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'''Rohan Chakravarty''' is an Indian artist, cartoonist, illustrator and naturalist.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajpal |first=Seema |date=16 December 2021 |title=Cartoonist Rohan Chakravarty's latest book unravels nature's mysteries and pays tribute to the classics |url=https://www.edexlive.com/happening/2021/dec/16/cartoonist-rohan-chakravartys-latest-book-natures-mysteries-pays-tribute-classics-26263.html |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=Edex Live |publisher=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Rashmi |date=2021-07-09 |title=Meet the cartoonist raising wildlife issues through humour |url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com//smart-living/environment/meet-the-cartoonist-raising-wildlife-issues-through-humour-111625799574792.html |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=Livemint Lounge |language=en}}</ref> His "Green Humour" series was picked up by [[GoComics]] in 2013 making Rohan the first Indian cartoonist to be picked by a global comics distributor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khokhar |first=Reem |date=2020-08-26 |title=A Sketch In Time |url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/people/award-winning-creator-of-green-humour-comics-rohan-chakravarty-on-being-one-of-the-most-engaging-environmental-conservation-influencers |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=Verve Magazine}}</ref> ''Green Humour'' has also been published as a book, as a series in two national newspapers,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pinjarkar |first=Vijay |date=30 October 2017 |title=Earth Heroes award to two from Nagpur, region |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/earth-heroes-award-to-two-from-city-region/articleshow/61327702.cms |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> and in places like ''[[Tinkle]]'' and by government departments in India such as the [[Department of Environment and Forest of Arunachal Pradesh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Manu |first=Gayatri |date=2016-10-09 |title=Why This Dentist-Turned-Award-Winning-Artist Is Making Hilarious Comics about Saving the Planet |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/71006/rohan-chakravarty-funny-comics-green-humour/ |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=The Better India |language=en}}</ref> He has won a number of awards for his work.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2017 |title=Indian Cartoonist wins the top youth conservation award |url=https://www.wwfindia.org/?16481/Indian-Cartoonist-wins-the-top-youth-conservation-award |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=WWF India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012 |title=Rohan Chakravarty Young Naturalist Awards |url=https://sanctuarynaturefoundation.org/award/rohan-chakravarty |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=Sanctuary Nature Foundation |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Haria |first=Deval |date=2019 |title=Rohan Chakravarty, a Young Indian Wildlife & Environment Cartoonist winning Our Hearts with his Work |url=https://bookofachievers.com/articles/dentist-cum-environment-cartoonist-rohan-chakravarty-is-winning-our-hearts-with-his-wwf-book |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=BookOfAchievers |language=en-IN}}</ref> Rohan grew up in [[Nagpur]] where he studied to be a dentist.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agrawal |first=Aarushi |date=2021-06-17 |title=Green Humour cartoonist Rohan Chakravarty on making science accessible, need for a govt that listens |url=https://www.firstpost.com/art-and-culture/green-humour-cartoonist-rohan-chakravarty-on-making-science-accessible-need-for-a-govt-that-listens-9719241.html |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=Firstpost}}</ref> It was here that he was introduced to the world of wildlife through a nature based outreach program conducted by ''[[Sanctuary Asia]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Cris |date=2021-07-19 |title=Too many issues, too little time: Author Rohan Chakravarty on 'Green Humour' |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/too-many-issues-too-little-time-author-rohan-chakravarty-green-humour-152608 |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref> His professional cartoon work started when he was 16.<ref name=":0" /> A trip to [[Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary]] and his first tiger sighting inspired him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chattopadhyay |first=Pallavi |date=2017-06-07 |title=Green with Humour: Delhi-based cartoonist Rohan Chakravarty hopes to bring nature closer to people through his satirical work |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/green-with-humour-cartoonist-rohan-chakravarty-wwf-international-presidents-award-4692183/ |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rayachoti |first=Saritha Rao |date=2020-07-31 |title=The Thin Green Line |url=http://www.artsillustrated.in/ai-spotlight/the-thin-green-line/ |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=Arts Illustrated}}</ref> <br />
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== Publications ==<br />
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* ''Green Humour for a Greying Planet'', Penguin Random House, 2021<br />
* ''Naturalist Ruddy: Adventurer. Sleuth. Mongoose'', Penguin Random House, 2021<br />
* ''Bird Business: Illustrated Peeks Into the Daily Lives of Indian Birds'', Bombay Natural History Society, 2019<br />
* ''Making Friends with Snakes (But from a Distance)'', Pratham Books with [[Madras Crocodile Bank Trust]]<br />
* ''The Great Indian Nature Trail with Uncle Bikky'', WWF India, 2018 with Bijal Vachharagani<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* {{Cite web |last=Monteiro |first=Fabiola |date=6 October 2016 |title=Check Out This Stunningly Detailed Illustrated Map of India, Nepal & China |url=http://natgeotraveller.in/check-out-this-stunningly-detailed-illustrated-map-of-india-nepal-china/ |website= |publisher=National Geographic Traveller}}<br />
* {{Citation |last=Liu |first=Marian |title=Colorful WWF map showcases Hong Kong's biodiversity |date=27 November 2017 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/hong-kong-wwf-map/index.html |publisher=CNN}}<br />
* {{Cite web |last=Baxter |first=Rhema Mukti |date=23 September 2016 |title=From EH Aitken to Salim Ali: An illustrated history of 133 years of Bombay Natural History Society |url=http://scroll.in/article/808035/from-eh-aitken-to-samir-ali-an-illustrated-history-of-133-years-of-bombay-natural-history-society|website=Scroll.in}}<br />
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