିଟ୍ ଓ କିସ୍ ସଭାପତି ଶାଶ୍ୱତୀ ବଳ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏହି କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମରେ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ଥିଲେ । ଦୁଇ ଦିନ ଧରି ଚାଲିବାକୁ ଥିବା ଏହି ମହୋତ୍ସବରେ ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ବିଭିନ୍ନ ସ୍କୁଲ୍ର ୮୦୦ରୁ ଊର୍ଦ୍ଧ୍ୱ ଛାତ୍ରଛାତ୍ରୀ ଏବଂ ରାଜ୍ୟ ବାହାରୁ ୧୦୦ରୁ ଊର୍ଦ୍ଧ୍ୱ ଛାତ୍ରଛାତ୍ରୀ ଯୋଗ ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି । ଛାତ୍ରଛାତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ କ୍ଷୁଦ୍ର ଗଳ୍ପ ଲିଖନ ଓ କ୍ୱିଜ୍ ପ୍ରତିଯୋଗିତାର ଆୟୋଜନ କରାଯାଇଛି ।
