Politically Speaking

11 September,2012 08:14 AM IST |   |  A Correspondent

Political cartoons are in the spotlight with cartoonist Aseem Trivedi's judicial custody creating an uproar. A look at the men and the medium that raises hackles



With the plethora of scams assailing the country, this one is funny though acidic


The Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky affair scandal featured a cigar


Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has become increasingly political and has jumped on to the anti-corruption bandwagon. Call it nocorruptionasana


A view of the US economy, certainly not sweet ‘moo'sic tou00a0the ears


The Archies comic book creators made a political statement by including a gay character called Kevin Keller, a reflection of the enhanced visibility of gays and diversity in our world


Especially biting about the state of affairs in India

The political cartoon is not a news story and not an oil portrait. It's essentially a means for poking fun, for puncturing pomposity.

Cartooning is an irreverent form of expression, and one particularly suited to scoffing at the high and the mighty. If the prime role of a free press is to serve as critic of government, cartooning is often the cutting edge of that criticism

- Herb Block

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