Sorit Gupto

Chief Cartoonist, Down to Earth, and Supplement Editor, Gobar Times (2016-2021)
Can We Clean Our Rivers from Our Homes?

Can We Clean Our Rivers from Our Homes?

A few kids were tracking their paper boat in a river. Who was to say they would discover dirty truths.

Holi on Fire!
No Moon, No Life!

No Moon, No Life!

A one-to-one conversation with the moon helps Piu understand why the celestial object is so important for our planet

Simply Put: World Environment Day 2024
About Yester Years and Ahead

About Yester Years and Ahead

Narrating the tale and trajectory of Gobar Times—of how it evolved into a new avatar and gained new characters.

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My association with the Gobar Times will be incomplete without Piu & Pom. We were once working on a comic strip for the magazine.

Piu is the name of my daughter so it was easy to decide the name of one of the characters. But for Pom, there’s an interesting story. 

Food For Thought

Food For Thought

Do you know where we got the potato from? Or why birds can have chillies but we can't?...

Read some more interesting food-facts like these and know the importance of our food in this comic strip on food items, food wastage, and hunger.

Man-Made Volcano
Diwali Night in a Neighbourhood
Illiteracy, Poverty, Pollution
From Earth to Mars via a Mobile App!

From Earth to Mars via a Mobile App!

A Freedom Pledge on greenery—a promise to protect the forests and biodiversity of our planet.

We Can Do it!
Rain-Water Harvesting or Drain-Water Harvesting?
The Trial

The Trial

Some trace the origin of COVID-19 virus to bats but these creatures of the night are more than virus carriers.

How is Hail Formed?

How is Hail Formed?

Hailstorms are common in India during the pre-monsoon season but a rise in their frequency is worrisome.

The Science of Hand Sanitisers

The Science of Hand Sanitisers

Can a sanitiser kill 99.99 per cent of germs? Read to find out.