Communal Politics Explained

Ram Puniyani is associated with various secular initiatives and also has been part of various investigation reports on violation of human rights of minorities and of people’s tribunal which investigated the violation of rights of minorities. Has been conducting workshops in different parts of the country on the themes related to, threats to democracy; the agenda of communal politics; and politics of terror. Books: Second Assassination of Gandhi, Communal Politics: Facts Versus Myths, Fascism of Sangh Parivar, Terrorism: Perceptions and Reality etc. Is recipient of Indira Gandhi National Integration Award 2006 and National Communal Harmony Award 2007. ram.puniyani@gmail.com web: www.pluralindia.com Sharad Sharma is a cartoonist and founder of World Comics Network, which promotes the use of Grassroots Comics for the social change globally. He worked for TV news and print media for over a decade, before switching to development sector. He has extensive experience from over 600 workshops organized with a wide variety of organisations in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Benin, Brazil, Australia, UK, Finland, Sweden and Estonia. He has initiated many campaigns by evolving comics on issues like Girl Child Right, Local Governance and Corporal Punishment. He is author of several books and manuals. He was awarded a Ashoka Fellowship in 2005, Real Heroes Award-2008 and Karmaveer-Award-2009. trucktoon@yahoo.com web: www.worldcomicsindia.com