The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.
In today’s featured cartoon, R. Prasad draws on pioneering figures of Indian medicine to take a swipe at Baba Ramdev’s ‘disparaging’ remarks against modern medicine.
Alok Nirantar comments on the government’s ongoing focus on social media sites while important issues like glitches in the CoWIN portal are ignored.
Sajith Kumar, in his cartoon, refers to the policies introduced by the Lakshadweep administrator in the name of ‘developing’ the region, which has caused public outrage.
Irshad Kaptan on misinformation being circulated through WhatsApp about ‘Covid treatments’, some of which can be harmful.
Sandeep Adhwaryu illustrates the urban-rural divide, where the citizens who were migrating from cities to villages during the first wave are now returning for better heath care as Covid hits rural areas.