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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...

D oddaalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar , Man Friday of the All India Congress Committee(AICC) has been as expected appointed President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee(KPCC). D.K.Shivkumar No doubt the new assignment to DK Shivakumar is a great sigh of relief to the former power minister who recently spent 51 days in police lock up and Tihar jail. But whether his appointment will bring any cheers to the party, needs to be seen and watched. The greatest asset of DK Shivakumar so far is his unquestioned loyalty to the Gandhi family which he keeps reiterating at every available opportunity. His pivotal role in coming to the rescue of the party during troubled times is an additional qualification for the Vokkaliga strong man. In fact, he plunged into active politics during his student days by becoming a member of National Students Union of India(NSUI), student wing of the Congress party. He very soon became the district president of NSUI during 1981-83.From then on i...