# K. Shankar Pillai

> Kesava Shankar Pillai, better known as Shankar, was an Indian cartoonist. He is considered the father of political cartooning in India. He founded Shankar's Weekly, India's Punch in 1948. Shankar's Weekly also produced cartoonists like Abu Abraham, Ranga and Kutty, he closed down the magazine during the Emergency of 25 June 1975. From then on he turned to making children laugh and enjoy life.

*Cartoonist (1902–1989)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1902-07-31
- **Died:** 1989-12-26
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.9 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 8.4 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [كى. شانكار پيلاى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%89._%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D9%BE%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%89)
- [K. Shankar Pillai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Shankar_Pillai)
- [કે. શંકર પિલ્લાઈ](https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%95%E0%AB%87._%E0%AA%B6%E0%AA%82%E0%AA%95%E0%AA%B0_%E0%AA%AA%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%B2%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B2%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%88)
- [के शंकर पिल्लई](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%88)
- [K. Shankar Pillai](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Shankar_Pillai)
- [കാർട്ടൂണിസ്റ്റ് ശങ്കർ](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%B6%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%BC)
- [के. शंकर पिल्लई](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87._%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%88)
- [Shankar Pillai](https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shankar_Pillai)
- [கே. சங்கர் பிள்ளை](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%87._%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%88)
- [కేశవ శంకర్ పిళ్ళై](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%87%E0%B0%B6%E0%B0%B5_%E0%B0%B6%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%AA%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%B3%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B3%E0%B1%88)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2724099)

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