MY CARTOON ILLUSTRATIONS FOR ARTICLES IN THE ECONOMIC TIMES
V.S.Gopalakrishnan
Thanks to obtaining a Diploma in Cartooning from Raye Burns School of Cartooning, USA, by a correspondence course, it was just a natural progression for me that I enthusiastically took up occasional cartooning during week-ends as a hobby. I did publish cartoons in my College Magazine (of Madras Christian College) but my earliest cartoons for which I got paid appeared in Shankar's Weekly in 1966. As a bureaucrat working in I.A.S., political cartoons were out of bounds for me. Hence, I had to indulge in general cartoons on various facets and aspects of life.
During my cartoonistic journey, as a hobby, over more than four decades I basically drew cartoons based on my own thought process. I usually used to politely decline requests to me for illustrating books or articles as that involved much more work like reading the material. However, almost like an exception, I did draw cartoonistic illustrations for THE ECONOMIC TIMES, MUMBAI for a while. The concerned Editor would send me the articles (on economics, finance, management etc) which I had to read carefully and then come out with illustrations.
I am posting below some of my illustrations that appeared in THE ECONOMIC TIMES.
(1) Title of the article: Not available (13 Nov 1986)
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(2) Title of the article: "The Right Communication Strategy" (26 Jul 1986)
" The TV you bought from me is like my daughter marrying you! Do let me know its condition from time to time!"
(This illustrates how the Japanese are great at customer service and care.)
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(3) Title of the article: "Give Them a Pat On The Back" (2 Aug 1986)
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(4) Title of the article: "BHEL Suggestion Model" (14 Aug 1986)
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(5) Title of the article: "Customs Duty on Short-landed Goods" (28 Aug 1986)
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(6) Title of the article: "Stress Reduction Must have a Limit" (21 Aug 1986)
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(7) Title of the article: "Maintenance - A Neglected Area" (4 Sep 1986)
"You play a very important role as a maintenance man. I can't give you leave to go for your wedding".
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V.S.Gopalakrishnan
Thanks to obtaining a Diploma in Cartooning from Raye Burns School of Cartooning, USA, by a correspondence course, it was just a natural progression for me that I enthusiastically took up occasional cartooning during week-ends as a hobby. I did publish cartoons in my College Magazine (of Madras Christian College) but my earliest cartoons for which I got paid appeared in Shankar's Weekly in 1966. As a bureaucrat working in I.A.S., political cartoons were out of bounds for me. Hence, I had to indulge in general cartoons on various facets and aspects of life.
During my cartoonistic journey, as a hobby, over more than four decades I basically drew cartoons based on my own thought process. I usually used to politely decline requests to me for illustrating books or articles as that involved much more work like reading the material. However, almost like an exception, I did draw cartoonistic illustrations for THE ECONOMIC TIMES, MUMBAI for a while. The concerned Editor would send me the articles (on economics, finance, management etc) which I had to read carefully and then come out with illustrations.
I am posting below some of my illustrations that appeared in THE ECONOMIC TIMES.
(1) Title of the article: Not available (13 Nov 1986)
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(2) Title of the article: "The Right Communication Strategy" (26 Jul 1986)
" The TV you bought from me is like my daughter marrying you! Do let me know its condition from time to time!"
(This illustrates how the Japanese are great at customer service and care.)
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(3) Title of the article: "Give Them a Pat On The Back" (2 Aug 1986)
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(4) Title of the article: "BHEL Suggestion Model" (14 Aug 1986)
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(5) Title of the article: "Customs Duty on Short-landed Goods" (28 Aug 1986)
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(6) Title of the article: "Stress Reduction Must have a Limit" (21 Aug 1986)
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(7) Title of the article: "Maintenance - A Neglected Area" (4 Sep 1986)
"You play a very important role as a maintenance man. I can't give you leave to go for your wedding".
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This blog really warmed my heart. In 1977, I started my course in Raye Burns school of cartooning, a correspondence course from Delhi. It was really good because the feedback given was truly encouraging. Sadly, I wasnt able to complete the course and I had the books with me until my children were born. But when we shifted homes, my husband left my carton of books in the parking area and everything gotvwashed away by floods including my priceless cartooning books! Really liked your cartoons!
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