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Comedians, Courts and the Constitution

- writes Avani Bansal

#KunalKamra #ContemptofCourt
@kunalkamra88 @bansalavani

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The life of a nation depends on how well the creative and comedic juices of its people are flowing.

Cartoonist Unnamati Syama Sundar (who signs off as Syam) put together a book on the various cartoons - ‘No Laughing Matter: The Ambedkar Cartoons 1932-1956’. #kunalkamra
Dr. Ambedkar was not alone in being subjected to what the cartoonists’ saw as humour.

Think of the cartoons on VP Singh during the Mandal Commission, or Arjun Singh during the introduction of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota. #kunalkamra
Prof Ambikesh Mahapatra of Jadavpur University was arrested and jailed for forwarding a cartoon lampooning West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to about 65 people via email.

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