{"id":8159,"date":"2022-10-27T05:57:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T11:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pushpalataschools.com\/pvm\/?p=8159"},"modified":"2022-10-27T05:57:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T11:27:43","slug":"pushpalata-litfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pushpalataschools.com\/pvm\/pushpalata-litfest\/","title":{"rendered":"PUSHPALATA LITFEST"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>PUSHPALATA LITFEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first edition of Pushpalata LitFest was inaugurated by Mr. V. Sivakrishnamurthy, Commissioner of Tirunelveli City Corporation, on 22 August 2022.&nbsp; He reminisced about Ms. Annie his teacher who encouraged him and how books shaped his life.&nbsp; He encouraged the children to make the best out of the 5 days of the Litfest &#8211; 22 to 26 August 2022.&nbsp; Dr. Maragathavalli purchased the first book at the book fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the festival, Pushpalata LitFest 2022, we had amazing sessions by eminent children\u2019s authors: musical storytelling, theatrical performance of a story, communication workshop, puppetry and a fantastic bookfair with curated children\u2019s books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students of Pushpalata Schools had a fun filled week where they excitedly listened, learnt and enjoyed these sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authors &#8211; Kavitha Mandana, Devika Cariapa, Vijayalakshmi Nagaraj, and Vidya Mani &#8211; graced the occasion.&nbsp; Our Correspondent Mrs. Pushpalata Pooranan welcomed them all and expressed how excited the school was to host them for a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Multiple sessions were held across the school from day one.&nbsp; Ms. Kavitha Mandanna spoke about how the community has different standards and rules for girls over boys.&nbsp; She started a conversation that was all-inclusive.&nbsp; Ms. Devika Cariapa introduced her book on elephant diplomacy in India and did a lovely reading of her book.&nbsp; Ms. Vidya Mani gave pointers to our students on how to be better communicators.&nbsp; Ms. Vijayalakshmi Nagaraj used wonderful hand puppets and took the children into nature through an immersive experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Puppeteer and Storyteller Ms. Rathy brought out her performance using masks and handmade puppets to bring a special story to the children of Pushpalata Schools.&nbsp; Children sang along and danced with the puppets.&nbsp; They left with big grins on their faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The theatre artist Mr. Chandramohan did a surprise entrance from among the balloons and had the children in splits.&nbsp; His story brought the moon and the stars into the hearts of the children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The storyteller, Mr. Vikram Sridhar, performed a musical storytelling of mangoes and monkeys.&nbsp; He had the whole audience singing and laughing.&nbsp; The author, Ms. Asha Nehemiah, had the children put on their thinking hats and write rhyming poems.&nbsp; The author, Ms. Lubaina Bandukwala, got the children to dive deep into the sea and imagine the world under water.&nbsp; Children left with inspiration to visit marine parks and a renewed love for salt water bodies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PUSHPALATA LITFEST The first edition of Pushpalata LitFest was inaugurated by Mr. V. 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