Lalithakala Academy Award
Award Winning Cartoon
Indian Rupee gets a Symbol
UNESCO Award winning Cartoon
With Legendary Cartoonist, shri R.K. Laxman
With three more masters: Abu, Kutty and Mario
About Me
- Thommy
- While young I enjoyed sketching people around and at school I was notorious for cartooning my teachers. My first cartoon appeared in print when I was only 17 and over 2000 have now appeared in publications around the world: The Express, The Week, Onlooker & City Journal (India), India-New England, Malayalam Patram & New-Indian Express (USA), Malayalam News (UAE) & CNN. I am a scientist involved in advancing new energy technologies and earned my Ph.D from IIT-M. I am a recipient of UNESCO fellowship for promising young scientists and an author of ~ 75 papers & 15 patents. Cartooning keeps me creative in my pursuit of excellence in R&D. In 2003, Kerala Center (NY) honored me for “Extraordinary combination of talents as an Outstanding Scientist & Gifted Cartoonist”. My cartoons have won the Union of Concerned Scientists (USA)contest (2008), “Chemistry is Life” International Contest by UNESCO (2010) and Kerala Lalithakala Academy Honorable Mention Award (2011). While at IIT, I met renowned cartoonist, Shri. R.K. Laxman and inspired me pursue cartooning along with science. This what I crave to do.
2 comments:
Haha...in fact I loved the way you come up with Gauriamma..the lines are so funny..
On another note,I don't think he is much anxious on that.It's after all what he decides and the way he is carrying on.Being a better judge himself,weighing pros & cons,this is something he is intentionally throwing.What I often think is how strong his mindset is to come up with such strong stands.If you really go deeper it's actually V.S the comrade in today's much diluted 'ism' Vs V.S the individual activist who is much consciously 'committed' to ever-evolving public opinion.
Quite apt in the context. But if one debates on the consequences or the reaction from the party politburo, I doubt if it would be similar to the fate meted out to K.R.Gauri or MVR. For Acthuthanandan's mass appeal is unparalleled in CPM history though only next to AKG and EMS.
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