By Chappatte, in The New York Times

Patrick Chappatte has had an interesting journey around the world. Born in Pakistan to a Swiss father and a Lebanese mother, he later went on to spend his growing up years in Singapore and Switzerland. Today, the New York Times editorial cartoonist is hailed as a pioneer of comics journalism, a genre that took Chappatte to troubled terrains like Gaza, the slums of Nairobi, gang lands of Southern America among many more. Currently, the 50-year-old is in India as part of a series of programmes organised by the Swiss Consulate to commemorate 70 years of Swiss-Indian friendship.