Being honoured by Lok Sabha speaker Balram Jakhar-1982Being honoured by Prime Minister of India Rajeev Gandhi-1989Being honoured by President of India Giani Zail Singh-1990
Being honoured by President of India Giani Zail Singh-1990 Received a number of prizes since1973 (at the age of seven years) and certificates in various on-the-spot painting, sketching & cartooning compititions held at school level.During graduation got four University Colours & Gold Medals in cartooning & sketching compititions.Being given best Cartoonist in First All India Babu Jagjeevan Ram Memorial Art Exhibition-1992 by Prime Minister of India P V Narasimha Rao
Being given best Cartoonist in First All India Babu Jagjeevan Ram Memorial Art Exhibition-1992 by Prime Minister of India P V Narasimha RaoBeing honoured by Chief Minister of Delhi S S Verma with Matri Shri Award-1996 Representing India in the 3rd Asian Cartoon Exhibition & Conference held in Tokyo(Japan)-1997
Coordinated `Kargil Kartoons'-A solidarity gesture for Army Jawans at the New Delhi railway station on July12,1999. Kargil Kartoons-A selection of cartoons dedicated to the Indian Defence Forces.Representing India in the 3rd Asian Cartoon Exhibition & Conference held in Tokyo(Japan)-1997Laugh as you travel-A selection of cartoons made on the occasion of 150 Glorious Years of Indian Railways
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...The Cartoonist / Illustrator associated with The Pioneer , The Hind Samachar Ltd (Punjab Kesari, Jagbani, Hind Samachar), NavaBharat, Sanmarg, Investors India, Web18 etc. ... Chander Shekhar Gurera (Full Name) made his debut in 1984, ... is well known for hitting the funny bone with his quirky cartoons and illustrations, all pithy comments on India’s political and social trends. Whether it is coalition Govt., politics, the Union Budget or the elections, ... Gurera’s cartoons always hit the nail on the head.
Gurera has got recognisation in the form of several awards, ... also represented India with his talent. His pocket cartoons appear daily in English, Hindi and regional newspapers.

MILESTONES...
Best Cartoon Award 1990, awarded by
Giani Zail Singh, President of India

Best Cartoonist Award, 1992, awarded by P V
Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India, in first Babu
Jagjeevan Ram Memorial All India Art Exhibition
Represented India at the Third Asian Cartoon and
Art Exhibition in Tokyo, 1997

Awarded in Saitama's Humor Photo Contest at Japan, 2002

Gurera coordinated & compiled 'Kargil Cartoons' (a collection of cartoon in a book & a series of exhibition), cartoons made by various leading cartoonists as a token of solidarity with the Indian Army fighting in the difficult terrains of Kashmir. Kargil Cartoons were dedicated to the Indian Defense Forces.
He himself drawn on-the-spot cartoons of Jawans who passed through the New Delhi railway station on their way to the Front. The cartoons were later exhibited at The Lalit Kala Academy in New Delhi, from 25 July to 31 July 1999, followed by exhibitions at Jaipur, Chandigarh, Patna and Indore.
BRIEF BIO DATA
Born 30 Aug.1965 at Moga, Punjab (India). ...
Bachelor of Science from Punjabi University, Patiala. 1986 ...
 Bachelor of Fine Arts from College of Arts, New Delhi. 1990 ...
 Masters in Animation from Arena Multimedia, Gurgaon. 1997
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