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Dabung Girl
Publication information
PublisherDeeper learning Innovations Private Limited
First appearance"Dabung Girl and the Space Journey" (2019)
Created bySaurabh Agarwal
In-story information
Alter egoTara
SpeciesHuman mutate
Place of originTadkapur
Abilities
  • Intelligence
  • Superhuman Stretchability, Elasticity/Plasticity, Malleability, Resilience, Durability and Agility

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[edit]

  • 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.[2]
  • Purple Flame (aka Riya): Dabung Girl’s friend, who is also a superhero and has dyslexia.[10]

Awards and recognition[edit]

Year Title
2021 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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dabung Girl: An Indian female superhero that kids will relate to". The Indian Express. 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  2. ^ a b "Not in the mood for more Batman? Meet some of India's lesser-known superheroes". Hindustan Times. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  3. ^ "From child marriage to cyber bullying, the Indian supergirls are here | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  4. ^ Hughes, Susan. "Saurabh Agarwal MPA 2014 creates a superhero for the young girls of India". Harvard Kennedy School. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  5. ^ "A New Girl Superhero 'Dabung Girl' Is Fighting For Gender Equality In India". outlookindia.com. 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  6. ^ "Bhaskar ePaper: Dainik Bhaskar Hindi News Paper, Hindi ePaper Online". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  7. ^ 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". AnimationXpress. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  8. ^ "Dabung Meaning in English".
  9. ^ "Dabung Girl - A Social Impact Superhero". Dabung Girl. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  10. ^ "The real superhero". www.mid-day.com. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  11. ^ "Social Media for Empowerment Award 2021". Social Media for Empowerment Award for South Asia, DEF. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  12. ^ "Here are the winners of the first edition of CBAM Awards". AnimationXpress. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  13. ^ "Social Impact Design Award at Design Leadership Summit by IAMAI". Dabung Girl. 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  14. ^ "Nomination for Best Children Illustrated Book of the Year, ComicCon" (PDF). Comic Con India.
  15. ^ "IAMAI encourages budding entrepreneurs to come up with unique solutions during pandemic - Times of India". The Times of India. August 15, 2020. Retrieved 2022-05-22.

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