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Category Archives: anand’s caricatures
Mr. Goyal vs.Tornado the 190lb Dog – who would you choose?
Was there a time in my life when I chose the unpopular over the popular? Just one time? Ok, two?! Then you aren’t talking to me. I am drawn to the unpopular, and the attraction sometimes borders on the fatal. I … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging101, dog humor, dog-haters, family humor, funny anecdotes, pesky neighbors, writing101
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3 Quotes – 3 Caricatures – 1 Subject: Women.
This one’s for Jacqueline, she asked me to write it. (She had tried to help me by buying a couple of my relatives for $1.50 each, and so I just couldn’t bring myself to say no to her.) Here are three quotations that … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging101, funny, hillary clinton sari caricature, quotes, salman khan caricature, witty, writing101
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A Letter to Donald Trump – because He is him!
To: Mr. Donald Trump Any of the Trump Towers, Any of the Major Cities of the US, United States. The World (which is obviously too small for you.) From: Anand the Parodist, His Cluttered Desk, Somewhere near Delhi, India, The World … Continue reading
The Mathematics of my Independence: Happy Independence Day!
August 15 is the day India gained her independence; it’s also the day, I lost mine. It happened a decade ago. Since then, every year, my fairer half celebrates the day with double the fervor while my enthusiasm has clearly been … Continue reading
Bunking Classes, Avoiding Friends, and getting Mummified.
I’m feeling terrible. For want of a better analogy, I must liken myself to an eviscerated mummy swathed in resin-soaked bandages of work and chores. Following up with the air-conditioner, the plumber, and the tv-repairman – getting everything reinstalled while struggling to … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging101, egyptian mummies, liebster award, mummification
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Bobby Jindal to Saade Punjab da Puttar hai – Hain ji?
Bobby Jindal has announced that he’ll be running for the 2016 US Presidential elections, and with his announcement, he’s brought into limelight the village of his forefathers – Khanpur, and the house where his grandfather Madan Lal Jindal lived with … Continue reading
Posted in anand's caricatures, Famous Indians, humor, Parody, Political Caricatures, Satire
Tagged bobby jindal, bobby jindal india connection, bobby jindal indian roots, bobby jindal punjab connection, bobby jindal's grandfather, bobby jindal's village in india, khanpur village, louisiana, ludhiana, madan lal jindal, punjab da sher, son of soil bobby jindal
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Swachh Bharat Mission propels Middle-aged MIGs to vrrooom into Action!
Happy Gandhi Jayanti to Everyone! When I went out jogging this morning, I saw something that was a treat for the eyes. I saw middle-aged, pot-bellied, khaate-peete ghar ke aadmi (and I mean “aadmi” in the gender-ic sense,) going around the colony with … Continue reading
Caricature Salman Khan Bollywood Actor and Bigg Boss 8 Host arrives in a Plane.
Salman Khan is one of the three Khans who have ruled Bollywood for the last twenty years. The other two are: Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan. This caricature presents Salman Khan as the host of Bigg Boss Season 8, which … Continue reading
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Tagged aishwarya rai salman khan, amir khan, bigg boss 8, bigg boss 8 contestants, bigg boss 8 host, bollywood, caricature salman khan, caricatures, cartoons, colors channel, dabangg, drawings, madhuri dixit, salman khan bigg boss 8, salman khan plane, sanjay dutt, shahrukh khan, sunil grover
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Caricature Sheldon Cooper of the Big Bang Theory – y…he gets it!
I am a huge fan of The Big Bang Theory and its cast. Sheldon Cooper (played by Jim Parson,) is my favorite character. Yesterday I had a few hours to spare so I thought I’ll pull out one of my … Continue reading
Posted in anand's caricatures, Hollywood caricatures, humor, Television Actors, Uncategorized
Tagged amy bbt, bazinga, bernadette surname, big bang theory cast pay rise, caricature jim parson, caricature sheldon cooper, caricatures, Caricatures big bang theory, cartoons, cartoons big bang theory, digital drawings, drawings, highest iq in the world, howard surname, howard wolowitz, kunal nayyar, leonard big bang theory, pen and ink art, penny's surname, raj koothrapally, robert langdon, sheldon's iq, sketches
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The 5 Greatest Cartoonists of India – Mario, Laxman, Ninan, Tailang, and Abu.
While we may look down upon lists as an odd way to acknowledge greatness, we all have our favorites in everything – this is why we talk about being someone’s number 1 fan (refer: Kapil’s Shows where everyone wants to … Continue reading
Posted in anand's caricatures, Famous Indians, Great Indian Cartoonists, Indian Caricatures, Uncategorized
Tagged abu abraham cartoons, ajit ninan cartoons, great indian cartoonists, kapil sharia's caricature, mario miranda cartoons, rk laxman cartoons, sudhir tailang cartoons, top 5 cartoonists of india
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The 5 Greatest Cartoonists of India (Part 5): Abu Abraham
Abu Abraham (11/6/1924 – 1/12/2002) I’ll be truthful and tell you that for a long time, I hadn’t heard of him, but then if an Indian cartoonist stays abroad half his professional life and his Indian stint expires before you are … Continue reading
The 5 Greatest Cartoonists of India (Part 4): Sudhir Tailang
Sudhir Tailang: Sudhir Tailang, a Padma Shri awardee (he got it in 2004,) is what I would call a visual thinker. Tailang currently works with Asian Age, but similar to Mario Miranda, he started his career with The Illustrated Weekly of … Continue reading
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Tagged ajit ninan, asian age cartoonist, cartoonist sudhir tailang, great cartoonists of india, hindustan times, indian cartooning scene, indian political cartooning, laxman r. k., miranda mario, sudhir tailing's cartoons
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The 5 Greatest Cartoonists of India (Part 3): Ajit Ninan
Ajit Ninan: Ajit Ninan works with the TOI. When I open the TOI in the morning, one of the things that I actively seek out, are his cartoons. His line-work and his understanding of perspectives is excellent. Ninan hails from … Continue reading
The 5 Greatest Cartoonists of India (Part 2): R. K. Laxman
R.K. Laxman Anyone who has grown up in a household that subscribes to The Times of India, cannot forget R. K. Laxman, the man behind the common man (on whom the “Laxman ki Duniya” comedy show was based.) Laxman started … Continue reading
The 5 Greatest Cartoonists of India (Part 1): Mario Miranda.
Mario Miranda (2/5/1926 – 11/12/2011) I remember Mario’s works from The Illustrated Weekly of India, a magazine that I am afraid no longer exists. Until the 1750s Mario’s ancestors were Hindu Brahmins, but then they converted to Christianity, and Mario … Continue reading
Drawing, Cartooning, Portrait-making, Caricaturing, and Coding!
Drawing is fun and inexpensive; it’s a great way to relax; and in my opinion, everyone can draw. If you know how to hold a pencil, you can draw. Cartooning is fun of a special kind, which requires you to … Continue reading
Posted in anand's caricatures, Bollywood Caricatures, Caricatures in Indian Dresses, Famous Indians, humor, Indian Caricatures, Political Caricatures
Tagged bigg boss 8 cartoons, caricature narendra modi, caricature obama indian, caricature salman khan, caricatures, cartoons, drawings, indian caricatures, indian cartoons, indian illustrators, Modi meets obama, modi's US visit dates, portraits, salman khan cartoon, salman khan pilot cartoon
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Caricature Art – Miley Cyrus Ditches the Giant Bottom and Buys Ghaghra-Choli.
Miley Cyrus is in news, all the time. And for all raunchy reasons. First she had that huge foam finger on, which went places and did things that made people gasp with righteous indignation; next, she got her deceased pup Floyd tattooed … Continue reading
Posted in anand's caricatures, Caricatures in Indian Dresses, Hollywood caricatures, humor, Indian Caricatures, Indian Women Caricatures, Parody, Satire, Singer and Musicians Caricatures
Tagged bips, bollywood item numbers, bollywood's famous item girls, caricature miley cyrus, ghagra choli, hollywood caricatures, indian caricaturist, indian humour, katrina kaif, malaika aroma, miley cyrus cartoon, miley cyrus foam finger, miley cyrus indian dress, miley cyrus nicki minaj bum, miley cyrus tweaking, miley's tongue, musician singer caricatures, secondary motion animation, shilpa shelty
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Caricature of Amitabh Bachchan of KBC – Kaun Banega Twitter Crorepati?
Amitabh Bachchan, the Bollywood hero whose charm defies age, is now the most followed Bollywood Celebrity with 1 Crore (10 Million) twitter followers! So now we know Kaun Bana hai Twitter-Crorepati. (BTW, that MIB picture of his on his twitter-header … Continue reading
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Tagged abhishek bachchan, aishwarya rai, amitabh 1 crore twitter followers, amitabh rekha affair, average indian height, bachan, bachhan, bhootnath, black, caricature amitabh bachchan, caricature big b, cartoon KBC, cartoons amitabh bachchan, deewar, kahn banega crorepati, KBC 8, sholay
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Caricature – Kareena Kapoor a.k.a. Bebo of Bollywood and The Story of Star-kids.
Here’s a colorful caricature of Bebo a.k.a Kareena Kapoor, a.k.a. nowadays as Mrs. Saif Ali Khan. If I remember right, I painted this a couple of months ago, but I had always been lazy about starting a blog. Pink and Pretty, … Continue reading
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Tagged bebo caricature, caricatures, caricatures of indian celebrities, chhotey nawab, Comedy Nights, definition of bollywood, dharmendra, feminism, first family of bollywood, indian caricatures, indian humor, kapoor family, kapoors of bollywood, kareena cartoon, kareena kapoor caricature, nawab pataudi, prithvijar kapoor, raj kapoor, said ali khan, saif's begum kareena, shahid kapoor kareena breakup
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Caricature of Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, as an Indian Maharaja
What if Vladimir Putin, the current President of Russia, were an Indian Maharaja? How different would he be…actually, would he be any different? A closer look reveals that one need not change anything except his attire, and he could be … Continue reading
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Tagged caricature russia president, caricature vladimir putin, caricatures of indian maharajas, coloring caricatures, fun, funny pictures, humor, illustrations, indian caricatures, obama vs. putin comparison, obama's caricatures, politics, portraits, president putin caricatures, putin was in kgb, ukraine crisis
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Anand's Parodies & Caricatures. 