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Bengaluru: VRC Shekhar is a good old veteran, a professional name in the field of fine arts with a prolonged innings in diverse fields like water colour, oil paint, print and cartoon, just to name a few. He could be 72 in terms of ageing, but such an advanced stage in life is not at all a hindrance for him to be active in personal, professional and public life. A long innings with the Cartoonists Association: Although and all along, VRC Shekhar had been involved with lines, colours and paintings, his contribution to the Cartooning sphere is amazing. He happened to be the President of the Karnataka Cartoonists Association for almost 15 years after the tragic demise of S V Padmanabh, a talented cartoonist. Several programs from the last 15 years: According to VRC Shekhar, several programs have been held for the past 15 years. Among them are the Cartoonists camp in 2017 and a two-day conference on behalf of the Kannada and Culture Department, Government of Karnataka. A cartoonist's...

Bengaluru:  When you think of a banker, you imagine columns of numbers, files stacked high, and a man in a crisp shirt counting coins of responsibility. But for Jeevan Shetty, numbers were only half the story. His real currency was lines—simple, bold strokes that could make people laugh, think, and sometimes even squirm. A cartoonist being celebrated with a Lifetime Achievement Award: For over four decades, Jeevan lived a life of balance—by day, an employee at Syndicate Bank, and by night (and weekends), a cartoonist who sketched the world in his own irreverent style. If the bank gave him security, cartooning gave him freedom. And together, they made him who he is today: A cartoonist being celebrated with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Karnataka Cartoonists Association. The early sparks:  The seeds were sown during his college days. Jeevan’s sketches found space in campus magazines, but the influence was bigger than that. His brothers, Prakash Shetty and Harisc...