R Prasad

R Prasad
Born KN Prasad
(1966-03-17) March 17, 1966
Pala, Kottayam, Kerala
Residence Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi
Nationality Indian
Education Bachelor of Arts
Occupation Cartoonist
Religion Hinduism (Nair)

R Prasad (born March 17, 1966) (R Prʌsɑːd) is an Indian cartoonist associated Delhi-based Mail Today daily.[1][2] Since Mail Today is a joint venture between India Today group and Daily Mail, Prasad's works appear in these publications also.

R Prasad was born on 17 March 1966 at Pala, Kottayam in the southern Indian state of Kerala in a Hindu Nair family. He currently lives in Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi. Prasad’s cartoons usually get widely circulated in India for their political insight, humour and irony.[3]

In 2010, Prasad's cartoon, published in Mail Today, likening Australian police to Ku Klux Klan drew condemnation across Australia from police and political leaders.[4]

References

  1. Prashanth Jha. Stand-alone political cartoon is on the brink of extinction. The Hindu (New Delhi, 18 June 2013)
  2. Anand Soondas & Neelabh Banerjee. Funny days, dark nights. The Times of India (20 May 2012)
  3. Prashanth Jha. Stand-alone political cartoon is on the brink of extinction. The Hindu (New Delhi, 18 June 2013)
  4. BY CORRESPONDENTS IN NEW DELHI, AFP Cartoonist defends his Ku Klux Klan cartoon


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