S. Jithesh, popularly known as Dr. Jitheshji, is a speed

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and former Vice-Chairman of

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. Jitheshji is considered as the father of Speed Cartooning since he has initiated and popularised 'Speed Cartooning' and 'Super-Speedy Cartooning' through his

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cartoon stage shows named Varayarangu

His infotainment art form, Varayarangu, is a blend of poetry, anecdotes, and socio-political satire with high speed drawing. Sketching of more than thousand

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caricatures at a quick pace and satirical commentary is the major attraction of his cartoon stage shows. He is recognised as the "World's Fastest Performing Cartoonist" since his ability to speed sketch fifty celebrity caricatures within five minutes. Jitheshji is the very first Keralite who received more than 20 million plus views on Instagram for his unique art performance

His name has been asked frequently in Public Service Examination Questionaiire. He has travelled more than 20 nations to perform his infotainment Speed Cartoon Performance and Pictorial Oration. He has conducted more than 10000 speed cartoon stage shows across India and abroad. As a Performing Cartoonist he is known for his lightning sketches and pictorial speech on stage. He was the editor-in-chief of Chiricheppu Cartoon monthly. Jithesh's interests are not limited to cartooning alone since he has also published his own collections of

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in Malayalam and English.

Personal life

He was born on 30 December 1974 at

Pandalam Pandalam is a municipal town in Pathanamthitta district Kerala, India. Pandalam is considered a holy town due to its connection with Lord Ayyappa and Sabarimala. Rightly recognised to be the ''educational and cultural capital of Central Tra ...

Pathanamthitta District Pathanamthitta District (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalities in Pathanamthitta: Adoor, Pandalam, Pathanamthitta and Thiru ...

as the son of K. N. Somasekharan Nair and M. Remani Amma. He graduated with a LL.B degree and an M.A in English Literature and a D. Litt: ( US) . He is married to Unnimaya and father of two children.

Published works

*''Nakshathrangale Pranayicha Oraal'' (

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citation: Jitēṣ, Es. ''Nakṣatr̲aṅṅaḷe pr̲aṇayicca orāḷ : kavitakaḷ'' / Es. Jitēṣ. Nūr̲anāṭ : Uṇma Pabḷikkēṣans, 1999. 50 p. : ill.; 22 cm. LC Control Number 99952122) *''Kuttikkavitthakalum Cartoon Padanavum'' *''Cartoon-Caricature Varakkaan Padikkan''

References

Other sources

Kerala Sahitya Akademi The Kerala Sahitya Akademi or Academy for Malayalam literature is an autonomous body established to promote the Malayalam language and literature. It is situated in City of Thrissur, Kerala in India. History The academy was inaugurated on 15 ...

’s ‘Sahityakara Directory’. # Samakalika Malayalam Weekly’s 2004 October 1- Issue, Page74 (Jeevitham Enne Enthu Padippichu column compiled by T.N.Jayachandran I.A.S #Kavikalum Kavitha Charithravum- An Academic Encyclopedia, Published by Haritham Books,

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jithesh, S. Living people People from Pandalam Indian caricaturists Indian poets Indian satirists 1974 births Indian editorial cartoonists Malayali people Indian performance artists Writers from Kerala