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No superhero flies in and out of these comic strips,instead the cartoons highlight the darker shades of reality prostitution,racism and stringent religious dogma. Grassroots Comics,an exhibition at the India International Centre,highlights social issues from across the world through the works of comic artists from 12 countries like Brazil,Pakistan,Sri Lanka and the UK.
These comics were created during workshops organised by World Comics,an NGO which is a collective of activists,cartoonists,development journalists and students,who use comics as a communication tool. One work,by England-based comic artist Janet Adams titled,Safe Refuge,begins with a panel that states that the UK takes in two per cent of the worlds refugees and then depicts the effect on the job market before a final panel announces: Refugee murdered in racist attack. In Jammed for Life from Pakistan,artist Sibra Rizvi shows how a four-hour-long traffic jam has disastrous consequences for a new bride.
The messages seem to have hit home. Pooja,a Delhi University student,says,I didnt know that in Brazil they face a problem of overcrowded metros,and that watching movies during Ramzaan is frowned upon in Pakistan. The exhibition has given me food for thought.
The comics and wall-posters are developed on A4-sized papers in black-and-white format,and will be pasted in locations like village bus stops,shops,offices,schools and on noticeboards,informs Kumar.
The exhibition is being held at IIC till June 17
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