An editorial cartoon of Andrew Johnson and Abraham Lincoln, 1865, entitled "The Rail Splitter at Work Repairing the Union." The caption reads: (Johnson): "Take it quietly Uncle Abe and I will draw it closer than ever." (Lincoln): "A few more stitches Andy and the good old Union will be mended." Source:Wikipedia.This is a public domain cartoon.


Malayalam cartoon/political cartoon :on continuous price rise



















                                                                                                                                                                                 A cartoon on the back breaking  rise in the price of essential commodities.The poor man is climbing the mountain of inflation reassuring himself with the proverb that "For every rise there will be a corresponding fall". But he finds that the Govt. has  by a special order exempted price rise from the scope of the proverb!




"I could draw before I could write or talk. Drawing is how I think. To understand something, I have to draw it. I'm like the original caveman."

                                                 -  American Cartoonist Ruben

Mimi and Eunice cartoon by Nina Paley  copy left Malayalam cartoon

Mimi and Eunice copyleft cartoon by Nina Paley translated into malayalam by Keralasketches.

 See earlier posts on Nina Paley and copy left.


Nina Paley whose work is featured in the post below is an American cartoonist and free culture activist who has been a resident of Kerala for sometime. The post is from her Mimi and Eunice cartoon series available under Creative Commons attribution-Share Alike Licence, also known as copy left. "Copying is an act of love.Please copy and share", is her take on this.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
A copyleft cartoon available for free reproduction and adaptation
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
a cartoon by nina paley based on lao tzu "A journey of thousand mile a cartoon by nina paley based on lao tzu "A journey of thousand mile begins with a single step"

A cartoon by Nina Paley based on the Lao tzu saying 'A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step'.


This malayalam  cartoon satirizes the defection of a local politician.
selvaraj wins neyyatinkara by election on congress ticketBJP gains votes neyyattinkara lotus symbol
bjp gains votes selvaraj thinking of future. lotus election symbol of BJP

LOTUS  BJP ELECTORAL SYMBOL

Cartoon shows Selvaraj who left CPI(M) for Congress eyeing the Lotus.