schedule

•   02/12/2023
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
•   Crafty Corner
•  Age Group: 4-6

Bugs, Monsters and All Creatures Fantastic

Four antennae, seven wings, two horns, a fish tail, four eyes, two teeth. What on earth is the name of that creature? Add some colour and a few strokes and voila! You have your own fantastic creature.

Supported by AECID and Embassy of Spain

•   03/12/2023
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
•   Doodle Wall
•  Age Group: 8-10

Find Creatures in Spots, Shapes and Colours

In ink stains, between coloured sheets, in the strokes of markers, even in paper cuttings... there hide all kinds of creatures. Join Adolfo in this workshop to spot them.

Supported by AECID and Embassy of Spain

•   02/12/2023
• 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
•   Kahani Tree
•  Age Group: All Ages

Kahaniwala Kambal

Why is Bubba Zaara's quilt of stories disappearing thread by thread? Let's huddle around and solve the mystery with Ajay.

•   03/12/2023
• 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
•   Kahani Tree
•  Age Group: 8-10

Saleem Ka Oont

Saleem is no ordinary boy. He is an animal whisperer. Can he make his donkey and his camel help his father plough their field? Let’s find out in this tale from Morocco.

•   02/12/2023
• 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
•   Doodle Wall
•  Age Group: 4-6

Let's go Shopping

Sinh, Genda, Langoor and Nilgai go shopping for clothes. What will they buy? Denims, hats and skirts? Or will they buy a pagdi, lehenga and sari? Let’s go shopping and help our animal friends choose.

Supported by Adidev Press

•   03/12/2023
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
•   Auditorium
•  Age Group: 4-Forever

Young Yogis

Unleash your tiger and tigress within to create a life of courage, fun and self-reliance. Learn the tricks of the ancient technology of uniting the body and mind to shine brighter.

•   02/12/2023
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
•   Amphitheatre
•  Age Group: 6-8

Dear Kitty,

Join Bijal Vachharajani as she reads from her book Kitten Trouble and come up with some purr-fect artwork.

•   03/12/2023
• 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
•   Amphitheatre
•  Age Group: 8-10

Fairyland in Chaos

Big wolf, a handful of princesses and some fairy dust are part of a spellbinding tale of magic and nature. Write your own fairy tale with a climate twist.

•   02/12/2023
• 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
•   Kahani Tree
•  Age Group: All Ages

Tell, Sing and Dance Along…

Are you ready to move, groove and sing your heart out with Canato?

Supported by Pratham Books

•   03/12/2023
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
•   Crafty Corner
•  Age Group: 6-8

Circle Circus

Let’s see what wonderful things we can create with a pair of scissors and a circle!

Supported by Pratham Books

•   03/12/2023
• 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
•   Doodle Wall
•  Age Group: 4-6

Spot Your Colour

What’s your favourite colour? Is it red? Is it blue? No, wait! Is it purple, or is it Pink? Let’s explore all the colours you love and create some magic!

Supported by Pratham Books

•   02/12/2023
• 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
•   Auditorium
•  Age Group: 12-14

Let's Read... Objects

From tiny coins to a humble glass vase, old objects carry important clues about the people who made them and how they lived. Learn to think like historians, observing and analyzing objects from the past.

Sponsored by Puffin

•   03/12/2023
• 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
•   Auditorium
•  Age Group: 10-12

Building Blocks of History

Join Devika Cariapa in this session as she describes objects from history. Think like a historian and use these as building blocks to write exciting stories from the past.

Sponsored by Puffin

•   02/12/2023
• 2 PM - 3 PM
•   Crafty Corner
•  Age Group: All Ages

Chnourka and her Friends

A snowy night in the forest and four friends find shelter in Chnourka’s house. What are they doing? Drinking tea by the fireplace? Is Chnourka baking biscuits? Is Mirko drawing in his room? Create your own images too.

Supported by Institut Francais

•   02/12/2023
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
•   Doodle Wall
•  Age Group: All Ages

Dessine moi ton Bison

Gaya has a bison. Do you want one too? What would you like it to be like? Hairy? Small? Big? Wearing a jumper? With four legs or two? Create your own charcoal bison with a little help from Gaya.

Supported by Institut Francais

•   02/12/2023
• 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
•   Doodle Wall
•  Age Group: 6-8

Captivating Cartoons

Bring to life whimsical characters that have never existed before. How? Draw a part and let the rest be created by your partner.

•   03/12/2023
• 5 PM - 6 PM
•   Crafty Corner
•  Age Group: 10-12

Zinevolution

We are all different with unique interests and passions. Embrace your likes and dislikes and put them in a zine through art and writing that reflect your own personality and individuality.

•   02/12/2023
• 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
•   Kahani Tree
•  Age Group: 8-10

Sound Stories

Don't forget to pack your favourite sounds in. Jeeva is waiting to add them to her stories

•   03/12/2023
• 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
•   Kahani Tree
•  Age Group: 6-8

Play Along with Jeeva

Build a story with Jeeva in this interactive session

•   03/12/2023
• 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
•   Kahani Tree
•  Age Group: 4-6

Do As I Do, Tell As I Tell

Stories to enact, participate in and take back home.

•   02/12/2023
• 5 PM - 6 PM
•   Doodle Wall
•  Age Group: 6-8

The Gigantic Timeline

Be part of the longest timeline ever! What was before us? What do you remember from the past? How are we today? And what is yet to come?

Supported by Pro Helvetia and the Embassy of Switzerland in India under the initiative SwitzerlandIndia 75

•   03/12/2023
• 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
•   Crafty Corner
•  Age Group: 8-10

What Was and What Will Be…

Let’s go on a journey through time. While turning the pages look far back into the past, travel to the present and further into the future. Let's share beautiful memories and dreams for the future!

Supported by Pro Helvetia and the Embassy of Switzerland in India under the initiative SwitzerlandIndia 75

•   02/12/2023
• All Day
•   Ongoing Activity Zone
•  Age Group: All Ages

Tree of Wishes

What do you wish for the future? Like fruit, we hang our wishes on the tree so that they ripen and we can taste and share them together.

Supported by Pro Helvetia and the Embassy of Switzerland in India under the initiative SwitzerlandIndia 75

•   03/12/2023
• All Day
•   Ongoing Activity Zone
•  Age Group: All Ages

Tree of Wishes

What do you wish for the future? Like fruit, we hang our wishes on the tree so that they ripen and we can taste and share them together.

Supported by Pro Helvetia and the Embassy of Switzerland in India under the initiative SwitzerlandIndia 75

•   02/12/2023
• 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
•   Kahani Tree
•  Age Group: 6-8

Folktales, Folksongs

Not only can folktales change themselves, they change you too. But the one thing that does not change is their celebration of the little things in life with joy, playfulness and a whole lot of music.

•   03/12/2023
• 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
•   The Studio
•  Age Group: 8-10

Being in the Story

What would happen if you were able to walk into a story while it was still being told? Let the drama in you decide that in this theatre workshop with Kapil Pandey.

•   03/12/2023
• 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
•   Kahani Tree
•  Age Group: 4-6

Fabulous Fables

Did you know that folktales are magical beings? No? Kapil tells you how.

•   02/12/2023
• 2 PM - 3 PM
•   The Studio
•  Age Group: 10-12

Make Your Own Picture Book

Cut, paste, fold, draw, paint, and bind your own unique book. Have you decided on the main character?

Supported by the Japan Foundation

•   03/12/2023
• 2 PM - 3 PM
•   Crafty Corner
•  Age Group: 12-14

Craft Your Own Picture Book

Cut, paste, fold, draw, paint, and bind your own unique book. Have you decided on the main character?

Supported by the Japan Foundation

•   02/12/2023
• 5 PM - 6 PM
•   Auditorium
•  Age Group: All Ages

No Limits!

Take on life’s challenges with imagination and humour. Meet Ken Spillman, author of the Jake series, Daydreamer Dev stories and Advaita the Writer as he gives away all his secrets - well, most of them.

•   03/12/2023
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
•   The Studio
•  Age Group: 12-14

Write Your Heart Out

Being human means experiencing times when you feel anxious or stressed. Let Ken provide his insights into how reading and writing can make you more adaptable and resilient leading to a more relaxed and successful you.

•   02/12/2023
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
•   Auditorium
•  Age Group: 8-10

Is History Quirky?

A tantric temple on a frog, a lady turning into a sweet, a Maratha fort in London, Hitler’s gift to the Maharaja of Patiala, a celebrity rhinoceros called Clara, and a plan to sell the Taj! Dive into India’s quirky history.

Supported by HarperCollins

•   03/12/2023
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
•   Amphitheatre
•  Age Group: 10-12

Let History Tickle You!

Did you know that the Maharaja of Nabha had a swan car? Or that the Nawab of Junagadh got his dog, Roshanara, married in brocades and pearls with over 700 guests? Mini brings you many more such funny stories from history.

Supported by HarperCollins

•   02/12/2023
• 2 PM - 3 PM
•   Amphitheatre
•  Age Group: 8-10

Rhyme Time

If you love… Words that rhyme, All the time, Day and night, Even when the bed bugs bite … then you will love this session! Have some fun under the sun in this session with Nalini.

Supported by HarperCollins & Scholastic India

•   03/12/2023
• 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
•   The Studio
•  Age Group: 6-8

All Creatures Great and Small

Why do animals live in groups? What are groups of animals called? Join Nalini Sorensen in a fun, interactive session where you’ll croak like frogs, hoot like owls, hiss like snakes and learn a bunch of collective nouns too.

Supported by HarperCollins & Scholastic India

•   02/12/2023
• 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
•   Kahani Tree
•  Age Group: 4-6

Modaks for Ganesha

There’s a lot you can do with a ball of dough - you can shape different animals or make some yummy modaks!

•   03/12/2023
• 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
•   The Studio
•  Age Group: 10-12

Of Bun Shops, Rhinoceros and Perilous Journeys

Travel back in time and learn about the animals that were trapped and transported to England, the ayahs and lascars who made the dangerous journey. It’s time to write a letter, a very strongly worded one, protesting about this condition.

•   03/12/2023
• 5 PM - 6 PM
•   Amphitheatre
•  Age Group: 6-8

Mini's Diwali

What happens when Mini’s new friend declares that Diwali is no fun without crackers. Will Mini follow her in this too, like she has in everything else? Listen to Mini’s Diwali story and create your own diyas.

•   02/12/2023
• 5 PM - 6 PM
•   Crafty Corner
•  Age Group: 12-14

Time-travel Through Comics

Reading historical comics is the closest thing Nikhil has found to travelling through time. Join him in this session to find out how I create comic books that tell history.

Sponsored by Puffin

•   02/12/2023
• 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
•   Crafty Corner
•  Age Group: 10-12

A Weird Monster

Join Paulo in this rollicking exercise in creativity. Draw something and pass it on. Wait till the end when Paulo puts all the drawings together. You will be surprised. Is this the monster you created?

Supported by the Embassy of Portugal Cultural Centre

•   03/12/2023
• 2 PM - 3 PM
•   Doodle Wall
•  Age Group: 8-10

Who am I? Who are you?

What do you see when you draw a line all around your friend? What does your friend see when she draws a line around you? What lies between these lines or inside them? Discover for yourself.

Supported by the Embassy of Portugal Cultural Centre

•   02/12/2023
• 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
•   Amphitheatre
•  Age Group: 8-10

Curious Creatures

Can you taste with your toes? Or see with your ears? Or, at least, smell with your hair? No? Well, there are creatures that can! Join Praba for a book reading and activity featuring geckos, grebes and more.

•   03/12/2023
• 2 PM - 3 PM
•   Auditorium
•  Age Group: 4-6

Abecedary Creatures

From Asiatic lions to xihus, flamingoes to Hermit crabs and Nilgiri tahrs to red pandas, embark on an alphabetical journey with Praba to discover animals from different places.

•   02/12/2023
• 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
•   Kahani Tree
•  Age Group: 8-10

Treasures from Gujarati Children’s Literature

Shun tame Gujarati balvartaona amar patrona nam kahi shako? Aavo Jivram Joshi dvara rachit sauthi lokpriy patro Miyan Fuski ane Tabha Bhattni ramooji varta manava. Latakaman vali anand lo mastibhari Gujarati balkavitano pan!

•   03/12/2023
• 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
•   Kahani Tree
•  Age Group: 6-8

Varta Re Varta!

Varta re varta? Koni koni varta? Ek varta to bhai Nana Anbuni ane biji Tadha Tabooklani! Kon chhe Nano Anbu ane shun chhe Tadhun Tabooklun? Aavo ane jano!

•   02/12/2023
• 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
•   Kahani Tree
•  Age Group: 6-8

Small, Friendly Giant

Paplu is an unusual giant, small and peace-loving. However, when his beloved villagers are in danger, he takes on a new avatar – gutsy & quirky! A rib-tickling tale of magic and masti.

•   03/12/2023
• 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
•   Amphitheatre
•  Age Group: 8-80

The Story Eater!

Kahaani Kha is a weird man who ate tales so that he could preserve them. A strange story about stories and the endearing connect between Gen-Ex & Gen-Next! And tips on spinning yarns!

•   03/12/2023
• 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
•   Kahani Tree
•  Age Group: 8-10

Whisker Whimsy

Shake, shake, shake your way to a ‘mirthquake’ with this hilarious story of a tigress with a fascination for whiskers, a donkey with 12-pack abs and a langur who thinks he is a rockstar.

•   02/12/2023
• 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
•   Kahani Tree
•  Age Group: 4-6

Dham Dham Damaak…

Prashant aam to bahu shaant chhokro. Tofan-masti nahi, boomaboom nahi… kaai garbad nahi. Pan aajkaal e jyan jaay, badha kahe - shshhhhhh, ahin awaj nahi…

•   03/12/2023
• 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
•   Kahani Tree
•  Age Group: 6-8

Kaamagaro Katko

Aapne badha pahela nana hoiye ane dheere dheere mota thata jaiye, kharu ne? Pan jo koi cheej motti majani hoy ane dheere dheere nani thati jaay, evu bane? Chalo joiye kevi reete.

•   02/12/2023
• 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
•   The Studio
•  Age Group: 8-10

Boy, Girl. Girl, Boy

Why should only boys be allowed to fly kites during Uttarayan, asks Parul. Let’s find the answers to this and other questions that you may have in this session full of stories and activities, with Riddhi.

Supported by Sonalika Publications

•   03/12/2023
• 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
•   Kahani Tree
•  Age Group: 6-8

Bhargav's Bangles

Why is Bhargav sad? After all it’s Garba and Dandiya time. Can Ba bring his smile and his bangles back?

Supported by Karadi Tales

•   03/12/2023
• 5 PM - 6 PM
•   Doodle Wall
•  Age Group: 12-14

A Thought for the Planet

Create your own fantastical beast – cute or scary – using the elements air, water, wind or fire. Do they have a message for the universe?

Supported by Amar Chitra Katha

•   02/12/2023
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
•   The Studio
•  Age Group: 10-12

The Tinkle Treasure Trail

Looking for treasure? You’ve come to the right place. The Tinkle Toons have hidden something valuable for you and have left clues in their own trademark styles. Crack codes and zip through obstacles to reach the treasure.

•   03/12/2023
• 5 PM - 6 PM
•   Amphitheatre
•  Age Group: 10-12

Fearless and Free

What does it mean to stand up for what you believe? What things are important enough to stand up for? Join Tanu Shree Singh to discuss what it means to show up for your country. PS: Also featuring dogs, leopards and monkeys.

Sponsored by Puffin

•   02/12/2023
• 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
•   Auditorium
•  Age Group: 12-14

Twice Upon a Time

Where do stories come from? Does the wind whisper it in your ear or do you catch it in the river? Do you dig for it in the garden? Team up with Tanu and write a story with her.

Sponsored by Puffin

•   02/12/2023
• 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
•   The Studio
•  Age Group: 8-10

Avi Fights a Monster

How do you handle your emotions? How does being in nature make you feel? Join Avi in an emotional ride as he fights monsters, climbs trees and learns to open up about his feelings.   

Supported by Kalpavriksh

•   02/12/2023
• 2 PM - 3 PM
•   Auditorium
•  Age Group: 12-14

Sweet and Spicy Cinnamon

Why is Roshan Paranjape nicknamed 'Cinnamon'? And why do his school mates feel he looks different? To find out, join Vikas in this fascinating journey into Roshan’s life complete with factoids, a quick quiz and football.