06 Nov 2006

South Asian Research Centre for Advertisement, Journalism and Cartoons (SARCAJC)
SARCAJC, Haryana, India
Self description: "South Asian Research Centre for Advertisement, Journalism & Cartoons (SARCAJC) is committed to the study, research and promotion of advertisements, journalism and cartoons. Many research centres exists in the West, but ours is the first initiative of its kind in South Asia.
Our Aim: To research, acquire and preserve cartoons, advertisement in Newspapers, Journals, and Magazines that constitute rich cultural heritage of this vast region. Projects related to Indian cartoons, advertisements and journalism during British Raj are being conducted. In order to promote innovative representations, we aim to hold exhibitions, seminars, conferences, workshops related to cartoons, advertisement and journalism. And of course, print media watch. The long term aim is to build an archival depository related to much neglected media- cartoons, advertisement and journals in the region of South Asia that would facilitate research in this neglected region."
Site contents: * Uniqueness; * Research; * Major Events; * Recent Event - Revolt of 1857; * Hon. Chief Minister of Delhi; * Ads In British Raj; * Media Watch - Cartoons [Sep - Nov 2006 - ed.] (Cartoons from Greater Kashmir Daily (3/09/2006) - Floods in Kashmir & Economy Cartoon from Deccan Chronicle - Book Release Cartoon from Asian Age - Supreme Court & Demolition of illegal buildings by Municipal Corporation of Delhi Cartoon from Nai Dunia - Elephant at Indore Zoo. Jokes from Jagran (3/09/2006)); * Media Watch - Articles; * Word And Picture - Advt; * Word And Picture - Journal; * Word And Picture - Cartoons; * First Woman Journalist in Hindi; * Cartoons - Fossils of History; * Photograph to Ponder; * Woman Journalists; * Native Indian Press - 1970s; * Friends of SARCAJC.
URL http://www.sarcajc.com/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: P. Parmita (sarcajc--at--hotmail.com), forwarded by H-Net list for Asian History and Culture (h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu)
* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study/Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30