Nationality Indian Children Sohan and Deshna Occupation Cartoonist Name Satish Acharya | Religion Hindu Alma mater Mangalore University Spouse(s) Dr. Amitha Residence Kundapur | |
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Satish Acharya (Kannada: ಸತೀಶ್ ಆಚಾರ್ಯ) is an Indian cartoonist from Kundapura, Karnataka. In 2015, Acharya was featured as one among 24 thinkers named by Forbes India as the best India-based intellectuals who are well regarded outside India.
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- Road less traveled satish acharya at tedxsibmbangalore
- Cartoonist satish acharya by gravify
- Early life and education
- Career
- Books
- References
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Early life and education
Acharya is a self-taught cartoonist without any formal training in art. As a student he earned pocket-money by contributing cartoons to Kannada publications like Taranga, Sudha and Tushar. He studied MBA in finance from Mangalore University after doing BCom from Bhandarkar’s College, Kundapura.
Career
After completing MBA, Acharya moved to Mumbai and started in an advertising agency as an account executive, but quit to pursue cartooning. He got his first break as a political cartoonist with Mumbai-based English tabloid Midday. He started working with Midday as a staff cartoonist in 2003 and contributed to daily cartoon column for nine years.
Acharya's cartoon on the Charlie Hebdo Massacre was regarded as the one of the most powerful cartoons on the tragedy by the foreign media and the cartoon was published in newspapers including The Wall Street Journal, The Times and The Guardian.
Books
Acharya has written three cartoon books, Mein, Hum and AAP in English, Cartoonishta in Kannada, Negipuggi in Kundapra Kannada. His cricket-cartoon book Non-Striker which was officially released on 31 January in Bengaluru.