Cartoon Watch

Cartoon Watch, India's only cartoon magazine, is published by Triambak Sharma.

Cartoon Watch
Editor-in-chiefTriambak Sharma
Founded5 December 1996 (1996-12-05)
LanguageHindi and English
HeadquartersRaipur, India
WebsiteCartoon Watch

Background

After the closure of famous cartoon magazine Shankar's Weekly, young cartoonist Triambak Sharma started monthly cartoon magazine Cartoon Watch in 1996. The inaugural issue was launched on 5 December 1996. Cartoon Watch is a monthly magazine published on the 15th day of every month, focussing on political and social themes. Every issue carries editorial cartoons, humorous interviews of eminent people and cartoons of eminent cartoonists from every corner of India. Cartoon Watch conducted a Cartoon Exhibition in London in 2008.[1] Limca Book of Records has included Cartoon Watch as the 'Only bilingual cartoon monthly' [2]

Cartoon contributors
  1. Abid Surti, Mumbai
  2. Suresh Sawant, Mumbai
  3. B.V. Pandurang Rao, Bangalore
  4. Shyam Jagota, Delhi
  5. Satish Acharya, Mumbai
  6. M.K. Seeri, Kerala Nasik
  7. Rajesh Dubey, Jabalpur
  8. Kirtish Bhatt, Indore
  9. Ismail Lahiri, Indore
  10. Pankaj Goswami, Bikaner
  11. Nirmish Thaker, Surat
  12. V. Gopal Krishna, Hyderabad
  13. H.M. Sudan, Delhi
  14. Chander, Delhi
  15. Ashok Adepal, Gujarat
  16. Vijay Narain Seth, Mumbai
  17. Prashant Kulkarni, Mumbai
  18. Prabhakar Wairker, Mumbai
  19. Irfan Khan, Delhi
  20. Abhisekh Tiwari, Jaipur
  21. Abhijit Tiwari, Jaipur
  22. Manoj Sharma, Gwalior
  23. S. Phadnis, Pune
  24. Nishant Hota, Raipur
  25. Bhagwat Sahu, Raipur
  26. Ajay Saxena, Raipur
  27. Sagar, Raipur
  28. S.R. Tailang, Raipur
  29. Paramatma Prsad Srivastava, Bhuj, Gujarat

Awards instituted

Cartoon Watch honours every year, one eminent cartoonist, by giving a Life Time Achievement Award. The following are the recipients of the award.

International Award

Cartoon Watch has Instituted International Award in 2019 at Limoges, Saint Just Le Martel, France, during 38th Saint Just Le Martel Cartoon Festival 2019. Triambak Sharma, Editor of Cartoon Watch presented Life Time Awards to Five cartoonists on 29 September 2019.

International Award 2019 recipients - Marie Christine, Corinee Villegier, Guy Hennequin, Philippe Henry and Sebastien Peaudecerf (all from France) [3]

Man of the Year

Cartoon Watch has introduced Man of the Year recognition from 2020.

Elon Musk has been declared as Man of the Year for 2020. [4]

References
  1. "Cartoon Exhibition at London". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  2. "Limca Book of Records". Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. International Award
  4. Man of the Year 2020
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