Sue Mayawati

for spending thousands of crores of public (hard-earned by taxpayers) money on statues!

I dedicate the following cartoons to Mayawati...







See also: Statue of Lividity

Back then, when we had holidays

Prateek tagged me to make cartoons about how we spent our summer holidays (when we had them as children!)

So here they are...







Summer holidays...the good old days!

I sure miss them.

Last night at a party

Two funny but true incidents from last night's party inspired the following cartoons..





This was one party I'll never forget!

Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse

...you discover that they can!



Pretty much the story of many people's lives, except that there are no real sharks (but there are real threats nevertheless!)

Jaagte Raho

I've been an insomniac for as long as I can remember.

These cartoons are dedicated to all those who have trouble sleeping...



Counting sheep never helps me sleep!



See also: Previous cartoon 'Thoughts of an Insomniac'

P.S. If you're an insomniac too, stay up with me on twitter, follow JaagteRaho!

Mon soon or late

The delayed monsoons have raised a lot of concerns.

The MET department assures that there is no cause for alarm.

And that's what inspired the following cartoon...



Then again, there are some Indian ministers praying to the Rain God, undertaking special yatras and performing special rituals for good rains in their states.

What if the God does react to their prayers ?




See also: Previous cartoon 'Loving the rain!'

Wailing about the Veil

The French Parliament's proposed ban on the burka and President Sarkozy's comment about the burka being 'not welcome' in France as it is a 'sign of subservience' has stirred up a lot of debate.

And that's what inspired these cartoons...








See also: Cartoons about the ban on jeans in UP

Tribute to Tea

(Multilingual content)

Besides coffee, I also like tea, especially the authentic Indian kind.

Here are some cartoons about chai...



The second cartoon is an old Punjabi joke, I've just re-created it in cartoon form.





Cheers to all tea-drinkers!

Daddy's day

Since it was Father's day yesterday, I'm posting some cartoons about dads and kids...









Hope all the Daddies out there had a Happy Father's day.

(I gave dark chocolate and a card to mine!)

Heaven Vs Hell

Which is better between heaven and hell?

Since I haven't been to either, I can't say.

What if we live so-called 'ideal' lives thanks to our glorified visions of heaven and when we finally get there, it turns out to be nothing like we expected? These were the thoughts behind this cartoon...



And like I quite expected, some people didn't see it my way. I received the following comment on my toon:

"im not sure this toon was a good idea. i mean, im Christian. and everybody in my church KNOWS Heaven will be PERFECT! and NOBODY wants to go to hell...its a HORRIBLE place!! TERRIFYING, HORRIBLE, INNAPPROPRIATE is the definition of hell!! and NOBODY wants to go there! and its NOT so much better!! even if you were joking, it doesnt matter. God would not want to know that even if somebody was joking, was choosing hell over Heaven."

(original comment here)

So to all those of you who may find this toon offensive, if it clashes with your religious and / personal beliefs, please note that this:

• (like all my other toons) is just a figment of my imagination and bears no resemblance to reality whatsoever
• is not about any religion or god, its about beliefs and expectations
  
• is also an indication that you can tell me to 'go to hell' since I've offended you (trust me, I wouldn't mind!)
  
• is well, at the end of the day, just a cartoon!
  

And those of you who liked this cartoon, also see:

• Heaven and Hell
• The Devil wears Prada
  

Car-toons

That's right! They're toons about cars...

What should we do today?

Leisure by W. H. Davies is one of my favorite poems...

"What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep and cows
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
No time to see, in broad daylight
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.
No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.
A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare."

Here's what many of us do with our 'leisure' time...



The idea for this cartoon was based on a suggestion from fellow tweeter Bharathy. He suggested that I create something around the theme of life in the city.

The poem just seemed to go along!

Something fishy

Yesterday, I got a fish pedicure done from a foot spa in Delhi.

I was made to keep my feet in the water tank while a special kind of fish called Garra Rufa or Doctor Fish nibbled the dead skin off. I was very apprehensive about getting this done, but I'm glad I did because my feet sure felt and looked good immediately after.

Here's to the fish...













The last toon above includes the picture of an actual signboard. I clicked this at Bournemouth beach.

If you liked these cartoons, also see Fishy love.

Not in our jeans!

I was shocked to read the news about jeans being banned in women colleges at Kanpur, a move supposedly aimed at protecting women from harassment.

And that's what inspired the following cartoons..





This jean-o-cide makes no sense whatsoever!

Aliens and other non-earthly beings

I watched the Star Trek movie today and loved it.

Also felt inspired to post some cartoons about aliens and non-earthly beings...















If you liked these cartoons, also see:

• Alien talk
• Want Space?
  

The new laptop

I finally got a new (Dell) laptop after all the trouble I had with my older (HP) one over the last couple of weeks.

A friend created the following cartoon which pretty much sums up how I feel about it...



And I hope it remains that way!

Gibber Jabber Blabber

Ever been stuck in a boring social conversation and didn't know how to get out of it?

Well, I've been there, done that...

Doesn't fit the bill

There's been a lot of controversy around the Women's reservation bill.

I have my own doubts...

Totally into twitter

A recent study indicates, people aren't that much into twitter.

But I am!

And that's why I decided to create the following cartoons about twitter...









If you liked these cartoons, also see:

• Previous cartoons about twitter
• Twitter Wall Wisdom
  

Speaking of Speakers

Last week, the Indian Parliament elected its first woman speaker.

Some people noticed and tweeted about the fact that I have the same name as her (spelt differently though!)

And so, I re-posted this older cartoon about Parliamentary Speakers...

Computer trouble

Since I've been facing a lot of trouble with my computer (an HP tablet notebook) lately, I decided to post the following cartoons...

Online Chat

Just decided to post this random older cartoon about Online Chat...



This thought was inspired by watching actual birds perch on the power cables!

Holy Cow!

Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere moo moo!

A collection of my cow cartoons...















They don't call them 'Holy' for nothing!

Google it?

I've created quite a few cartoons about google.

Here's another...



If you liked this cartoon, also see previously posted cartoons about google:

• The 'Google' sense of identity
  
• When all else fails
• Googlization
• Who has the answers?
  

How the Dinosaurs became extinct

There are a lot of theories around how dinosaurs became extinct.

I created cartoons around some of my own...

On Television

"Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other. " - Ann Landers







See also: Cartoon about Breaking News