‘Comic activists’ Take on Climate Disasters
Cartoonists in northeast India are creating comics to promote awareness about environmental disaster management.
“Nowadays people do not have the patience to read long narratives. On the other hand, a cartoon with an element of humour can easily attract the attention of the public,” said 13-year-old Nilotpal Lakhar, one of group of students in India’s Assam province being trained to draw disaster awareness comics.
The young “comic activists” are the brainchild of ‘Nayi Dishayein’ or ‘New Ways’ a project of mass communications students at Guahati University that aims to tackle problems in the region, particularly a lack of awareness about disaster management and preparedness, through the medium of comics.
‘New Ways’ was created as part of World Comics India (WCI) – a collective of artists, media personalities, social activists and grassroots journalists who see comics as a powerful tool to bring about social change.
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