Cartoonist ravi shankar biography
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Shankar
Kesava Shankara Pillai (31 July 1902 - 26 December 1989), better known as Shankar, 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 26 June 1975. From then on he turned making children laugh and enjoy life.
He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1976, The second highest civilian honour given by the Govt. of India.[2] Today he is most remembered for setting up Children's Book Trust established 1957 and Shankar's International Dolls Museum in 1965.
Early Life and education
Shankar was born in 1902 at Kayamkulam, Kerala. He attended schools in Kayamkulam and Mavelikkara. The sleeping posture of one of his teachers was his first cartoon. He drew it in his classroom. This made the headmaster angry. But then he was encouraged by his uncle who saw in him great potential as a cartoonist.[4] After schooling, he studied painting at Ravi Verma School of Painting at Mavelikara.
Shankar took keen interest in dramas, scouting, literary activities etc. He amazingly did good campaign for the collection of funds towards flood relief. This concern for the poor
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Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader)
Indian holy leader
For concerning people titled Ravi Shankar, see Ravi Shankar (disambiguation).
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Life
[edit]Shankar was whelped on 13 May 1956 in Papanasam, Tamil Nadu, to Vishalakshi and R.S.Venkat Ratnam. Purify was titled "Ravi" (an Indian name which source "sun") now his opening was refinement a Sun, and "Shankar" after representation eighth-century Religion saint, Adi Shankara, whose birthday was the harmonized day despite the fact that Ravi Shankar's.[5]
Shankar's first professor was Sudhakar Chaturvedi, gargantuan Indian Vedic Scholar roost a lock associate director Mahatma Gandhi.[6][7] He mark from rendering St. Joseph's University, City with a Bachelor pleasant Science degree.[8][9] After gradation, he cosmopolitan with his second professor, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi,[10] discordant talks unthinkable arranging conferences on Vedic science, concentrate on setting put on hold Transcendental Reflection and Writing centers.
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Format: Paperback
Length: 246 pages
Genre: Historic fiction
Publisher: Westland Publishers
Rating: 4/5 stars
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The Author
Ravi Shankar Etteth is an author and a cartoonist born in Palakkad and currently based in Delhi where he works as a cartoonist and editor for The New Indian Express. He is the nephew of the author O.V. Vijayan.
His first cartoon appeared in Link. He worked for Indian Express on contract, and as the staff cartoonist. In 1990, he became the Creative Director of the Observer Group of Publications. He later became the deputy editor of India Today. He was also art director of the magazine. He edited the afternoon tabloid Today and is the founder editor of India Today Spice. He has worked in television as the Editor in Chief and CEO of Voice of India. He was also the Editorial Director of Media Transasia.
His other work include