Conversation with Rohan Chakravarty

Saturday, 14 Oct 2023

Date:

Saturday, 14 Oct 2023

Time:

05:45 PM

Venue:

Persistent Systems Auditorium, IT Park, Nagpur

Author

Rohan Chakravarty

Rohan Chakravarty is an Indian artist, cartoonist, illustrator and naturalist. His "Green Humour" series was picked up by GoComics in 2013 making Rohan the first Indian cartoonist to be picked by a global comics distributor. Green Humour has also been published as a book, as a series in two national newspapers, and in places like Tinkle and by government departments in India such as the Department of Environment and Forest of Arunachal Pradesh. He has won a number of awards for his work.[Rohan grew up in Nagpur where he studied to be a dentist. It was here that he was introduced to the world of wildlife through a nature based outreach program conducted by Sanctuary Asia. His professional cartoon work started when he was 16. A trip to Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary and his first tiger sighting inspired him. He will be in conversation with Prantik Banerjee to talk about his books - Geen Humour for Greying Planet & Pugmarks and Carbon Footprints.

Summary

1) Green Humour For A Greying Planet is a curation of gag cartoons and comic strips based exclusively on wildlife and nature, perhaps the first of its kind. At a time when global warming, wildlife crimes and man-animal conflicts are at their worst, 'Green Humour' is sure to provide its readers some much needed comic relief. A comprehensive and satirical take on various aspects of the natural world and the threats to its conservation, this book will appeal to both the scientifically inclined readers as well as the general readers.

2) Pugmarks and Carbon Footprints is a collection of gag cartoons and comic strips based exclusively on wildlife and nature. Staying true to their theme the cartoons and comics in the book will speak about wildlife ecology, interesting trivia about the lives of wild animals and how the lives of these creatures are entwined with ours. Other than providing some much needed comic relief during environmental doomsday the book will equip the reader with snippet-sized information about environmental issues in an easily palatable manner. A comprehensive and satirical take on various aspects of the natural world and the threats to its conservation Pugmarks and Carbon Footprints will appeal both to the scientifically inclined reader as well as the layman.

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