Caricatures India expo on Saturday

Sixty-seven celebrities will come alive in caricatured form at the Indian Institute of Cartoonists gallery here on November 21.

The caricatures will adorn the gallery walls till December 5, except on Sundays, from 10 am to 6 pm.

Dubbed “Caricatures India 2015,” the exhibition will showcase the winning works of cartoonists who had competed in the National Caricature Contest organised recently by the Cartoonists Combine Welfare Association of Mumbai. A total of 183 entries were received from across the country.

The jury comprised leading animator Sanjeev Weerkar, eminent cartoonist and writer Aabid Surti and cartoonist Prabhakar Wairkar.

Winners
Shankar Pamarthy had bagged the top prize, while Ajo Kaitharam came second and Shijo Varghese third. Among the consolation prize winners were Jairaj T G, Vinaya Tejaswi, Sanjay More, Pradeep Mhapsekar and Chander Shekhar.

To get a closer look at the caricatures, head to the Indian Cartoon Gallery, 1, Midford House, Midford Garden, off MG Road, near Big Kids Kemp, Trinity Circle, Bengaluru.