Sharad Sharma is an Indian

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based in

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, India. He was associated with many newspapers and magazines before he switched to

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and introduced political animation to Indian TV news channels. In the late 1990s, he formed the organisation

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to introduce the idea of

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. The idea was to take this new communication medium to the masses. He took the art of cartooning and comics to the rural hinterland of

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and other

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countries. He has extensive experience from workshops with a variety of organisations in India and internationally. His cartoon strip '' Developmentoon'' has been published in several newspapers and websites internationally. He has also published several books and manuals. Since 2006 he has been helping small organisations working in remote areas to initiate social campaigns using grassroots comics on issues like infanticide, foeticide, corporal punishment and

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Awards

He received the Karmaveer Puraskaar Noble Laureates, 2009 in the "Social Communication and Campaign Strategist" sub-category. He received the

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, 2008. He was awarded Ashoka-Innovators for Public, Fellowship, 2005

References

*Sydsvenskan, Malmo, Sweden https://web.archive.org/web/20100812142805/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur-och-nojen/article563119/Budskapet-ar-viktigast.html * The Communication Initiative Network http://www.comminit.com/en/node/309556/348 *Zee News http://www.zeenews.com/news613520.html * India Today http://networkedblogs.com/p21886497 * zeenews.com http://www.zeenews.com/news614522.html
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External links

World ComicsKhemka Foundation

Promote Use of Comics for Social Good with Web Design, Research, Communication Skills - Fellow Sharad Sharma
Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
Comic Relief: This artist is animated by change

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