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Politically Speaking

Updated on: 11 September,2012 08:14 AM IST  | 
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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

Politically Speaking

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