Thursday, December 26, 2024

K. Shankar Pillai's Death Anniversary


K. Shankar Pillai, who passed away on 26 December 1989, was an Indian cartoonist. He is considered the father of political cartooning in India. He founded Shankar's Weekly, India's Punch in 1948. Shankar's Weekly also produced cartoonists like Abu Abraham, Ranga and Kutty, he closed down the magazine during the Emergency of 25 June 1975. From then on, he turned to making children laugh and enjoy life. 

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