Kaak (cartoonist)

Kaak (Harish Chandra Shukla)
Born (1940-03-16) 16 March 1940
village : Pura Nisf Pansari, Distt: Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality  India
Occupation Cartoonist
Years active 1967–till now
Website kaaktoons.com
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Harish Chandra Shukla (born 1940), pen name Kaak,[1] is an Indian cartoonist who works in the Hindi language. He is the foremost Hindi 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 Hindi proverb, is the bird that raises its raucous voice when someone tells a lie.[2]

Biography

Kaak's Everyman

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 Dinman, Shankar's Weekly, Current, Blitz, Ravivar, Itwari Patrika, Dharamyug, and Saptahik Hindustan. National Hindi dailies such as Dainik Jagran, Aaj, Navjeevan, Rajasthan Patrika, and Amar Ujala have carried his work. At present he contributes to Prabhasakshi.[3]
He was also Elected as the first president of Cartoonists' Club of India.[4]

Kaak is very commonly called as the Cartoonist of masses,[5] adding that his greatness lies in his brilliant understanding of the problems of the people at the grassroots level. Yet, unlike Laxman’s Common Man, Kaak’s Everyman is not a silent spectator to the goings-on. He is a vocal commentator. Kaak’s female characters too are strong characters.[6]

Awards and Honors

Books

Opinions

References

  1. Official Webs KaakDrishti.com, KaakToons.com
  2. Face-to-face at Doordarshan : 1986 on YouTube, 1990 on YouTube
  3. News Web portal in Hindi PrabhaSakshi.com
  4. First Elected President of Cartoonists' Club of India
  5. The Cartoonist of masses : Marketing-Avenues
  6. "Kaak Biography". IIC.
  7. Lifetime Achievement Award to Kaak, dated May 18, 2009 : by IIC
  8. Hindustan Times dated April 30, 2011 : India at large
  9. A Collection of cartoons : नज़रिया on YouTube
  10. Kargil Kartoons a collection of cartoons on YouTube
  11. Swatantra Bharat, Lucknow on Aug26, 2000 रेलवे यात्रा पर कार्टूनों की एक उम्दा बानगी
  12. Opinion Mrinal Pandey
  13. Opinion Balram Jakhad
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