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lores the career of 'graphic satire', i.e., newspaper cartoons, in independent India (post-1947). It offers detailed analyses of the work of prominent practitioners of the genre, including: Shankar Pillai, R.K. Laxman, Abu Abraham, O. V. Vijayan and the collaborative team of Jug Suraiya and Ajit Ninan. Chapter 1 reflects on Shankar's endearing yet thoughtful portrayals of Nehru in his 'Man of the Week' series, which addresses the challenges confronting the early years of the republic. In Chapter 2, the author deals with Laxman's character the 'Common Man', a usually silent witness who testifies to the complexities of the post-Nehruvian era. Chapter 3 deals with Abu Abraham's Emergency-era series 'Private View', which sought to keep the national conscience alive through this difficult period. Chapter 4 explores O.V. Vijayan's dark and bitterly ironic graphic world, which deals with the inequities of development and the failures of justice in 1980s India. Chapter 5 takes up the collaborative work of Jug Suraiya and Ajit Ninan, who address the issues and concerns of a more self-confident, post-liberalization nation, including environmentalism, multinational capital and international warfare. Christel Devadawson interprets the genre of graphic dissent as a form of national 'lifewriting' - the autobiographical recording of self, memory and experience that brings to light the trials and travails of democracy in the young nation-state. Key Features: Offers a sophisticated and sensitive analysis of the genre of newspaper cartoons. Primarily pays attention to the role of such cartoons as critical commentary on the nation's affairs. Also explores the visual aspects of the genre, examining how these facilitate or hinder their role as critical commentary. Analyzes the significance of the genre as a form of historical documentation. Explores the close relationship between graphic satire and the tradition of print journalism; but also contains discussion of what happens when the genre moves into cyberspace, or is collected and published in the form of anthologies of the work of major satirists (i.e., when it moves beyond the context of the newspaper). Undertakes an analysis of the work of some of India's most famous satirists, including Shankar, Laxman, Abu, Vijayan and Suraiya/Ninan. Contains 20 illustrations including some color plates.Table of Contents: List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Publisher's Acknowledgements Introduction Romancing the Republic: Shankar, Nehru and the Man of the Week Uncommon Citizens: Laxman and the Common Man Abu and the Keeping of the National Conscience Reconfiguring the Nation: The Thoughts of O.V. Vijayan Critiquing the Contemporary: Suraiya and Ninan Conclusion References Index

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Political Ideologies

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