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'''Harun Robert''' (born 28 December 1978), known professionally as '''Rob''', is an Indian professional artist, [[YouTuber|YouTube]] and TV personality. He was the host and creative director of popular [[Do it yourself]] (DIY) TV show ''[[M.A.D. (Indian TV programme)|M.A.D.]]'', which aired on [[Pogo (TV channel)|Pogo]].<ref name="TIITBH">{{cite web|url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/14230 |title=Theme: Order in Chaos |publisher=TEDx[[Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi|IITBHU]] |accessdate=22 May 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329225428/http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/14230 |archivedate=29 March 2015 }}</ref><ref name="TH">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/Itrsquos-a-M.A.D.-world/article16885305.ece |title=It's a M.A.D. world |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=22 May 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522053031/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/Itrsquos-a-M.A.D.-world/article16885305.ece |archivedate=22 May 2017 }}</ref><ref name="LM">{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/V9kLe9FbYoSbbmWrluFSNI/Art-in-a-MAD-world.html |title=Art in a M.A.D. world |work= [[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref>

He is currently active on YouTube and [[Instagram]] with his channel ''Mad Stuff With Rob'' and "artguyrob" respectively and also on [[Disney India]]'s new show ''Imagine That''. He used to outcast his talent in terms of creative do-it-yourself ideas to make the young children build an imaginative career.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}

==Career==
Rob is a trained animation filmmaker, and used to work in a studio in Mumbai designing animated content for children's channels. He is an alumnus of the [[National Institute of Design]], Ahmedabad and [[College of Art, Delhi]].<ref name="THI">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2015-09-19/Mad-about-Art-and-Craft/176695 |title=Mad About Art And Craft |publisher=[[The Hans India]] |accessdate=22 May 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818064416/http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2015-09-19/Mad-about-Art-and-Craft/176695 |archivedate=18 August 2016 }}</ref> He approached to design the production of ''[[M.A.D. (Indian TV programme)|M.A.D.]]'', which he later started hosting and directing. He hosted the show till 2014. He also hosted an interactive magic show called ''Magicskool'' for the channel from 2011.<ref name="SY">{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/news/pogo-launches-magicskool-news-entertainment-lj3rQagfihdsi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605132012/http://www.sify.com/news/pogo-launches-magicskool-news-entertainment-lj3rQagfihdsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 June 2017 |title=POGO launches Magicskool |publisher= [[Sify]] |accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref> He then partnered with [[Sony Music]] to create a YouTube channel called MadStuffWithRob.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Sony-Music-launches-an-online-channel-for-children/articleshow/45135650.cms |title=Sony Music launches an online channel for children |work= [[The Times of India]] |accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="TH2">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/rob-is-back-this-time-with-madstuffwithrob-his-new-channel-on-youtube/article6594895.ece |title=Rob and his art mob |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=22 May 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128102812/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/rob-is-back-this-time-with-madstuffwithrob-his-new-channel-on-youtube/article6594895.ece |archivedate=28 November 2016 }}</ref> He also hosts workshops for children and is a [[Graffiti]] artist.<ref name="TNIE">{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2017/apr/25/youtube-goes-mad-1597295.html |title=Youtube goes MAD |work= [[The New Indian Express]] |accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="TRC">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130120/ttlife1.htm |title=Painting the sky red |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |accessdate=22 May 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113075712/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130120/ttlife1.htm |archivedate=13 November 2016 }}</ref><ref name="IT">{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Street+smart/1/11432.html |title=Street smart |work=[[India Today]] |accessdate=22 May 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522053224/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Street%20smart/1/11432.html |archivedate=22 May 2017 }}</ref><ref name="TH3">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/kids/He-can-work-magic-on-canvas/article15522146.ece |title=He can work magic on canvas |work= [[The Hindu]] |accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref>
In 2015, he also starred in a version of the music album 'DJ Waley Babu' along with Indian rapper [[Badshah (rapper)|Badshah]]. In 2017, he painted the Jog Flyover in [[Andheri]], Mumbai, as a part of Viacom18's ''Chakachak Mumbai'' project, and became the brand ambassador for Windmill, India's first international festival for children. On 4 February 2018, he launched another channel "Rob in the Hood" on YouTube to feature his vlogs. In 2020, Rob collaborated with [[Disney India]] to make a new show titled ''Imagine That'', in which he demonstrates the techniques used to make fun artistic items using the materials of daily use and provides useful tips{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}

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