World’s first scientoon book Bye Bye… Corona on Coronavirus makes people aware of Covid-19 in an engaging way
Lucknow: Bye Bye… Corona, claimed to be the world’s first scientoon book, was released today by Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, at a function held at Raj Bhawan, Lucknow. The 220 pages scientoon contains comprehensive information on novel coronavirus pandemic, its symptoms and its prevention through precautions. It is expected to help create wider awareness about COVID-19 cutting across age, language, and national boundaries.
Post its launch in India, the book would soon be released in Brazil under Brazil-India Network program.It is further planned to make a 3D version of this book, so as to facilitate its multi lingual adaptation across India and abroad.
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“The basic purpose of this book is to make people aware of COVID-19 in an engaging way,” Dr. Pradeep Srivastava, the author of the scientoon, said. He is the former Senior Principal Scientist at CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow. Other than him, Vishal Mulia, a school teacher in Gujarat, and six student scientoonists – Lakiesha Inacia Coehlho E Costa, Da Costa Maria Scimran Blossom, Priyanka Shanke, Samaradini Paigankar, Selcea Savia Da Costa and Prathamesh P. Shetgaonkar from Parvati Bai Chowgule College, Madgaon, Goa, also contributed to the book.
As it is, 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. Human mind is hard wired to take their messages on board ahead of other forms of communication. A ‘scientoon’ is a cartoon communication based on science. Scientoons are meant to inform and sensitize people to science and scientific concepts in an intelligible and interesting way.
Bye Bye… Corona also has a very interesting chapter on the ‘Art of Living with Coronavirus’ highlighting the methods to deal with the virus in day to day life if it is here to stay for a longer time. The Book offers a perspective insight into the intricacies of the deadly pandemic without scaring the reader.
“Pictorial display of a fact or fiction has always been one of the most powerful medium of retaining the attention of a reader. In a number of graphical representations of communication that assist the reader, cartoons have always been preferred,” Dr Nakul Parashar, Director, Vigyan Prasar – an autonomous agency under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) that published the book, said. Dr. Parashar and Nimish Kapoor, scientist and head of publication division, Vigyan Prasar, are also respectively the chief editor and editor of the book.
– globalbihari bureau
