There’s Nothing Funny About the Violence in Kashmir, Or Is There?

Political cartoonists let their pens do the talking on the violence in Kashmir.

A five-year-old and his question. (Cartoonist: Bashir Ahmad Shah)

There’s nothing funny about the violence in Kashmir. But where words fail, political satire wins in highlighting the irony, hypocrisy and double standards of the government and the media. 20-something political cartoonists who assert themselves on social media are emerging alongside more established names like Bashir Ahmad Bashir.

Here’s a quick look at how the recent violence has evoked satirists to sketch their best work yet.

(Video Editor: Prashant Bhardwaj)

The story of the ordinary Kashmiri citizen that doesn’t make it to the headlines has been beautifully portrayed here. (Photo Courtesy: Facebook/Munnu: A Boy From Kashmir) 

(Cartoonist: Facebook/Bashir Ahmad Shah)

(Cartoonist: Facebook/Bashir Ahmad Shah)