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New Delhi : Cartoons are most effective at communicating with human beings. They not only tickle us but are also capable of delivering tough messages in a simple, subtle, and riveting manner. A ‘scientoon’ is a cartoon communication based on science. Scientoons are meant to inform and sensitise people to science and scientific concepts in an intelligible and interesting way.
World’s first scientoon book titled “Bye Bye Corona”, written by ‘scientoonist’ Dr Pradeep Srivastava, former Senior Principal Scientist at CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow, UP, was released on October 29, 2020, at a function held at Raj Bhawan, Lucknow, by Anandi Ben, Governor, Uttar Pradesh.
The book is published by Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous agency under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India. Dr Nakul Parashar, Director, Vigyan Prasar, and Nimish Kapoor, scientist and head of publication division, Vigyan Prasar, are the chief editor and editor of the book, according to a PIB release.