What’s in store for children at The Hindu Lit for Life 2025
The Hindu
Join The Hindu Lit For Life in Chennai on January 18 and 19, 2025 for workshops with renowned authors. Register now!
The Hindu’s literature festival, The Hindu Lit For Life, is being held in Chennai on January 18 and 19, 2025. The event isn’t just for grown-ups! There’s plenty of interesting things in store for children as well.
For starters, best-selling children’s author David Walliams comes to Chennai! With picture books, short stories, and fiction for young readers to his credit, David is nothing if not prolific. His first book for children, The Boy in the Dress, was published in November 2008. Since then he’s published a lot more: 42 books to be precise. And these have been translated into 55 languages and sold over 55 million copies across the world. Many of his books have been successfully adapted for television. This includes International Emmy award-winning Ratburger, Gangsta Granny and Billionaire Boy.
David previously starred in Little Britain, which won numerous international awards including three BAFTAs. He also co-created and starred in Come Fly With Me and Big School. As a trustee of Comic Relief, David has personally raised over £8.5 million for the charity. He has notably completed charitable challenges of swimming the English Channel and River Thames and was awarded an OBE for his services to charity and the Arts.
As part of his India tour, David will be speaking at Lit For Life in Chennai on January 18. Want to be part of the fun? Click here to register.
Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan
When: January 19, 12.00 noon to 1.30 pm
Age: 8 to 11 years
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