A wonderful initiative by Neev Academy – the Neev literature fest is the biggest annual literature festival for kids in Bangalore. The central theme of the festival is – “Love to Read, Read to Love”.
As a mom who loves reading and who has two young girls who are avid readers, this literature festival is my favourite. This is the first literature festival I attended as a mom and it captivated me. I got this wonderful opportunity to attend this event and loved the whole atmosphere which was filled with words, books, authors and the literary world.
Neev literature festival schedule –
DAY 1 – 28TH September 2018 – For schools that registered
DAY 2- 29th September 2018 – 10 AM To 6 PM- Open to the public
The Neev Literature Festival specifically catered to children and featured the largest exhibition of children’s books ever seen in the city. This exhibition carefully selected books to expose children to new authors, titles and genres.
Also, they scheduled workshops, panel discussions, and author talks. The event housed more than 65 celebrated International and Indian authors, filmmakers, and illustrators who were present at the Neev Literature Festival. Renowned authors such as Nadia Hashimi, Paro Anand, Nadine Bailey, Katie day, Jayant Kripalani, Dhooleka Raj, David Melling, Rasil Ahuja, Sampurna Chattarji, Jahnavi Barua, Neha Singh, among others were part of the festival to meet and interact with the children.
Children attended different workshops and also listened to discussions and story-readings just for them. This year the book awards were also unveiled and it was a great way to appreciate young authors. There was a book signing area too. Kids got a chance to not only buy different books but also get it signed by their favourite authors.
The day concluded with a performance that was both musical and literary.
Such literature fests are a great way to encourage educators and parents to help kids develop a love and passion for reading. By giving them access to all varieties of literature, it’s a great way to encourage reading. It helps to develop their cognitive skills and be able to succeed in everything that they do.
They can learn to appreciate their own cultural heritage as well as those of others. Also, they can develop emotional intelligence and creativity. Books can actually nurture their growth and personality too. Kids are going to inculcate the love of reading through this festival. It also helps them in perceiving the real world from a different point of view.
As a big fan of reading, books were the first things that I introduced my kids to. I am glad they both love reading. Neev Literature festival is a great initiative by Neev Academy and it is surely helping kids to celebrate the love for books and reading.
October 3, 2018 at 2:28 pm
I’m an avid reader and I have wonderful memories of the book weeks our school would organise. This is a great initiative by Neev Academy. We must inculcate the habit of reading in our little ones for their optimum mental growth.
October 3, 2018 at 7:18 pm
This is definitely a great initiative both to inculcate the concept of reading in kids and to encourage young authors. I used a read a lot during my school and college days but now that has almost diminished – reading this post is making me realize what I am missing and the joy reading books brings.
October 3, 2018 at 9:04 pm
It is so delightful to see that writers from all spheres of writing are being celebrated and kids are devoting tym to books and doing away with the screen tym
October 4, 2018 at 4:47 am
sounds like a great initiatives, especially to make more kids engaged in reading books, just wanted to know is the fest still on?
October 4, 2018 at 4:14 pm
I had been following your social updates wrt Neev Lit festival and it was quite interesting. I love reading and had introduced my child to reading very early. Are they coming to Delhi anytime soon?
October 4, 2018 at 4:23 pm
Such literature festivals are really good for little readers. Kids are exposed to books and it encourages them to read which is a good habit.
October 4, 2018 at 5:12 pm
This is a brilliant initiative which is encouraging the kids and adults to read more. Unfortunately the people nowadays are addicted to their smart phone. Initiative like this would help us to bring out young readers
October 4, 2018 at 5:40 pm
thats the great initiatives, so many interesting book at one place where parents and kid both can grab it for them-self.
October 4, 2018 at 6:51 pm
This festival is a great way to get kids interested in reading. What else can make parents happy than raising good readers?
October 4, 2018 at 6:56 pm
That’s a very good initiative by Neev Academy to make kids more engaged in reading books. Thanks for sharing this information.
October 4, 2018 at 8:19 pm
Neev literary festival is a great initiative to encourage young readers.Whats even more encouraging is the interest children show when they see other kids reading.
October 4, 2018 at 9:03 pm
Wow a literature festival! This is unique and amazing! I love books and started reading as a kid! This is really a great opportunity for kids to get exposed to the vast range of books and authors! Loved the post!
October 4, 2018 at 9:34 pm
I recently came to know about this literature festival for kids and I know it’s for my son. He loves to read as he just started. Thanks for providing all the details.
October 4, 2018 at 10:01 pm
Gadgets can’t beat books and they should not! Neev seems to be a great initiative to get kids more involved in reading.