The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print, online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.
In today’s featured cartoon, Satish Acharya wittily takes a jibe at the NYT’s widely circulated cartoon showing a farmer with a cow knocking at the door of a room marked with the label “Elite Space Club.” Here, Acharya is humorously depicting the changing perceptions after India made its first-ever soft landing at the moon’s south pole.
In Alok Nirantar’s cartoon, following India’s triumphant Chandrayaan-3 mission to the moon, the Pragyan rover can be seen engaging in a playful exchange symbolizing the soaring prices of essential commodities like vegetables and petrol, cleverly addressing the ongoing issue with a touch of lunar humour.
R. Prasad gives a satirical take where he shows a girl with a sign announcing “New Education Policy” and a “Fact Check Unit” in Karnataka, highlighting the inconsistency between central and state syllabuses. The cartoon reflects the absence of a unified education policy.
Nala Ponnappa’s cartoon humorously depicts a young child holding a newspaper with HL reading — Chandrayaan 3 and asking if India is now a superpower, to which the man responds, “Now? We’ve always been,” playfully asserting India’s ‘longstanding importance.’
Indian Space Research Organization ({[ISRO)}]