The Little Lit Festival 2025
The Little Lit Festival 2025|For the Children and on Children!
A dedicated literature festival for children is what Chennai didn't have all these years in a grand scale despite its vibrant reading community and popular publishing houses.
Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Chennai bridged the gap last year by bringing in the first of its kind Children's Literature festival in Chennai.
Objective of the Fest:
Musical Storytelling, Film screening, panel discussion, theatre show, workshops, engaging play area, fun filled activities, books for all exhibition, book sales and more crunchies & munchies.
Celebrating children’s day with a grand inaugural on friday 14th november 2025 @5:00pm
5.00 - 5.30PM | Inaugural of TLLF 2025 | Lighting the lamp of friendship
5.30 - 6.00PM | Fostering friendship through music and dance
6.00 - 6.15PM | High Tea
6.15 - 7.30PM | GGBB Movie Screening
Hindi with English Subtitles
Goopi Gawaiyaa Bagha Bajaiyaa - Animated musical movie produced by Karadi Tales and the Children's Film Society, India. GGBB has won the AASIFA Award for best animated feature film, Jury Award for best Art Work at ICFF, Hyderabad, nominated for best film APSA Brisbane, Orbit Live Industry award for best animated feature, and the WIFTS award, Los Angeles.
Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Chennai bridged the gap last year by bringing in the first of its kind Children's Literature festival in Chennai.
Objective of the Fest:
- To promote reading and listening among children
- To create an awareness among parents as to what is available in the market for their kids to read
- To invoke a community feeling, celebrating books and its creators
- To instill lifelong learning passion
- To enhance creativity and life skills
- To encourage empathy, diversity and inclusion
- To create a platform to bring together publishers, authors, illustrators and readers
Musical Storytelling, Film screening, panel discussion, theatre show, workshops, engaging play area, fun filled activities, books for all exhibition, book sales and more crunchies & munchies.
Celebrating children’s day with a grand inaugural on friday 14th november 2025 @5:00pm
14.11.2025 | INAUGURAL OF TLLF 2025
Program Schedule:5.00 - 5.30PM | Inaugural of TLLF 2025 | Lighting the lamp of friendship
5.30 - 6.00PM | Fostering friendship through music and dance
6.00 - 6.15PM | High Tea
6.15 - 7.30PM | GGBB Movie Screening
Hindi with English Subtitles
Goopi Gawaiyaa Bagha Bajaiyaa - Animated musical movie produced by Karadi Tales and the Children's Film Society, India. GGBB has won the AASIFA Award for best animated feature film, Jury Award for best Art Work at ICFF, Hyderabad, nominated for best film APSA Brisbane, Orbit Live Industry award for best animated feature, and the WIFTS award, Los Angeles.
15.11.2025_Saturday Program
Auditorium
- 09.30 AM - 10.30 AM - Tales and Tunes - A Karadi Tale Musical by Janaki Sabesh, Just Drums Murali and Varun.
- 11.00 AM - 12.30 PM - Movie Time: Lassie - Ein neues Abendteuer (a new adventures) | A German Children's movie with English subtitles.
- 03.00 PM - 04.30 PM - Book Quiz by Abijit Hariharan from Quiz Master Foundation
- 05.30 PM - 06.30 PM - A Theatrical show of Tulika's Stories by Chhotu Theatrewalas (A Play by Children)
- 11.00 am - 12.00 PM - ‘Of people places & creatures’ a book reading & interaction with Zai Whitaker (writer, naturalist & teacher) | Age 6+ only
- 01.00 pm - 02.00 PM - A bite before Christmas - A Story that sings by Swarnavo Datta
- 02.30 pm - 03.30 PM - Hop on the friendship express - Exploring stories, puppets & activities by the Power Girls
- 04.00 PM - 05.00 PM - Painted tales - A magical space for stories and art to meet by Vishnavi Giri
16.11.2025_ Sunday Program
Auditorium
- 10.00 AM - 11.30 AM - Gulapati’s newest adventure by Ashok Rajagopalan with musical addition to the series.
- 12.00 PM - 01.30 PM - Movie Time: Kannawoniwasein | A German Children's movie with English subtitles | Age 8+ only
- 02.30 PM - 04.00 PM - Writing for Children - Exploring the current trends and challenges | Panel discussion with authors, editors and publishers.
- 05.30 PM - 06.30 PM - The singalong show for kids by Krishnaa, Jeeva Raghunath & team.
- 11.00 am - 12.00 PM - Let's Cook up a Story! Feeding the imagination by Indu Balachandran
- 01.00 pm - 02.00 PM - Giggles grrs and great friends - Digging into emotions by Ambujavalli
- 02.30 pm - 03.30 PM - "OBEDIENT TOMMY" - The Dog puppet show by Vincent MCM
- 04.00 PM - 05.00 PM - Tell story tell - The crazy world of Stories by Malavika P C