Nationality Indian Residence Bengaluru Role Cartoonist | Name Prakash Shetty Occupation Cartoonist | |
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Shyam being cartooned by mr prakash shetty wmv
Prakash Shetty is an Indian cartoonist and caricaturist known for his Spot caricaturing.
Contents
- Shyam being cartooned by mr prakash shetty wmv
- Udaya tv interview with prakash shetty cartoonist
- Personal life
- Career
- References
Udaya tv interview with prakash shetty cartoonist
Personal life
Prakash Shetty was born in Mangalore, Karnataka on 1 April 1960. He earned a degree in Bachelor of Arts.
Career
He started drawing cartoons at the age of 15. He started his career with a Kannada magazine called Santhosha and later an English daily called The Times Of Deccan and Mungaru Kannada Daily. Finally he settled as cartoonist with the The Week. Kitoo (one of his creations) is a comic serial with a boy as the main character. It has been published in multiple magazines for 15 years. He joined The Week as a cartoon illustrator in 1990's and left in 2001.
He worked as an independent spot caricaturist and freelancer. He edited a cartoon humor magazine called 'Vaarekore'in Kannada language for a while. His cartoons were published in the book of Indian Cartoonists. From 2001 to 2012 did spot caricaturing events travelling all over India and abroad. He set a record by drawing 150 spot caricatures in 10 hoursHis cartoon murals can be seen on the walls of hotels and houses.At present he is working as an editorial cartoonist for 'Prajavani',a Kannada newspaper.