Kukdukoo Lit Fest Wraps up its Third Edition

Indiarsquos Favourite Childrenrsquos Literature Festival ndash Kukdukoo Lit Fest has successfully concluded its third edition on 26th and 27th Marchrsquo22 in GurgaonA literary expedition and a uniquely interactive event the festival was organized with an aim to intrigue the kids and imbibe the habit of reading in them with a bunch of funfilled and exciting sessions and performancesThrough this festival KLF has fruitfully created a buzz and built much needed awareness about reading physical books and storytelling among children and their parentsRight from Author Sessions Storytelling Theatre Shows to Clowning Shows and Book Fair the event took the attendees through the world of literature poetry visual and performing arts all under one roof Spread across different tracks for 3 to13yearolds the event focused on bringing the children to experience engage learn and scribble Besides this the fest also connected with the parentsrsquo community through discussion on topics like lsquostorytelling or parentsrsquo lsquofinancial literacy for childrenrsquo and other such parenting matters The event also hosted a Kukdukoo HAAT to shop the creative way along with the food junctionExpressing his delight on the success Mr Avishek Roy CoFounder Kukdukoo said ldquoWe need a directional change to move our young children away from gadgets and malls and bring them close to reading and storytellingThis is an effort to move the needle in that directionWe are extremely honoured and encouraged by the fact that parents of Gurgaon DelhiNCR have attended the third edition of the festival in such large numbers I would like to also thank few Gurgaon schools like Suncity World Kunskapsskolan Shiv Nadar Mount Olympus who have encouraged their parent community to bring their children to attend this literary eventrdquo Mr Jugmendra Baliyan CoFounder Kukdukoo further added ldquoWith this fest our intention has been simple and clear ndash to keep the kids engaged while also igniting their minds through readingrdquoThis euphoric gala witnessed the presence of prominent personalities including Authorslike Maneka Gandhi Paro Anand Venita Coelho Varsha Seshan Story Tellers Jeeva Raghunath Janaki Sabesh Ramya Srinidhi and Theatre artists ndash Imran Khan Mohd Shameem and Garima Arya to name a fewWhile interacting with the kids during her session Maneka Gandhi discussed the kind of fears the kids had and interestingly briefed them about how to overcome their fearsBesides this the third edition of the Lit Fest brought forth 14 Eminent Book Authors 18 Renowned Storytellers 12 Prominent Theatre Artists 10000 Books by Indian and international childrenrsquos authorsDay 1 of the event was full of book reading and storytelling sessions by renowned authors and storytellers spread across the day To keep the excitement alive these sessions were backed by puppet shows musical poetry doodling and calligraphy sessions curated for the young minds aged between 3 to 14 years Whereas the Day 2 encapsulated storydrama workshops author sessions followed by clown show and scribbling activitiesThis oneofitskind festival also hosted mesmerizing performances by eminent artists including Fouzia Dastango Indiarsquos first female Dastango storyteller and Monica Santos the famous Bollywood clown starOn this note the third edition of this wonderful celebration came to an end with a promise to return with even more captivating activities soonAbout KukdukooKukdukoo is an initiative by two enterprising and young fathers who believes that every child deserves an equal opportunity As young minds are raw and innocent it is easy to tap and develop their natural creativity With an idea to spread the love of reading amp stories nurture young art enthusiasts and indulge young kids in various fun and educational activities all at one platform Kukdukoo came into being in the year 2019