Our cause
Keep the waters alive.
The festival sits beside Ashtamudi Lake. Climate change is its social cause, and it begins with the water at its door.
The lake
Ashtamudi,
a Ramsar wetland.
Ashtamudi is listed under the Ramsar Convention as a wetland of international importance. Its name means eight braids: eight arms of water reaching into Kollam.
The Kallada river flows into it, and it opens to the sea at Neendakara, so its water is brackish: part river, part sea. Mangroves line its edges. Fishers, clam collectors and the karimeen, Kerala’s state fish, all depend on it.
Like wetlands everywhere, it is under pressure: from plastic and waste, from what drains into it, and from a warming climate.
Our commitments
Three promises
to the lake.
Being confirmed with our partners and the venues.
A plastic-free festival[CONFIRM]
No single-use plastic at the venues. Bring your own bottle.
One climate conversation every day[CONFIRM]
Every festival day, one session on climate, water and the places we love.
An Ashtamudi clean-up[CONFIRM]
Readers, writers, volunteers and neighbours clean a stretch of the shore together.
The clean-up
Join the
clean-up.
One morning, one stretch of shore, many hands. Come with friends, family or your college.
- When
- [DATE]
- Where
- A meeting point on the Ashtamudi shore [CONFIRM]
- 1
Sign up
Register as a volunteer and choose the Ashtamudi clean-up.
- 2
Hear from us
We’ll write with the date, the meeting point and what to bring.
- 3
Come to the shore
Wear clothes that can get wet and muddy. Bring water in your own bottle.
At the festival
Leave no
trace.
Carry a bottle
Bring your own and keep it with you.
Bring a bag
A cloth bag for your books.
Share the ride
Walk, take the bus, or share an autorickshaw between venues.
Sort your waste
Use the bins at the venues, and keep the water clean.
Would your organisation like to support the cause? kilf2027@gmail.com
Partner with KILF