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Kaak (cartoonist)
Harish Chandra Shukla (born 16 March 1940), better known by his pen name Kaak, is an Indian editorial cartoonist and caricaturist who works in Hindi-language media. He is the foremost Hindi newspaper cartoonist, having worked with leading newspapers such as '' Jansatta'', ''Navbharat Times'', ''Dainik Jagran'', ''Rajasthan Patrika'', and a few others, in a career spanning several decades. 'Kaak' means crow in Hindi, which according to a proverb, is the bird that raises its raucous voice when someone tells a lie. Biography Kaak was born 16 March 1940, at village Pura, Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, the son of a freedom fighter. He trained to work as a mechanical engineer, but gave up the field to pursue cartooning. His first cartoon was published in ''Dainik Jagran'' in 1967. He has worked as an editorial cartoonist with '' Jansatta'' (Indian Express group) from 1983 to 1985 and with ''Navbharat Times'' (Times of India group) from July 1985 to Jan 1999. He has also been published in ''Din ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar's Weekly
''Shankar's Weekly'' was an Indian satirical magazine published between 1948 and 1975. It was founded and run by Keshav Shankar Pillai, a pioneering political cartoonist. The magazine has been compared to the UK's ''Punch''. The weekly printed its first issue in 1948 after Pillai left the ''Hindustan Times'' following pressure from ''Times'' editor Devdas Gandhi to stop publishing cartoons critical of C. Rajagopalachari, a prominent Congress leader. The magazine was launched by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, with whom Pillai shared a close friendship, even though Pillai described the magazine as "fundamentally anti-establishment". ''Shankar's Weekly'' became a platform for aspiring cartoonists across the country. Prominent cartoonists who published in the weekly include R K Laxman, Rajinder Puri, Kevy, Kutty, Bal Thackeray Bal Thackeray (; 23 January 1926 – 17 November 2012), also known as Balasaheb Thackeray, was an Indian politician who founded the Shiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Press Council Of India
The Press Council of India is a statutory, adjudicating organisation in India formed in 1966 by its parliament. It is the self-regulatory watchdog of the press, for the press and by the press, that operates under the Press Council Act of 1978., Quote: "The Press Council of India is the most prominent official watchdog for the print media protecting newspapers as well as news agencies" The council has a chairman – traditionally, a retired Supreme Court judge, and 28 additional members of which 20 are members of media, nominated by the newspapers, television channels and other media outlets operating in India.Press Council of India, Introduction National Informatics Centre, Government of India (2017) In the 28 member council, 5 are members of the lower house (Lok Sabha) and upper house (Rajya Sabha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most populous urban agglomeration in India, as well as the largest city in South India, and the 27th largest city in the world. Located on the Deccan Plateau, at a height of over above sea level, Bangalore has a pleasant climate throughout the year, with its parks and green spaces earning it the reputation as the "Garden City" of India. Its elevation is the highest among the major cities of India. An aerospace, heavy engineering and electronics hub since the 1960s, Bangalore is widely regarded as the "Silicon Valley of India" because of its role as the nation's leading information technology (IT) exporter.——— In the Ease of Living Index 2020 (published by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs), it was ranked the most livable Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernakulam
Ernakulam () is the Central Business District of the city of Kochi in Kerala, India and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Many major establishments, including the Kerala High Court, the office of the Kochi Municipal Corporation and the Cochin Shipyard are situated here. History Classical history The region can claim to have played a significant part in fostering the trade relations between Kerala and the outside world in the ancient and medieval period. The early political history of Ernakulam is interlinked with that of the Chera Dynasty of the Sangam age, who ruled over vast portions of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. After the Cheras, the place was later ruled by the Kingdom of Cochin (Perumpadapu Swaroopam). Princely State of Cochin Although under British suzerainty (specifically the East India Company) since the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814, Rama Varma XII of the Kingdom of Cochin moved his capital from Mattancherry to Tripunithura in about 1840. Fort Cochin Munic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala Cartoon Academy
The Kerala Cartoon Academy is an organization of cartoonists in Kerala, India. It includes free-lancers recognized by the Kerala State Government. The Academy has a membership of more than 100 professional cartoonists A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary a .... Since its inception in 1982, the Academy has been holding camps/workshops, exhibitions, seminars, study tours, festivals and competitions. More than 600 such camps/workshops have been organized so far. Kerala has had cartooning for nearly 90 years and is known for exporting considerable cartooning manpower to the national capital. However, it took a long while for local cartoonists to find a forum to get together. The first effort to organize Kerala's cartoonists happened in 1967. Kutty, Manthri, Shivaram, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala Lalithakala Akademi
Kerala Lalithakala Academy for Fine Arts is an autonomous body which was established in 1962 to promote art and artistic heritage, based at Thrissur in Kerala. Murali Cheeroth is the newly appointed chairman of Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademi on 2022 January. Though the Government of Kerala provides funding and support for the academy, the administration of the academy is designed to be autonomous by its constitution. The academy recognizes superior art works every year through its awards. The aim of the Academy is to promote the culture, painting, plastic and visual arts. See also * Arts of Kerala * Lalit Kala Akademi Notable people *Kattoor Narayana Pillai Kattoor Narayana Pillai (born 1946) is an artist and former chairman of Kerala Lalithakala Akademi. He has experimented with almost all media in painting during his three-decade-long career as an artist and art academician. He is the former pri ... * Sathyapal T. A, former secretary & chairman References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaka Hathrasi
Kaka Hathrasi (18 September 1906 – 18 September 1995) was a Hindi satirist and humorist poet of India. Life and career Hathrasi was born as Prabhu Lal Garg. He wrote under the pen name ''Kaka Hathrasi''. He chose "Kaka", as he played the character in a play which made him popular, and "Hathrasi" after the name of his hometown Hathras. He has 42 works to his credit, comprising a collection of humorous and satirical poems, prose and plays published by various publishers. He also wrote three books on Indian classical music under the pen name "Vasant". In 1932, he established ''Sangeet Karyalaya'' (initially Garg and Co.), a publishing house for the books on Indian classical music and dance and started publishing a monthly magazine ''Sangeet'' in 1935. ''Sangeet'' is the only periodical on Indian classical music and dance that has been continuously published for over 78 years. He was awarded Padma Shri by the government of India in 1985. Today, each year, the Delhi-based "Hin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Institute Of Cartoonists
Indian Institute of Cartoonists is an organisation based in Bangalore that serves to promote and preserve cartooning and cartoonists in India. Founded in 2001, the institute hosts the Indian Cartoon Gallery with rotating exhibits focusing on different artists. It has organised more than one hundred exhibitions of cartoons. Founders and Brief History IIC was registered as a non profitable organization under Trust act in 2001 to promote the art of cartooning in India with B. V. Ramamurthy as the Chair person, V. G. Narendra as the Managing Trustee and B.G. Gujjarappa as a member Trustee. The chief patron as Mario Miranda. Then Governor of Karnataka, V. S. Ramadevi inaugurated the IIC at Bangalore on 8 June 2001. Seven leading cartoonists were felicitated with Lifetime Achievement Award. Mario Miranda, Pran, S.D. Padnis, Bapu, Gopulu, Yesudasan and S. K. Nadig. More than 100 cartoonists from across the country had participated in the function. R. K. Laxman was felicitated wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prabhasakshi
Prabhasakshi ( hi, प्रभासाक्षी, prabhaasaakshee) is a free digital Hindi news website, founded in 2001. Thwebsitehas news, features, analysis, and videos on national, international, sports, health, entertainment and elections related topics from India and around the world. Operations are managed by the incorporated organizatio History Prabhasakshi was founded by its current Chief Editor Gautam Morarka. The name of the website is derived from Hindi that means and literally translates to ‘the witness of breaking dawn' In English The website is run from New Delhi office since 2001. Prabhasakshi is self financed website and earns through advertisements and private and government advertisements. Content and Contributors Prabhasakshi’s content is procured from contracted, freelance and occasionawriters Prabhasakshi claims to publish around 150 articles every day. Some of the well known names who have written on the site include Mr. Tarun Vijay, Mr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amar Ujala
''Amar Ujala'' is a Hindi-language daily newspaper published in India which was founded in 1948. It has 21 editions in six states and two union territories covering 180 districts. It has a circulation of around two million copies. The 2017 Indian Readership Survey reported that with 46.094 million it had the 4th-largest daily readership amongst newspapers in India. It has a circulation of 26 lakh copies daily as per the latest ABC Survey. ''Amar Ujala'' was founded in Agra in 1948. In 1994, ''Amar Ujala'', along with another Hindi daily, shared nearly 70 per cent of the Hindi newspaper readership in the state of Uttar Pradesh. ''Amar Ujala'' sold 4.5 lakh copies through its five editions. ''Amar Ujala'' publishes a daily 16- to 18-page issue, as well as supplements focusing on matters such as careers, lifestyle, entertainment and women. Editions ''Amar Ujala'' has 21 editions, in six states (Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Delhi NCR and Uttar Pradesh) and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navjivan (newspaper)
''Navjivan India'' (Hindi: India) is an Indian newspaper published by The Associated Journals Ltd who have been publishing the daily ''Navjivan'' since 1 November 1947. Prior to this, a newspaper called ''Navjivan'' was published by Indian activist and leader Mahatma Gandhi, and The Associate Journals started publishing ''Navjivan'' with his permission. Similar to publications like the '' National Herald'' and ''Qaumi Awaz'', ''Navajivan'' was also started with the intention to promote the principles of Mahatma Gandhi's Indian independence movement and Jawaharlal Nehru’s vision of modern India. The main objective of the newspaper was to inform and influence readers who supported the creation of democratic, liberal, and modern India. The aim of the newspaper was to speed up the propagation of the values of Gandhi: the interest in modernization, democracy, justice reform, liberal social harmony of the independence movement. History The newspaper, ''Navajivan,'' the de facto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
