Shekhar Gurera, also known as Chander Shekhar Gurera, is an Indian

editorial cartoonist An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary. Their cartoons are used to convey and question an aspect of daily news or current ...

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, and

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. He publishes regular cartoons with comments about India's political and social trends. His daily pocket cartoons appear in several English, Hindi, and regional language daily newspapers '' Punjab Kesari'', '' Hind Samachar'', '' Jag Bani'', '' Nava Bharat'', '' Central Chronicle'' '' The Pioneer'', '' Sanmarg'' and ''

Navodaya Times ''Navodaya Times '' is a Hindi-language newspaper established in 2013 and published from Delhi. It is owned by the Punjab Kesari group (The Hindsamachar Ltd.). It is one of the four newspapers started by the group; the other three are ''Punjab K ...

'' among others. He started his cartoon career in 1984 as a freelancer.

Biography

Gurera was born on 30 August 1965 in

Moga, Punjab Moga is a city in the Indian state of Punjab. It was made a part and headquarters of the Moga district (the 17th District in the state) on 24 November 1995, by the then Chief Minister Harcharan Singh Brar. Before becoming a district, Moga was ...

India. He started his pre-university (11th) from DAV College, Abohar, but graduated with a degree in Science from

Multani Mal Modi College Multani Mal Modi College is a university located in Patiala, Punjab, India. History Multani Mal Modi College was established in 1967 with financial help from Gujjar Mal Modi. It was established by the Padma Bhushan, Rai Bahadur Seth Gujjar Ma ...

Patiala Patiala () is a city in southeastern Punjab, India, Punjab, northwestern India. It is the fourth largest city in the state and is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around the ''Qila Mubarak, Patiala, Qila Mubar ...

in 1986. After shifting to

Gurgaon Gurgaon (), officially named Gurugram (), is a satellite city of Delhi and administrative headquarters of Gurgaon district, located in the northern Indian state of Haryana. It is situated near the Delhi–Haryana border, about southwest ...

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

he got the degree in Applied Arts from

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New Delhi New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...

in 1990.

Career

During 1973 Gurera's first cartoon was published in ''Veer Pratap'', a Hindi newspaper from Punjab, as he was awarded in an on-the-spot competition. During his school days he continued his skill of cartooning and sketching as hobby only. During 1984 he professionally started contributing to Punjab Kesari as freelancer while pursuing Science graduation at

Projects

Kargil Cartoons

In 1999, Gurera drew a series of ''Kargil Kartoons'', on-the-spot cartoons of Indian soldiers passing through the New Delhi railway station on their way to Kargil. The cartoons on the

Kargil War The Kargil War, was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Ladakh, then part of the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir (state), Jammu and Kashmir and along the Line of Control (LoC). In In ...

were later exhibited at The Lalit Kala Academy,

on 25–31 July 1999, followed by the chain exhibition of cartoons at

Jaipur Jaipur (; , ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, largest city of the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had ...

Chandigarh Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the ...

Patna Patna (; , ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paṭanā''), historically known as Pataliputra, Pāṭaliputra, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, ...

and

Indore Indore (; ISO 15919, ISO: , ) is the largest and most populous Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The commercial capital of the state, it has been declared as the List of cleanest cities in India, cleanest city of In ...

Future Lens

Since 2001, he publishes the weekly feature ''Future Lens''. This column features a celebrity from sports, films, politics or other fields and depicts them as they'd look with 30 years added to their present age. These pictures are created by painting digitally, which makes them look like actual photographs.

NPC Calendar 05 & 16

A chain of cartoons for the Calendar 2005 and 2016 of

National Productivity Council The National Productivity Council (NPC) was established in 1958 as an autonomous organization under Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India), Government of India. There are 13 regional office ...

about the different ways of productivity.

Exhibitions (Solo & collective)

8th Regional 3R Forum

In 2018, Conservation in Indian Living Demonstrated through Illustration in the booklet of ''8th Regional 3R (Reduce, Recycle, Reuse) Forum''. The event was organized with the cooperation of State

Government of Madhya Pradesh The Government of Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP) or Madhya Pradesh Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and its 55 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the governor of Madhya Prade ...

and

Government of India The Government of India (ISO 15919, ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra, legally the Union Government or Union of India or the Central Government) is the national authority of the Republic of India, located in South Asia, consisting of States and union t ...

under the auspices of United Nations Regional Development Center (UNCRD) at

(9–12 April 2018).

Awards and honors

* 1982 – Honored by the

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Balram Jakhar Balram Jakhar (23 August 1923 – 3 February 2016) was an Indian politician, who served as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Governor of Madhya Pradesh. He was also the longest serving Speaker of the Lok Sabha, whose tenure lasted 9 years and 32 ...

while being a student of 11th. * 1989 – Honored by the PM,

Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi (20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991) was an Indian statesman and pilot who served as the prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the Assassination of Indira Gandhi, assassination of his mother, then–prime ...

. * 1990 – Honored by The President,

Giani Zail Singh Giani Zail Singh (, born Jarnail Singh; 5 May 1916 – 25 December 1994) was an Indian politician from Punjab who served as the president of India from 1982 to 1987 and chief minister of Punjab. He was the first Sikh to become president. B ...

. * 1992 – Best Cartoonist Award during 1st Babu Jagjeevan Ram Memorial All India Art Exhibition by the PM,

P. V. Narasimha Rao Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao (28 June 1921 – 23 December 2004) was an Indian independence activist, lawyer, and statesman from the Indian National Congress who served as the prime minister of India from 1991 to 1996. He was the first p ...

* 1996 – Award for Excellence in Cartooning at 20th Matri Shree Media Awards * 1997 – represented India at the 3rd Asian Cartoon and Art Exhibition conducted by The

Japan Foundation The is a Japanese foundation that spreads Japanese culture around the world. Based in Tokyo, it was established in 1972 by an Act of the National Diet as a special legal entity to undertake international dissemination of Japanese culture. I ...

at Tokyo * 2011 – Mahamana

Madan Mohan Malaviya Madan Mohan Malaviya (25 December 1861 — 12 November 1946; ) was an Indian scholar, educational reformer and activist notable for his role in the Indian independence movement. He was president of the Indian National Congress three times and ...

Memorial 7th Annual Award for Journalism (Cartoonist). * 2018 – Appointed Official Cartoonist (

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for Cartoons) by the

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Gurugram Gurgaon (), officially named Gurugram (), is a satellite city of Delhi and administrative headquarters of Gurgaon district, located in the northern Indian state of Haryana. It is situated near the Delhi–Haryana border, about southwest o ...

* 2019 – Honored with "Icon of Haryana" under Haryana Garma Awards 2019 for Editorial Cartooning.

Books and articles

* ''Suryodaya Ki Dharati Japan Se'' (1997) – a weekly series of 10 travelogue articles, published in Punjab Kesari, Jag Bani and Hind Samachar * ''Kargil Kartoons'' (1999) – during the

, with the involvement of seven other cartoonists, compiled a collection of cartoons about the Indian defense forces * ''Laugh as you Travel'' (2000) – on the occasion of completing 150 years of

Indian Railways Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...

a collection of 50 cartoons made by Kaak and Shekhar Gurera * ''

Je Suis Charlie ; ) is a slogan and logo created by French art director and adopted by supporters of freedom of speech and freedom of the press after the Charlie Hebdo shooting, 7 January 2015 shooting in which twelve people were killed at the offices of t ...

'' cartoons (2015) – to show solidarity with the victims of the attack on French satirical paper

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Indian cartoonists at the Press Club of India in New Delhi voice solidarity after the Charlie Hebdo attack, 9 January 2015
The Hypocrisy of Democracy
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References

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