WORLD COMICS INDIA

A book "Grassroots Comics - a development communication tool" written by Leif Packalen and Sharad Sharma, has been published by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

The material for the book was compiled by us relying very much on the experiences gained by World Comics Finland and World Comics India in cooperation with a multitude of organisations, movements and activists. Several examples of comics from different countries are included as well as photographs from workshops and practical manuals.

It is our hope that the book will give an idea of what grassroots comics are and how they can be used in development communication in a wide variety of information campaigns.

The book is available as a downloadable pdf-file (it is 15 MB, so it takes several minutes to download) on the address:

www.worldcomics.fi/grassroots_comics.pdf (DOWNLOAD)

If you prefer a hard copy, you can request it from keoinfo@formin.fi . It is free of charge.

Half World Four Frames
	Half World Four Frames A Comics Book on Gender Published by World Comics India, Supported by World Comics Finland
Edited and Compiled by Sharad Sharma, Cartoonist (Ashoka Fellow) 130 - Comics from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (With Hindi and English summaries) About The Book World Comics India* has recently published a book entitled ‘Half World Four Frames’, on the subject of ‘Gender’. In the book, 130 comics from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, popular as Grassroots Comics, have been reproduced. Common people of these countries have drawn their stories in their inimitable way putting fore their views on women’s issues. This book has six sections, titled as Aware, Empowered, Raising Questions, Realisation, Strong and United. Many of the comics from Pakistan depicts honour killing, right to divorce, plight of the impoverished girls etc. Comics from Sri Lanka have highlights issues like exploitation in the working place, discrimination, domestic violence etc. The Comics’ book has not only reproduced comics on the problems but it also depicts women who take a central role either when the village faces a water crisis or in running a stone quarry for economic empowerment, The book also contains comics where women take up cudgels to stop the selling of illegal liquor or when they put up a brave front against the goons, who intimidate women in the village.