The best Indian cartoons of the week, chosen by senior editors of ThePrint. The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media and are credited appropriately.
Cartoons that feature in Straight Lines are not ranked and are listed by the day on which they were originally published. Lead cartoon by Manjul on 8 September on Firstpost.
On Gauri Lankesh’s murder
Cartoon by Sajith Kumar on 6 September on Twitter
On Gauri Lankesh murder and journalism
Cartoon by Sandeep Adhwaryu on 6 September in Times of India
On Gauri Lankesh’s murder and its fallout
Cartoon by Sandeep Adhwaryu on 8 September in Times of India
On abuse on Twitter after Gauri Lankesh’s murder
Cartoon by R.Prasad on 8 September on Twitter
On investigations into Gauri Lankesh’s murder
Cartoon by Ponappa on 6 September on Twitter
On Gauri Lankesh’s murder
Cartoon by Ponappa on 6 September on Twitter
On Nirmala Sitharaman becoming Indian defence minister
Cartoon by Manjul on 3 September on Firstpost.com
On allegations in the Gauri Lankesh case
Cartoon by Manjul on 8 September on Firstpost.com
On more deaths of children in a UP hospital
Cartoon by E.P. Unny on 5 September in Indian Express