Bookaroo returns to Delhi this weekend

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Seventy speakers from 13 countries are all set to delight children and adults in Capital this weekend with a scintillating celebration of storytelling, workshops, drama, art, craft and books at the 11th edition of Bookaroo, Indias first literature festival for children. The festival will showcase a record 105 sessions for children between 4 and 14 over the weekend and is a result of a collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA]. "Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts is happy to host Bookaroo festival.Bookaroo is one such festival where children and their activities are celebrated at a large scale. Please do come to the IGNCA to be part of this festival on December 1 and 2, 2018 and enjoy books, exhibitions and various other activities. We look forward to welcome you all," said Achal Pandya, HOD (Cultural Archives), IGNCA. As part of Alpenliebe-Bookaroo Delhi 2018, Bookaroo has also collaborated with the Tata Trusts and India Habitat Centre [IHC] to exhibit original artwork from children's books by three winners of the Big Little Book Awards -- Atanu Roy Roy, Proiti Roy and Nina Sabnani -- at the Experimental Art Gallery at IHC.