Cartoon Habba (Cartoon Festival) held annually in Kundapur, celebrates the world of caricatures and cartoons, and will be held from November 23 to 26.
The sixth edition of Cartoon Habba, a festival celebrating the world of caricatures and cartoons, is set to begin on Saturday in Kundapur in Udupi district of Karnataka. The event, which is coordinated by popular cartoonist Satish Acharya, will focus on demystifying the art of editorial cartoons in addition to exhibiting works of cartoonists. "We have a lot of artists but not many of them take up editorial cartooning since it requires a different skill set. We want to demystify the art of editorial cartoons," says Satish, who is a cartoonist based in Kundapur. "Every year, we focus on the art aspect of cartoons but this year we will have discussions and workshops focusing on news, opinion making, dealing with fake news, and humour," Satish says. The workshop is aimed at students, particularly those studying journalism, and interested members of the public. This year's Cartoon Habba will be held at the Kalamandira at the Board High School in Kundapur between November 23 and 26. The theme of the event this year is Gandhi 150 - Ishwar Allah Tero Naam - and cartoons on Mahatma Gandhi will be displayed at the festival. "We conducted a contest with the same theme because we felt that it would make students and parents take interest and discuss Gandhi," adds Satish. Kannada actor and director Rishabh Shetty will inaugurate the event while former police officer Annamalai K will deliver the keynote address speaking on the theme - Gandhi 150 - Ishwar Allah Tero Naam. Veteran artists and cartoonists including Chandranath Acharya, MN Dattatri, Surendra and VG Narendra, and Badal Nanjundaswamy, professor and researcher Varadesh Hiregange, journalists Shashidhar Hemmady, Krishna Prasad and SR Ramakrishna will be speaking at the festival. Since 2014, the event is held annually in Kundapur and includes workshops to draw cartoons, contests to encourage the art and also discussions on practicing cartooning in an increasingly digital age. In 2018, Satish expressed his frustration about the suppression of a cartoonist's voice especially after his cartoon column in Mail Today came to an end after differences with the editor of the newspaper. Read: Spreading the message through cartoons: Cartoon Habba set to begin in K’taka
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