Cartoons

It is a satire in art.  It brings in humour and satire into the newspapers and magazines.  They are funny drawings of people, animals doing funny things, day to day events. But cartoons may not always be funny. They address the burning issues in a satirical form. The word cartoon was first used more than 400 years ago. Famous artists like Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo made use of cartoons. A cartoon is of artistic measure based on humour and satire and suggests an organizing frame on how to think about a specific issue. They may have captions. They usually appear in newspapers, magazines, popular journals and books.  It is a mode if mass communication. England is the Father of cartooning. William Bohogurth, Patridge and David Law are the famous cartoonists. David Law is the most famous cartoonist for international politics. In cartoon, the subject matter covers a wide range of ideas and problem which have political and social significance. Pencil Mania Gazette, published a cartoon called “Join or Die” by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. Keshav Shankar Pillai is known as the Father of Indian Cartoon. He contributed cartoons to Hindustan Times. Then he started his own publication called “Shankar’s Weekly”.  R. K Laxman, is an eminent cartoonist in Times of India