Buds schools’ State-level arts festival begins on Friday

The Kudumbashree State-level Buds Arts Festival “Thillana-2026” volition statesman connected Friday. The two-day festival is organised for students with intelligence challenges from Buds institutions crossed the State. More than 600 students volition vie successful assorted events.

Revenue Minister K. Rajan volition inaugurate the festival connected the Kerala Agricultural University campus, Vellanikkara. Xavier Chittilappilly, MLA, volition preside implicit the function. Kudumbashree Executive Director H. Dinesan volition contiguous the task overview.

Competitions volition beryllium held crossed 4 venues astatine the assemblage field — Nila (Stage 1), Kabani (Stage 2), Bhavani (Library Hall – Stage 3) and Periyar (Open Stage – Stage 4).

Individual events see airy music, people song, people dance, mimicry, fancy dress, instrumental euphony (chenda, keyboard), crayon painting, pencil drawing, insubstantial trade and embossing. Group events see radical creation and set performance. Folk creation competitions volition beryllium held successful inferior and elder categories for some boys and girls. This is the seventh State Buds Arts Festival organised by Kudumbashree.