NEW DELHI: India CSR, the pioneer Indian CSR News Network in colaboration with Cartoon Watch, the monthly cartoon magazine included in Limca Book, is going to organize countries first Cartoon Exhibition on Sanitation and Toilet at PHD Chamber House, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi on 6 Feb 2015 during India Sanitation Summit ‘Sanitation for All – Toilet First’.
Cartoon Watch, in its 19th year of publication, will conduct a pan India cartoon competition to gather best cartoons focused on sanitation, hygiene, toilet, behavior change, woman empowerment etc. Best cartoons to be awarded with cash prizes at the summit. There is no age limit and no medium barrier to take part in this cartoon competition. Cartoonists can express their views either in Hindi or in English.
A participant can send maximum three entries, each of A4 size via mail to cartoonwatch@gmail.com and for more details they can visit www.cartoonwatchindia.com
Triambak Sharma, Renowned Cartoonist and Editor of Cartoon Watch said, “Cartoon is the most effective tool of communication and the best medium to create awareness. Earlier Cartoon Watch has conducted numbers of Pan India cartoon competitions on various issues. As we have entered in 19th year of publication and 19th November is World Toilet Day, we decided to announce this competition on this Eve.”
Rusen Kumar, Founder and Director, India CSR said, “We can communicate a lot through cartoons and thus resolute to organize this exhibition with the support of cartoon magazine. This exhibition will be the major attraction of India Sanitation Summit 2015 as cartoons associates with humor, happiness and fun, and can serve to relax the audiences in the summit.”
Rusen Kumar further added. “My mission is to use cartoon for constructive communication to communicate great things at Summit. We believe that cartoons can play important role in creating awareness on sanitation and women empowerment related issues and behavior change for betterment of society. Cartoon exhibition to add values to the achieve summit goal.”
About India Sanitation and Toilet Summit
India Sanitation Summit ‘Sanitation for All – Toilet First’, to be held on 6 Feb 2015 at Lakshmipat Singhania Auditorium, PHD Chamber House, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi. Aligned to ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ (Clean India Initiative) Summit is being organized by IndiaCSR Group as an active participant of this noble mission to support and create national level forum to discuss various issues related to the toilet and sanitation.
The summit would highlight the problems allied with lack of sanitation facilities and toilets and would close with meaningful resolutions which would become a suggestive document to support achieve National Sanitation Goals by 2019 as a tribute to the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, by eliminating the unhealthy practice of open defecation. Indian Government has envisioned a great mission to develop separate toilets for boys and girls in every school in the country, by 15th of August 2015.”, Rusen Kumar, Director, India CSR Group said.
“The India Sanitation Summit will involve some of the most reputed and competent Indian and International speakers from government and private sectors, research agencies, innovators, social scientists and thought leaders dealing in sanitation and toiletries industries in the country. There will be 30 speakers and more than 200 participants projected in this exclusive summit.The summit will provide excellent networking opportunities with leading professionals from Govt. Corporate Social Responsibility professionals, NGOs leaders, corporate professionals and other experts.” Rusen Kumar added.
