<h5>Who has released the new comic book?</h5><p>Recently, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), in association with UNESCO Delhi and the Ministry of Education, released a unique comic book called ‘Let’s Move Forward.’</p><p>The goal of this comic book is to spread awareness about different social taboos and break the prevalence of gender stereotypes among students. It is available in multiple languages, including Hindi, English, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odiya, Tamil and Telugu.</p><h5>What is unique about the comic book?</h5><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <iframe width="100%" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/div43Mjz8_A" title="Let's Move Forward: Comic Book to Promote Health and Wellness of Adolescents" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><figcaption>Let’s Move Forward on children’s health and wellness. Video by UNESCO Delhi.</figcaption></figure></div><p>The 32-page comic book addresses important social themes, such as growing up healthy, emotional well-being and mental health, interpersonal relationships, values, gender equality, health and sanitation, menstrual hygiene, sexual misconduct, internet safety, responsible social media behaviour, etc.</p><p>The book dedicates a section to gender equality. It mentions how boys can cook and help their mothers in the kitchen while girls can play cricket. It also advises children against teasing others based on their gender. Furthermore, it sensitises them to be more respectful of transgender people and other third-gender persons.</p><p>The comic book also warns children not to be misled by advertisements about beauty products or bodybuilding supplements that can ill affect their health. It also encourages school heads and management to build wheelchair-accessible ramps and other facilities for children with disabilities.</p><h5>Where can you access this comic book?</h5><p>You can access the electronic version online on the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://dsel.education.gov.in/sites/default/files/update/comic_book_eng.pdf">Ministry of Education website</a>. We encourage everyone to go through it and discuss the themes mentioned with friends and family.</p>

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