Mir Suhail Qadri Explained

Mir Suhail
Birth Date:25 June 1989
Birth Place:Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Occupation:Cartoonist Fashion Designer

Mir Suhail (born 25 June 1989) is a political cartoonist from Jammu and Kashmir.[1]

Education and career

During April 2015 Nepal earthquake Qadri's cartoon on biased media coverage of Indian media went viral on social networking sites after Nepal social media users criticized mainstream Indian media for insensitive coverage and started a trend on Twitter and Facebook #GoHomeIndianMedia[2]

Achievements

Airports Authority of India selected his sketches for their calendar and New Year greeting cards after he won a national competition in the year (2012).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mir Suhail Qadri. thecherrytree.in. 2015-09-07. TheCherryTree. 26 May 2013 .
  2. Web site: India & Nepal Media is Playing Ping-Pong, As #GoHomeIndianMedia & #DontComeBackIndianMediatrend Goes Viral on Twitter. 2015-09-11. Oendrila. De. https://web.archive.org/web/20151007041607/http://www.topfivebuzz.com/indian-media-insensitive-coverage-of-nepal-earthquake-india-nepal-play-ping-pong/. 7 October 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - J&K PLUS. www.tribuneindia.com. 2015-09-07.