Cartoons on Planetary Health for Swissnex Trialogue Days

In September this year, I was commissioned by the splendid team at Swissnex to attend and create live cartoons for their convention on planetary health, 'Trialogue Days' held at the Zurich University of Arts. With eminent speakers like the Nobel Laureate Dr. Esther Duflo, Dr. Ilona Kickbusch, Gladys Kalema Zikusoka and Uganda Minister for Primary Health Dr. Charles Ayume, and with an all-encompassing convention format which gave every single participant (from India, Uganda and Switzerland) equal agency and space, I could create some incisive cartoons based on the enlightening and enriching discussions. Here are a few of the many cartoons drawn live over three days of talks, presentations, debates and banter!

Sincere gratitude to Dr. Lena Robra and Dr. Angela Honneger for having me at Zurich.

Staff writer of Swissnex, Ms. Chandni Doulatramani has also written a piece on my work based on a presentation I conducted at Swissnex earlier this year, which you can read here. 

Non economic loss and damage- Cartoons for CJRF

As part of a recent project with the Climate Justice Resilience Fund, I had the opportunity to interact with climate activists from India and Bangladesh, and come up with cartoons on how non-economic losses and damage from climate change manifest in some of the world’s most climate vulnerable regions like the transboundary Sunderbans Delta. The cartoons also reflected upon the use of art in preserving aspects of community heritage and culture, the existence and passing down of which is threatened by climate change.

Thanks to Ritu Gupta for the opportunity!

Climate Action Cartoons for CJRF

I recently had the opportunity to join a series of conversations online hosted by the Climate Justice Resilience Fund, as part of a climate action creative workshop on the intersections of climate and social justice. The first workshop, led by the prolific artist and researcher Natasha Sharma and joined by several young climate leaders from India and Bangladesh discussed how climate and civic inequalities intersect in our societies, and creative expressions of climate change and the demand for climate justice using interactive media. Natasha’s film ‘Gutter ki Machhli’ co-created with the youth of Govandi, Mumbai, set the tone for the workshop.

Given each of the participant’s love for Shahrukh Khan and his films, I began my endeavour of depicting the most salient highlights, emotions and findings of the conversations in cartoons, with a piece referring to his critically acclaimed film Swades, followed by the other cartoons in the post.

A huge thanks to Ritu Gupta, CJRF’s Gender Integration and Resource Coordinator for the Loss & Damage Program for not just giving me this immensely enriching opportunity, but also for creating safe spaces where young people from climate vulnerable regions and communities express climate vulnerabilities and hopes sans any fear of judgement.