This cartoon strip addresses the issue of gender equality. It depicts a family where the father blessed with daughters grieves for a son who can carry forward the family lineage. But, with time when the daughter grows up and becomes a doctor, the father realizes his mistake and agrees that daughters can be an asset to the family and carry ahead the lineage with equal pride.
This cartoon strip brings to light the helplessness of a poor boy in getting proper education. Here a boy from a poor family craves to study but his name gets struck of the register as he is unable to pay the fees, his pleas for extending the date for fee submission fall on deaf ears.
This cartoon strips addresses the twin evil of school drop out and sexual abuse in schools. The cartoon strip shows a teacher abusing a girl, when the girl along with her friends protest the treatment meted out to them the teacher beats them up. This leads to a tragic end where the girls drop out from school.
This cartoon strip addresses the issue of gender discrimination. It depicts a family where the boy is obviously pampered over the girl child. When the girl questions, a flimsy explanation about girls having to learn living and serving her in-laws post marriage is meted out.
This cartoon strip addresses the problem of gender discrimination and bullying. Here a brother slaps his sister for talking to a boy. When she questions him about the reason he replies that it was wrong because she is a girl and girls should not talk to boys.
Please note these cartoon strips by children are based on what they see in their schools and not actual happenings. Also, the name of the children who have created the strips have been omitted to protect their identities.
