Cartoons on Events
Cartoons - loved by all the ages are not mere disfigured sketches in black & white, but rather are more alive than the most of the living groups.
Cartoons - have got the power to speak truth in the most humble way!
Cartoons - don’t fear to be like or disliked, they are very honest in their manner and they mirror the real complex life in simple and plain manner.
Political cartoons are the ones seen mostly in everyday newspapers: They convey such important messages yet appear to be funny all the time. How simple are they! Wonderful, isn’t it?
Well, Irfan is not one such who would restrict himself to a single category – He’s put himself into almost everything: Ask for children’s funny stripes, for terrific terrorist stuff or for political cartoons – he has it all. Also, he’s gone a step ahead cartooning the famous events of the world in his very own special way. Few of his exhibitions on special events include:
Global Warning (2008): It’s not just the terror threat haunting all of us, but another major problem which if not now, will definitely effect our future generations. The exhibition raised issues, problems and solutions of how to tackle global warming.
Terror Watch (2007): The exhibition showed how terrorism has become a threat to all the inhabitants of the earth and is directly or indirectly affecting the lives of everyone.
Breaking Views (2004): Even Lalu Yadav could not help appreciating Irfan’s cartooning skills. The highlight of this exhibition was a train called Godhra Express that Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav had unveiled. The train had a sequence of cartoons on the Godhra riots and their aftermath.
Cricket World Cup (2002): In 2002 near Cricket world cup Irfan organized his cartoon exhibition on Cricket at India, New Delhi. Inagurated by Amar Singh - Interstingly Amar Sing is mostly targeted in Irfan's daily cartoons. ;)
Toon Tale(2000): This exhibition discussed issues haunting and happening in South Asia at that time. Inaugurated by the evergreen Dilip Kumar, and the young-at-heart Manishankar Aiyyar, it was one of my first attempts on international issues.
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