A 15-year old drew the above cartoon at my behest in class. Do let me know how you liked it, everybody!
Those who are mystified by the title, look this up.
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- Suvro Chatterjee
- Durgapur, West Bengal, India
- I am 61, and for 22 years now a confirmed home-bird. I read, write, teach, counsel, listen to music, exercise, watch movies, have fun with kids including my own, have tried to be a good husband, think all the time, and generally endeavour to live the good life as I have understood it. It's tough, and it's been a long trudge.
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14 comments:
I don't want to gush but this is really a very good cartoon that sticks in the head. It popped up on buzz last night sometime, and I saw it and grinned seriously.
The ear, the nose (!), the chin and the jaw leap out. It's interesting because the cartoon sketcher has chosen to hide the lips and the eyes ('the eyes, the eyes - they give it all away...' - liner from a song), and also manages to convey the impression that the man is amused or something but not grim...quite how that's done I don't know. The cartoon has character. A couple of things missing would be a cut, a dent, and a cigarette, and some smoke billowing (maybe from the nostrils...and ears too). Don't know how all that would be incorporated.
I have to say it reminded me of a quick sketch and paper cut-out that Guha made one day from an empty cigarette carton (some 3 years ago) when I was in one of my moods (and I was wondering what he was doing when I was, oh-well cribbing). Sometime later he put the figure up on my shelf in front of my work-table, and said, ' better work...he's watching you.' The eyes there are hidden too. The paper cut-out still sits on my shelf, and is visible from my work-station, which has moved.
I missed the title completely in examining the cartoon. Thanks for the link otherwise I would have wondered.
Nice un. This un.
Nice one! Reminds me of Anandamela! Haven't seen one for ages!
I remember a bright young man sitting at his neighbour's place [D-65, E.W. St,
where my cousins stayed] in a pajama and a PHOTUA regaling them with his inputs & his humour.
That was in the early / mid 1980s.
That man must be getting sombre with age. He SPORTED NO MOUSCHETACHE AND LOOKED LESS CRUSTY / RIGID than in this cartoon)
Whats constant is that he retains the quality that makes a teacher encourage schoolboys to do this in class.
I admire that.
Your student has done a GREAT job.
You take care !
Dear Sir,
This made me chuckle to myself for quite a while. This almost looks like a sketch and not a caricature. And it is quite distinct, as in people who have seen you before ought to, quite easily, recognize the person in the sketch. I tried to learn drawing for a while and in the end the best I could do seemed to be figures and faces made from the same mould (I am probably copying this idea from a chapter we had in class nine or ten).
I don't want to nitpick because of the above reason and also because this is really a nice sketch but it looks slightly (but very slightly) like a caricature because of the shape of the head and the lack of a stronger jutting chin. But again, a very good effort.
Sincerely
Nishant.
I had expected many more people to comment, at least on a cartoon. Bad show...
Dear Sir,
This cartoon is well drawn. Gotten rid of the moustache, have you? I have dabbled in drawing cartoons myself; an extremely difficult thing to master, I must say. Will draw one of yours next time I am in Durgapur.
Thanks,
Joydeep
Funny. I should have thought that the moustache is so prominent that it has obliterated my entire upper lip!
Dear Sir,
My apologies for commenting so late. To me, this is a nice cartoon of yours. I think it shows both serious and witty side of yours. The spectacles has been made prominent and the eyebrows too. The nose and the moustache seems funny to me. I remember that you had also asked us to draw a cartoon of yours in our class. Was this cartoon drawn in the class?
With regards ,
Soham Mukhopadhyay
Sir,
A funny picture of you indeed...it'll keep reminding all of your ex-students of your appearence in the class room...anyways,I just want to tell you something that I have found out very interesting bolg on various issues in economics by Prof. Nicholi Gregory Mankiw.Do please visit that blog very often....I'm sure you'll find it interesting.The site is www.gregorymankiw.blogspot.com. Yours faithfully
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Dear Sir,
One of my batch-mates (in class 12)had a bad experience when he drew a cartoon of a teacher(it was absolutely harmless) and the teacher came to know about it. But, as always, you are different and we are so lucky to have you. Thanks for sharing this with us. The cartoon is really funny and well drawn and the title is pretty interesting too.
With warm regards,
Saikat
Yes, Saikat, I have always tried to encourage my pupils to feel free to express themselves, provided they have learnt never to step beyond the limits of common decency. That is, I believe, a very important part of a training in the humanities. Strange to say, so many people - including some of my own pupils - either never notice this aspect of my character, or do not consider it significant or worth regarding as a strong point in my favour!
Suvro da, but won't you tell us what you think/feel about the cartoon?
Shilpi
I think it is a very good likeness, despite being a caricature, but I do agree with my wife and daughter that it makes me look considerably older and stricter than I actually do. Also, the real jawline projects forward much more than in the cartoon, and my hair does not exactly look like a skull-cap, at least not yet!
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