Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Bookaroo Festival Opens in Bhopal With Children’s Creative Activities
Bookaroo is a festival where children can enjoy stories and creative activities.
It opened at Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal on Saturday and runs for two days.
Many children came with their parents.
Authors, illustrators and storytellers led sessions.
A very large wall gave children space to draw and paint.
They used it to share their ideas and imagination.
Guest Laremy Lee showed children how ideas can become plays.
Storyteller Shivnarayan talked about what makes a story or a tale.
The two-day Bookaroo Children’s Literature Festival opened on Saturday at Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal.
The festival was organised in collaboration with the Culture Department.
Children and parents attended sessions led by authors, illustrators and storytellers from India and abroad.
A 25-by-8-foot doodle wall invited children to sketch and paint their ideas.
Author and playwright Laremy Lee led a session on dramatic writing, while storyteller Shivnarayan discussed stories and tales.
- Who
- Children, their parents, authors, illustrators and storytellers, including Laremy Lee and Shivnarayan.
- What
- The two-day Bookaroo Children’s Literature Festival opened, featuring creative activities and storytelling sessions.
- When
- It opened on Saturday and was scheduled to run for two days; no calendar date is stated.
- Where
- Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The festival brought children together for literature, storytelling and creative expression.
- Event
- Bookaroo Children’s Literature Festival
- Venue
- Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
- Duration
- Two days
- Organised with
- The Culture Department
- Doodle wall dimensions
- 25 by 8 feet
- Dramatic writing session
- Led by Singapore-based author and playwright Laremy Lee
- Storytelling session
- Shivnarayan discussed the differences between a story and a tale