From last year’s Little Lit Fest.
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The Little Lit Fest 2025, the international children’s literature festival, returns to Chennai for its second edition this weekend, transforming the Goethe-Institut into a creative world of words and music for young bibliophiles and their families. Organised by the Goethe-Institut/Max Muller Bhavan, the festival seeks to instill a love for reading and storytelling. The three-day event is designed as a creative playground with musical storytelling sessions, film screenings, theatre performances, and a book exhibition.
The celebrations begin today, with the lighting of the lamp ceremony followed by a screening of Goopi Gawaiyaa Bagha Bajaiyaa, the award-winning animated film directed by Shilpa Ranade.
The event’s lineup includes Tale and Tunes, a musical by actor and storyteller Janaki Sabesh, Just Drums Murali aka S Muralikrishnan, and Varun, followed by the screening of Lassie – Ein neues Abendteuer — a German children’s movie, a book quiz by Abijit Hariharan from Quiz Master Foundation, and a theatrical show of Tulika’s Stories by Chhotu Theatrewalas. There is also a reading by author Zai Whitaker, and a painting session with Vishnavi Giri.
Sunday highlights include a new Gulapati adventure series with creator Ashok Rajagopalan, a panel on writing for children, a singalong led by Krishnaa, Jeeva Raghunath & team, and puppet show called Obedient Tommy by Vincent MCM.
Geetha Vedaraman, cultural coordinator, Goethe-Institut, says, “This year, we have also introduced special sessions that explore empathy and accessibility, like braille and tactile imagery workshops and an exhibition of books, opening up new ways of experiencing stories,” she further added.
The Little Lit Fest 2025 will be on till November 16 at Goethe-Institut, No. 4 Rutland Gate, 5th Street, Chennai. For more information and the programme schedule follow goethe.de website. Entry free.
Published – November 14, 2025 10:56 am IST