India Continues Its Odd Assault On The Cartoon Arts Now it's a 1950s cartoon in a textbook. This is less troubling than the police harassment of cartoonists for doing cartoons about police and political corruption, but somehow even slightly more noteworthy for how far in the historical rear view mirror the cartoon in question actually is. It could just be coincidence; but the political cartoon culture in India right now seems really battered and bruised in a way that one wouldn't predict given what a rich tradition that is in that country. The headline above is too glib as a serious proclamation and I hope it's taken as it's offered. Still, I'm genuinely confused by this run of recent stories considering all the positive that market has for comics and cartooning generally.
