When a Cartoon Gets in the Way of Real Work - Wall Street Journal (blog)
Thursday 24th of May 2012 08:08:51 PM
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The Hindu | When a Cartoon Gets in the Way of Real Work Wall Street Journal (blog) The offending cartoon – which was sketched by a legendary political cartoonist of the era, K. Shankar Pillai—depicts Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, who was the head of the panel drafting the Constitution, sitting on a snail, holding a whip. Drawing a dangerous line Book with controversial Ambedkar cartoon still available on NCERT website FEATURE: Indian students puzzled by politicians' reaction to cartoon |
A 60-year-old cartoon shows how far India has strayed - The National
Thursday 24th of May 2012 08:08:51 PM
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The National | A 60-year-old cartoon shows how far India has strayed The National In another case, one that has serious consequences at the national level, the cartoonist K Shankar Pillai is long dead - as, indeed, are his subjects Jawaharlal Nehru and Bhimrao Ambedkar, two major leaders of the Indian freedom movement. Indian students puzzled by politicians' reaction to cartoon |
Outraged Cong MPs should read Indira too - Indian Express
Thursday 24th of May 2012 08:08:51 PM
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Outraged Cong MPs should read Indira too Indian Express Shankar was not afraid to wound if there was a reason to do so. That was then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in July 1983 in a foreword to a collection of cartoons by K Shankar Pillai. Someone should have told this to the MPs, especially the ones from ... |
Scholars quit textbook body as government bans 1949 cartoon - The Hindu
Thursday 24th of May 2012 08:08:51 PM
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The Hindu | Scholars quit textbook body as government bans 1949 cartoon The Hindu A caption accompanying the drawing, which was made by the legendary cartoonist K. Shankar Pillai in 1949, explains that it illustrated “the 'snail's pace' with which the Constitution was made.” Dr. Yadav said: “The heated and not very well-informed ... Was cartoon row a ploy to get BJP off home min's back? Govt panics as cartoon from 1949 halts House Row over Ambedkar's cartoon, facts and need of the law |
No, it's not - The Hindu
Thursday 24th of May 2012 08:08:51 PM
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No, it's not The Hindu ... It is enough for students to know that the Constitution was drafted at snail's pace. The reproduction of the cartoon by legendary cartoonist K. Shankar Pillai in the textbook was unfortunate, unnecessary and avoidable. K. Chandrasekaran, Chennai. |
India's parliament at 60: getting slower with age - The National
Thursday 24th of May 2012 08:08:51 PM
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 The National | India's parliament at 60: getting slower with age The National The cartoon, by the satirist K Shankar Pillai, depicts Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of an independent India, standing with a whip behind BR Ambedkar, the architect of India's constitution; Mr Ambedkar, also holding a whip, sits on a snail ... |
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