Reading cartoons in the newspaperMorning cartoons provide that levity by which you can leverage your day - with a smile, even an audible 'Hah!' They capture the essence of ...
28 Jun, 2024, 01.02 AM IST
Dutch Pancake Day: Why do people put pancakes on their heads? Here is whyAn angel descends from heaven holding a golden frying pan and flips a pancake onto the young monk's head. The people cry and put their own ...
29 Nov, 2023, 05.39 PM IST
Guardian dismisses long-serving cartoonist Steve Bell over Benjamin Netanyahu cartoon controversyBell's drawing depicted Netanyahu conducting surgery on himself with a marked incision resembling the outline of the Gaza Strip. The illust...
16 Oct, 2023, 09.38 PM IST
The art of continuity and... to be contdEven old-style comic strip cartoons serialised in print, especially in the non-English language regional press, brings about a sense of hab...
09 Mar, 2023, 11.03 PM IST
US papers drop 'Dilbert' after creator's racist remarksScott Adams, who rose to fame in the 1990s with his satirical take on white-collar office life, has increasingly stoked controversy with hi...
27 Feb, 2023, 12.32 AM IST
'Lookism' on Netflix: Watch trailer, check release date, other detailsNetflix supports its Kdrama and anime fan bases. The streaming behemoth has added iconic Kdramas and animes to its collection recently.
18 Oct, 2022, 05.19 PM IST
Sycophancy sucks, but only in the short termSycophancy and kowtowing can really sap energy as sustained insincerity requires control, so it may, in fact, lead to a drop in efficiency ...
01 Aug, 2018, 11.25 PM IST
'Boban and Molly' creator V T Thomas passes away at 87Toms began his career as cartoonist with Malayala Manorama in 1961 and continued till his retirement in 1987.
28 Apr, 2016, 12.56 PM IST
Cartoonists who are breaking stereotypes through satirical comic stripsA few young Indians, however, are bringing out the angst and are breaking stereotypes through satirical comic strips and memes on the inter...
16 Apr, 2016, 10.38 AM IST
Cartoons now make it to art, literary showsAn emerging breed of illustrators and cartoonists is capturing the city in inventive ways, which existing art and literature platforms are ...
19 Oct, 2015, 01.32 PM IST
Pran, creator of Chacha Chowdhury dies, leaves behind comic legacyCreator of Chacha Chowdhury, Pran breathed his last at the age of 75 leaving behind a unmatched legacy and a void in the cartooning landsca...
06 Aug, 2014, 03.14 PM IST
Cartoonist Pran, creator of iconic Chacha Chowdhury, deadEminent cartoonist Pran, who gave life to lovable comic characters Chacha Chaudhury and his friend Sabu, passed away today morning.
06 Aug, 2014, 01.22 PM IST
Humour gone wildRohan Chakravarty’s cartoon strip, which is India’s first internationally syndicated one, makes environment fun
02 Aug, 2014, 03.41 PM IST
- HRD panel cleared all textbooks, say experts
The prospect of political cartoons going out of textbooks is a dangerous one. Lessons will become drab again, worried scholars said.
16 May, 2012, 11.30 AM IST
- Toon marketing gives products animated look
Animated characters are making a spirited return to the marketing world, but in a break from the earlier practice of saddling them with the...
19 Feb, 2010, 02.04 AM IST
- Cos may mint money once kids invite brands into their world
Kids are a big target market. Change the rules of the game-from manipulation to active participation in their world.
01 Jul, 2008, 12.04 AM IST
- Al-Qaida leader calls for holy war for Palestine
Osama bin Laden slammed Palestinian negotiations with Israel and urged holy war for the liberation of Palestine in a new audio tape.
21 Mar, 2008, 01.13 PM IST