Dabung Girl Explained
Character Name: | Dabung Girl |
Publisher: | Deeper learning Innovations Private Limited |
Caption: | Dabung Girl |
Converted: | y |
Creators: | Saurabh Agarwal |
Homeworld: | Tadkapur |
Debut: | "Dabung Girl and the Space Journey" (2019) |
Powers: | - Intelligence
- Superhuman Stretchability, Elasticity/Plasticity, Malleability, Resilience, Durability and Agility
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Real Name: | Tara |
Species: | Human mutate |
Dabung Girl (Hindi: दबंग गर्ल) is a fictional, Indian comic book superhero character. Dabung Girl is an Indian adolescent girl superhero focusing on breaking gender stereotypes.[1] [2] [3] She was created by life skills educationist Saurabh Agarwal.[4] Dabung Girl’s stories are presented as a comic book series.[5] [6] [7] The word Dabung means ‘fearless’ in English.[8]
Key characters
- Tara/Dabung Girl: Dabung Girl aka Tara is a regular village girl. Tara transforms herself into Dabung Girl by saying Kavooom!!![9]
- SuperAvni (aka Maya): Tara’s elder sister.
- Purple Flame (aka Riya): Dabung Girl’s friend, who is also a superhero and has dyslexia.[10]
Awards and recognition
!Year!Title2021 | Winner of Social Media for Empowerment Award (SM4E) for child protection community campaign[11] |
Winner of best emerging comic book series for children at CBAM Awards by AnimationXpress[12] |
2020 | Social Impact Design Award at Design Leadership Summit by IAMAI[13] |
Gather Fellowship for Social Impact, Seeds of Peace |
Nomination for Best Children Illustrated Book of the Year, ComicCon[14] |
Dabung Girl supported a design challenge, to solve social problem, in 2020 in partnership with Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and UNICEF[15] | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2019-08-30. Dabung Girl: An Indian female superhero that kids will relate to. 2021-06-19. The Indian Express. en.
- Web site: 2022-03-12 . Not in the mood for more Batman? Meet some of India's lesser-known superheroes . 2022-05-22 . Hindustan Times . en.
- Web site: From child marriage to cyber bullying, the Indian supergirls are here India News - Times of India . 2022-10-19 . The Times of India . en.
- Web site: Hughes. Susan. Saurabh Agarwal MPA 2014 creates a superhero for the young girls of India. 2021-06-19. Harvard Kennedy School. en.
- Web site: 2022-03-28 . A New Girl Superhero 'Dabung Girl' Is Fighting For Gender Equality In India . 2022-05-22 . outlookindia.com . en.
- Web site: Bhaskar ePaper: Dainik Bhaskar Hindi News Paper, Hindi ePaper Online . 2022-05-22 . Dainik Bhaskar . hi.
- Web site: Halima . Sadia . 2021-06-04 . With Dabung Girl comics, Saurabh Agarwal aims to inspire and motivate young girls to raise their voice against all social barriers and taboos . 2022-05-22 . AnimationXpress . en-US.
- Web site: Dabung Meaning in English .
- Web site: Dabung Girl - A Social Impact Superhero . 2022-05-22 . Dabung Girl . en.
- Web site: 2021-05-22 . The real superhero . 2022-05-22 . www.mid-day.com . en.
- Web site: Social Media for Empowerment Award 2021. 2021-06-19. Social Media for Empowerment Award for South Asia, DEF. en-US.
- Web site: 2021-04-30. Here are the winners of the first edition of CBAM Awards. 2021-06-19. AnimationXpress. en-US.
- Web site: 2020-11-04. Social Impact Design Award at Design Leadership Summit by IAMAI. 2021-07-04. Dabung Girl. en.
- Web site: Nomination for Best Children Illustrated Book of the Year, ComicCon. Comic Con India.
- Web site: August 15, 2020 . IAMAI encourages budding entrepreneurs to come up with unique solutions during pandemic - Times of India . 2022-05-22 . The Times of India . en.