Historian Dr. Ramachandra Guha on Saturday inaugurated the exhibition of the late Enver Ahmed, well-known Indian cartoonist, at the Indian Institute of Cartoonists (IIC). It was followed by an introductory lecture by Dr. Ritu Gairola Khanduri, the curator of the exhibition.
Enver Ahmed’s (1909-1992) was a political cartoonist who worked for nearly three decades across three prominent newspapers in India (then undivided). His career extended from the colonial era to the post-Independence years. “His political cartoons provide a significant testament to the history of the subcontinent. Ahmed’s brushstrokes reveal the political concerns, metaphors, and gibes of those years. Like the giants in the field, David Low and Shankar, Ahmed inspired a generation of cartoonists,” said a release from IIC.
