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Shekhar Gurera

Shekhar Gurera, also known as Chander Shekhar Gurera, is an Indian editorial cartoonist,[1] illustrator, and graphic designer. He publishes regular cartoons with comments about India's political and social trends. His daily pocket cartoons appear in several English, Hindi, and regional language daily newspapers Punjab Kesari, Hind Samachar, Jag Bani, Nava Bharat, Central Chronicle The Pioneer, Sanmarg and Navodaya Times among others. He started his cartoon career in 1984 as a freelancer.

Shekhar Gurera

(1965-08-30) 30 August 1965

Moga, Punjab, India

Cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator, designer

1984–present

Rekha Gurera

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www.shekhargurera.com

1982 – Honored by the , Balram Jakhar while being a student of 11th.[13]

Speaker of the Lok Sabha

1989 – Honored by the PM, .[14]

Rajiv Gandhi

1990 – Honored by The President, .[15]

Giani Zail Singh

1992 – Best Cartoonist Award during 1st Babu Memorial All India Art Exhibition by the PM, P. V. Narasimha Rao[16]

Jagjeevan Ram

1996 – Award for Excellence in Cartooning at 20th [17]

Matri Shree Media Awards

1997 – represented India at the 3rd Asian Cartoon and Art Exhibition conducted by The at Tokyo[18]

Japan Foundation

2011 – Mahamana Memorial 7th Annual Award for Journalism (Cartoonist).[19]

Madan Mohan Malaviya

2018 – Appointed Official Cartoonist ( for Cartoons) by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram[20][21]

Brand Ambassador

2019 – Honored with "Icon of Haryana" under Haryana Garma Awards 2019 for Editorial Cartooning.[23]

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Suryodaya Ki Dharati Japan Se (1997) – a weekly series of 10 travelogue articles, published in , Jag Bani and Hind Samachar[24]

Punjab Kesari

Kargil Kartoons (1999) – during the , with the involvement of seven other cartoonists, compiled a collection of cartoons about the Indian defense forces[25]

Kargil War

Laugh as you Travel (2000) – on the occasion of completing 150 years of a collection of 50 cartoons made by Kaak and Shekhar Gurera[26]

Indian Railways

cartoons (2015) – to show solidarity with the victims of the attack on French satirical paper Charlie Hebdo[27]

Je Suis Charlie