From Gond Art to Animation: Masterclasses at NLF
By Shashank Pai, Grade 11 The Oxford Dictionary defines ‘master’ as ‘someone having or showing great proficiency’. This proficiency was on full display during the masterclasses at the Neev Literature Festival 2023. I had the pleasure of attending three masterclasses discussing topics such as Gond art, graphic novels and animation. The first masterclass about creating […]
Tales from Kitab Ghar
By Sitara Rishikesh, Grade 10 On the first day of the Neev Literature Festival 2023, the school grounds opened up to a crowd of literature enthusiasts, both young and old, along with authors, illustrators, filmmakers, performers and other artists of our times. This festival is one of the greatest celebrations of Indian children’s literature, and […]
Bringing Out the Inner Child: Takeaways from the Neev Literature Festival 2023
By Tamara Serukur, Grade 10 The Neev Literature Festival never fails to amaze me. After having spent the weekend of the festival visiting various masterclasses, talking to the other readers at NLF, and listening to the creators behind some of the fabulous books that were featured by the NLF, I realised something rather bittersweet. I […]
The Lib-rare-ian : Ann Lazim, Katie Day, and Nadine Bailey In Conversation With Dalbir Madan
By Samarrah Sivakumar, Grade 9 Librarians read you like an open book, all while helping you craft your own life story, and ironically, helping you choose which open books you want to read. Shushes louder than noise, spectacles blurrier than sight, and top knots taller than towers. The librarian is a character of many contradictions. […]
Are We All the Same? Exploring the A-Z of Culture
By Ananya Malde, Grade 11 Day 2 of the Neev Literature Festival 2023 witnessed an enlightening and engaging event, The A-Z of Culture, conducted by writer and publisher, Akhila Das Blah. She began by posing a fundamental question, “Are we all the same?” This interactive session managed to capture the audience’s attention, leaving both adults […]
Changing Times, Changing Values: The Lives of Digital-Era Teenagers
By Kavya Arjun, Grade 11 Renée Watson, Ashim Ahluwalia, Jane de Suza and Dhooleka Raj broke all taboos during their panel discussion Changing Times, Changing Values held on Day 1 of the Neev Literature Festival. The session saw four powerhouses, highly acclaimed in their respective fields, offering their perspectives on the complexities of navigating teenage […]
Shabnam Minwalla on Inhabiting Parallel Timelines
By Kabir Basu, Grade 10 The second half of Day 1 of the Neev Literature Festival 2023 began with a most joyous and uplifting performance by Kapil Pandey, encouraging the audience to join in, sing and dance. The mood was set for celebrated, award-winning author Shabnam Minwalla’s session Inhabiting Parallel Timelines; an eager audience waited […]
A Closer Look At Your Neighbourhood: An Illustration Masterclass with Habib Ali and Canato Jimo
By Diya Shetty, Grade 10 The skilled Habib Ali, illustrator of the NBA 2023 winning wordless book My Street, and Canato Jimo, Art Director of Pratham Books, kicked off the masterclasses on Day 1 of the Neev Literature Festival 2023 with their session Neighbourhood Depictions. The air was buzzing with excitement. We began by discussing […]
History, Humour and Animal Rights | Young Readers Write
By Ayaan Gupta, Grade 3 Uncle Nehru, Please Send an Elephant! is a book written by Devika Cariapa and illustrated by Satvik Gade. This is a very interesting book. In this book, the author has tried to teach us a part of our real Indian history by narrating a series of real-life events which took […]
“VAmazing”: Reading When the World Went Dark | Young Readers Write
By Riya Bopanna, Grade 7 When the World Went Dark by Jane De Suza, shortlisted for the Neev Book Award 2022 in the Junior Readers category is a heartfelt novel that explores the feeling of loss from the perspective of a lively nine year-old girl. Swara is not happy. Her country is in lockdown and […]