The other cartoons politicians want removed from textbooks

May 15, 2012 15:27pm

A selection of cartoons from Indian Constitution at Work the NCERT political science book for Class XI students at the centre of the raging cartoon controversy.
The constitution makers have to address themselves to very different aspirations. Here is Nehru trying to balance between different visions and ideologies.

Shankar. Copyright: Children's Book Trust
They say elections are carnival of democracy. But this cartoon depicts chaos instead.

Shankar. Copyright: Children's Book Trust
Universal adult franchise compared to an elephant.

Shankar. Copyright: Children's Book Trust
The Netaji is afraid of Election Commission.

RK Laxman in The Times of India
Comment of the criminal-politician nexus.

RK Laxman in The Times of Indi
There is no Council of Ministers without the Prime Minister. This cartoon shows how, literally, the Prime Minister 'leads' the Council of Ministers

Shankar. Copyright: Children's Book Trust
Why people want to be ministers.

RK Laxman in The Times of India
This Chief Minster is not happy even after winning the confidence motion.

RK Laxman in The Times of India
The effect of the Parliament's power to sanction money to different ministries.

Shankar. Copyright: Children's Book Trust
The 'rules of the game'

RK Laxman in The Times of India
Walkouts

Irfan
Walkout vs thrown out

Irfan
No fisticuffs please, this is rule of law.

RK Laxman in The Times of India.
The anti-Hindi wave.

Shankar. Copyright: Children's Book Trust
How governors are appointed.

Shankar. Copyright: Children's Book Trust
Demand for new states.

Shankar. Copyright: Children's Book Trust
Democracy the umpire.

Shankar. Copyright: Children's Book Trust