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1993 Kozhikode Cartoon Exhibition

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On November 25, 1993, after inaugurating the cartoon exhibition organized in Kozhikode by the Kerala Cartoon Academy in collaboration with Navatharang, the cultural organization of bank employees, artist Namboothiri is seen with cartoonists Sudheer Nath, Nathan, M. S. Mohanachandran, and Baiju Raj. 1993 നവംബര്‍ 25 à´¨് à´•ോà´´ിà´•്à´•ോà´Ÿ് à´•േà´°à´³ à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£്‍ à´…à´•്à´•ാദമി à´¬ാà´™്à´•് à´œീവനക്à´•ാà´°ുà´Ÿെ à´¸ാംà´¸്à´•ാà´°ിà´• à´¸ംഘടന നവതരംà´—ുà´®ാà´¯ി സഹകരിà´š്à´š് നടത്à´¤ിà´¯ à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£്‍ à´ª്രദര്‍à´¶à´¨ം ഉദ്à´˜ാà´Ÿà´¨ം à´šെà´¯്à´¤ à´¶േà´·ം ആര്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿിà´¸്à´±്à´±് നമ്à´ªൂà´¤ിà´°ി à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£ിà´¸്à´±്à´±് à´¸ുà´§ീà´°്‍ à´¨ാà´¥്, à´¨ാഥന്‍, à´Žം.à´Žà´¸്. à´®ോഹനചന്à´¦്à´°à´¨്‍, à´¬ൈà´œുà´°ാà´œ് à´Žà´¨്à´¨ിവരോà´Ÿൊà´ª്à´ªം.

Who Is Who: Kerala Cartoonists

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At a function held at the SMS Auditorium of Cochin University, Dr. Sukumar Azhikode releases the first copy of the book *Who Is Who: Kerala Cartoonists*, on 1993 September 28 published by the Kerala Cartoon Academy, by presenting it to cartoonist Shivaraman. Senior cartoonist M. S. Mohanachandran is also seen in the picture. à´•േà´°à´³ à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£്‍ à´…à´•്à´•ാദമി à´ª്à´°à´¸ിà´¦്à´§ീà´•à´°ിà´š്à´š à´¹ൂ ഈസ് à´¹ൂ à´•േà´°à´³ à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£ിà´¸്à´±്à´±് à´Žà´¨്à´¨ à´ªുà´¸്തകം à´•ൊà´š്à´šി സര്‍à´µ്വകലാà´¶ാà´² à´Žà´¸്.à´Žം.à´Žà´¸് ആഡിà´±്à´±ോà´±ിയത്à´¤ിà´²്‍ നടന്à´¨ à´šà´Ÿà´™്à´™ിà´²്‍ 1993 à´¸െà´ª്à´±്à´±ംബര് 28 à´¨് à´¡ോ à´¸ുà´•ുà´®ാà´°്‍ à´…à´´ിà´•്à´•ോà´Ÿ് ആദ്à´¯ à´•ോà´ª്à´ªി à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£ിà´¸്à´±്à´±് à´¶ിവറാà´®ിà´¨് നല്‍à´• à´ª്à´°à´•ാà´¶ിà´ª്à´ªിà´•്à´•ുà´¨്à´¨ു. à´®ുà´¤ിà´°്‍à´¨്à´¨ à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£ിà´¸്à´±്à´±് à´Žം. à´Žà´¸്. à´®ോഹനചന്à´¦്à´°à´¨ും à´šിà´¤്à´°à´¤്à´¤ിà´²്‍.

A live cartoon drawing event on religious harmony

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On March 8, 1993, at the Secretariat Gate in Thiruvananthapuram, cartoonist Abu Abraham inaugurates a live cartoon drawing event on religious harmony organized by the Kerala Cartoon Academy. Cartoonist Sukumaran can also be seen in the picture. 1993 à´®ാà´°്‍à´š്à´š് 8 à´¨് à´¤ിà´°ുവന്തപുà´°ം à´¸െà´•്à´°à´Ÿ്à´Ÿà´±ിà´¯േà´±്à´±് നടയിà´²്‍ à´•േà´°à´³ à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£്‍ à´…à´•്à´•ാദമി à´’à´°ുà´•്à´•ിà´¯ മതസൗà´¹ാà´°്‍à´¦ തത്സമയ à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£്‍ à´°à´šà´¨ à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£ിà´¸്à´±്à´±് à´…à´¬ു à´Žà´¬്à´°à´¹ാം ഉദ്à´˜ാà´Ÿà´¨ം à´šെà´¯്à´¯ുà´¨്à´¨ു. à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£ിà´¸്à´±്à´±് à´¸ുà´•ുà´®ാà´±ിà´¨െà´¯ും à´šിà´¤്à´°à´¤്à´¤ിà´²്‍ à´•ാà´£ാം.

12th AGM - Kerala Cartoon Academy

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 The 13th anniversary of the Kerala Cartoon Academy, held in Ernakulam on January 24, 1993. 1993 ജനുവരി 24à´¨് എറണാà´•ുളത്à´¤് നടന്à´¨ à´•േà´°à´³ à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£്‍ à´…à´•്à´•ാദമി 13-ാം à´µാà´°്‍à´·ിà´•ം. 

1992 Kollam Cartoon Exibition

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On February 16 and 17, 1992, at the Kollam Public Library Hall, the cartoon exhibition organized by the Kerala Cartoon Academy is being inaugurated by the renowned psychologist and cartoonist Dr. P. M. Mathew Velloor. Also seen are M. S. Mohanachandran, Sukumar, P. V. Krishnan, and Kadavoor G. Chandran Pillai. 1992 à´«െà´¬്à´°ുവരി 16, 17 à´¤ിയതിà´•à´³ിà´²്‍ à´•ൊà´²്à´²ം പബ്à´³ിà´•് à´²ൈà´¬്à´°à´±ി à´¹ാà´³ിà´²്‍ à´•േà´°à´³ à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£്‍ à´…à´•്à´•ാദമി à´¸ംഘടിà´ª്à´ªിà´š്à´š à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£്‍ à´ª്രദര്‍à´¶à´¨ം à´ª്à´°à´¸ിà´¦്à´§ മന:à´¶ാà´¸്à´¤്à´°à´œ്à´žà´¨ും à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£ിà´¸്à´±്à´±ുà´®ാà´¯ à´¡ോ: à´ªി. à´Žം.à´®ാà´¤്à´¯ു à´µെà´²്à´²ൂà´°്‍ ഉദ്à´˜ാà´Ÿà´¨ം à´šെà´¯്à´¯ുà´¨്à´¨ു. à´Žം.à´Žà´¸്. à´®ോഹനചന്à´¦്à´°à´¨്‍, à´¸ുà´•ുà´®ാà´°്‍, à´ªി. à´µി. à´•്യഷ്ണന്‍, à´•à´Ÿà´µൂà´°്‍ à´œി. à´šà´¨്à´¦്à´°à´¨്‍à´ªിà´³്à´³ à´Žà´¨്à´¨ിവരേà´¯ും à´•ാà´£ാം.

Cartoonist Shankar commemorative stamp release function @ Trivandrum

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 The Government of India's Department of Posts issued two commemorative postage stamps on July 31, 1991, honoring the legendary cartoonist K. Shankar Pillai. These stamps, valued at ₹4.00 and ₹6.50, featured two of his famous cartoons. They were released to celebrate his significant contributions to Indian political cartooning and child welfare. At a ceremony held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Chief Minister K. Karunakaran released the Cartoonist Shankar commemorative stamps by presenting them to Kerala Cartoon Academy Secretary Raju Nair. Cartoonist Yesudasan was the chief guest at the function. ഇന്à´¤്à´¯ സര്‍à´•്à´•ാà´°്‍ തപാà´²്‍ വകുà´ª്à´ª്, ഇതിà´¹ാà´¸ à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£ിà´¸്à´±്à´±ാà´¯ à´•െ. à´¶à´™്à´•à´°്‍ à´ªിà´³്ളയെ ആദരിà´š്à´š് à´°à´£്à´Ÿ് à´¸്à´®ാà´°à´• തപാà´²്‍ à´¸്à´±്à´±ാà´®്à´ªുà´•à´³്‍ 1991 à´œൂà´²ൈ 31-à´¨് à´ªുറത്à´¤ിറക്à´•ി. 4.00 à´°ൂപയുà´Ÿേà´¯ും, 6.50 à´°ൂപയുà´Ÿേà´¯ും à´®ൂà´²്യമുà´³്à´³ à´ˆ à´¸്à´±്à´±ാà´®്à´ªുà´•à´³ിà´²്‍ à´…à´¦്à´¦േഹത്à´¤ിà´¨്‍à´±െ à´ª്à´°à´¶à´¸്തമാà´¯ à´°à´£്à´Ÿ് à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£ുà´•à´³്‍ ഉള്‍à´ª്à´ªെà´Ÿുà´¤്à´¤ിà´¯ിà´°ുà´¨്à´¨ു. ഇന്à´¤്യന്‍ à´°ാà´·്à´Ÿ്à´°ീà´¯ à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£ിംà´—ിà´¨ും à´¬ാലക്à´·േമത്à´¤ിà´¨ും à´…à´¦്à´¦േà´¹ം നല്‍à´•ിà´¯ സമധഗമാà´¯ à´¸ംà´­ാവനകളെ ആഘോà´·ിà´•്à´•ുà´¨്നത...

Cartoonist Shankar commemorative stamp released @ Delhi

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The Government of India's Department of Posts issued two commemorative postage stamps on July 31, 1991, honoring the legendary cartoonist K. Shankar Pillai. These stamps, valued at ₹4.00 and ₹6.50, featured two of his famous cartoons. They were released to celebrate his significant contributions to Indian political cartooning and child welfare. At a ceremony held in Delhi, Vice President Shankar Dayal Sharma released the Cartoonist Shankar commemorative stamps. K. R. Narayanan was the chief guest at the function. ഇന്à´¤്à´¯ സര്‍à´•്à´•ാà´°്‍ തപാà´²്‍ വകുà´ª്à´ª്, ഇതിà´¹ാà´¸ à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£ിà´¸്à´±്à´±ാà´¯ à´•െ. à´¶à´™്à´•à´°്‍ à´ªിà´³്ളയെ ആദരിà´š്à´š് à´°à´£്à´Ÿ് à´¸്à´®ാà´°à´• തപാà´²്‍ à´¸്à´±്à´±ാà´®്à´ªുà´•à´³്‍ 1991 à´œൂà´²ൈ 31-à´¨് à´ªുറത്à´¤ിറക്à´•ി. 4.00 à´°ൂപയുà´Ÿേà´¯ും, 6.50 à´°ൂപയുà´Ÿേà´¯ും à´®ൂà´²്യമുà´³്à´³ à´ˆ à´¸്à´±്à´±ാà´®്à´ªുà´•à´³ിà´²്‍ à´…à´¦്à´¦േഹത്à´¤ിà´¨്‍à´±െ à´ª്à´°à´¶à´¸്തമാà´¯ à´°à´£്à´Ÿ് à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£ുà´•à´³്‍ ഉള്‍à´ª്à´ªെà´Ÿുà´¤്à´¤ിà´¯ിà´°ുà´¨്à´¨ു. ഇന്à´¤്യന്‍ à´°ാà´·്à´Ÿ്à´°ീà´¯ à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£ിംà´—ിà´¨ും à´¬ാലക്à´·േമത്à´¤ിà´¨ും à´…à´¦്à´¦േà´¹ം നല്‍à´•ിà´¯ സമധഗമാà´¯ à´¸ംà´­ാവനകളെ ആഘോà´·ിà´•്à´•ുà´¨്നതിà´¨ാà´¯ാà´£് ഇവ à´ªുറത്à´¤ിറക്à´•ിയത്. à´¡à´²്‍à´¹ിà´¯ിà´²്‍ നടന്à´¨ à´šà´Ÿà´™്à´™ിà´²്‍ ഉപരാà´·്à´Ÿ്രപതി à´¶à´™്à´•à´°്‍ ദയാà´²്‍ à´¶...

1987Karunagapalli Cartoon Camp

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At the cartoon camp organized by the Kerala Cartoon Academy in 1987 at Karunagappally, Kollam, Dr. Kamalasanan is speaking. Cartoonists Sukumar, P. V. Krishnan, and Shivaram are also seen in the picture. à´•ൊà´²്à´²ം à´•à´°ുà´¨ാà´—à´ª്പള്à´³ിà´¯ിà´²്‍ 1987à´²്‍ à´•േà´°à´³ à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£്‍ à´…à´•്à´•ാദമി à´¸ംഘടിà´ª്à´ªിà´š്à´š à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£്‍ à´•്à´¯ാà´®്à´ªിà´²്‍ à´¡ോà´•്à´Ÿà´°്‍ കമലാസനന്‍ à´¸ംà´¸ാà´°ിà´•്à´•ുà´¨്à´¨ു. à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£ിà´¸്à´±്à´±ുà´•à´³ാà´¯ à´¸ുà´•ുà´®ാà´°്‍, à´ªി. à´µി. à´•്യഷ്ണന്‍, à´¶ിവറാം à´Žà´¨്à´¨ിവരും à´šിà´¤്à´°à´¤്à´¤ിà´²്‍.

Kerala Cartoon Academy Formation Meeting

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  In 1981, at a planning meeting held under the chairmanship of cartoonist Yesudasan to form the Kerala Cartoon Academy, B. M. Gafoor, S. Mohan, Raju Nair, and Y. A. Rahim participated, along with humor writer and DYSP P. Abdul Hameed to make up the quorum. On November 29, 1981, another meeting held at the Ernakulam Press Club under the chairmanship of cartoonist Shivaram officially gave shape to what is today the Kerala Cartoon Academy. Sixteen cartoonists participated in that meeting. The meeting elected cartoonist Yesudasan as Chairman and B. M. Gafoor as Secretary. Cartoonist Toms was the Vice Chairman. In addition to them, cartoonists Thomas, Shivaram, Nathan, Seeri, John Kakkanad, Shathru, K. S. Gopalan (Bhagavan), Venugopalan (Venu), Dr. P. Kamalasan, Balu, C. A. Solomon, Raju Nair, Shivan, Gopan, M. M. Monayi, Joshy George, Peter Panathara, and M. N. Muralidharan also participated in the meeting that formed the Kerala Cartoon Academy. 1981à´²്‍ à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£ിà´¸്à´±്à´±് à´¯േà´¶ുà´¦ാà´¸ിà´¨്‍à´±െ...

All Kerala Humour Arts Council

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In 1967, in Kochi, cartoonists Thomas, Shivaram, Mantri, and artist Raghavan Nair, among others, organized a gathering with the participation of cartoonist Kutty, who had come home from Delhi to spend his vacation. An organization called the All Kerala Humour Arts Council was formed then, and the gathering held that day was called the All Kerala Humour Arts Council Conference. They went to the famous Krishnan Nair Studio in Ernakulam, had a photograph taken, and got the news along with the photograph published in newspapers as the All Kerala Humour Arts Council Conference. (The photograph taken then is attached with this note.) That gathering was the first cartoonists’ gathering not only in Malayalam but in all of India. After that one-day event, the All Kerala Humour Arts Council became inactive. 1967à´²്‍ à´•ൊà´š്à´šിà´¯ിà´²്‍ à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£ിà´¸്à´±്à´±് à´¤ോമസ്, à´¶ിവറാം, മന്à´¤്à´°ി, ആര്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿിà´¸്à´±്à´±് à´°ാഘവന്‍ à´¨ായര്‍ à´¤ുà´Ÿà´™്à´™ിയവര്‍ à´¦ിà´²്à´²ിà´¯ിà´²്‍ à´¨ിà´¨്à´¨് അവധി à´šിലവിà´Ÿാà´¨്‍ à´¨ാà´Ÿ്à´Ÿിà´²െà´¤്à´¤ിà´¯ à´•ാà´°്‍à´Ÿ്à´Ÿൂà´£ിà´¸്à´±്à´±് à´•ുà´Ÿ്à´Ÿിà´¯െ പങ്à´•െà´Ÿുà´ª്à´ª...