Prakash Shetty
Encyclopedia
Prakash Shetty is an India
n cartoonist
. He was born in Mangalore
, Karnataka
. He began cartooning in 1975 at the age of 15. He worked as a staff cartoonist for Kannada Publications. Kitoo, a comic serial with a boy as the main character, has been published in several different magazines for 15 years. He joined The Week
as a cartoon illustrator in the 1990s and left in 2001.
He is the only Indian spot caricaturist to do one hundred thousand caricatures of the public ever since 1975.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
. He was born in Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
, Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
. He began cartooning in 1975 at the age of 15. He worked as a staff cartoonist for Kannada Publications. Kitoo, a comic serial with a boy as the main character, has been published in several different magazines for 15 years. He joined The Week
The Week
The Week, styled as THE WEEK, is a weekly news magazine.-History:It was founded in the United Kingdom by Jolyon Connell in 1995. In April 2001, the magazine began publishing an American edition; an Australian edition followed in October 2008. Dennis Publishing publishes the U.K. and Australian...
as a cartoon illustrator in the 1990s and left in 2001.
He is the only Indian spot caricaturist to do one hundred thousand caricatures of the public ever since 1975.
Published works
- Vare Kware (Kannada)
- Kittoo (Kannada and English)
- Sorry, I'm a Born-Fool (English)
- 'Cartoon Master',a guide to learn cartooning [English and Kannada ]