Vins (cartoonist)
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Born | Vijay Narain Seth 10 March 1944 |
Died | 26 June 2014 | (aged 70)
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Vijay Narain Seth (10 March 1944 – 26 June 2014),[1] pen name Vins, was an Indian cartoonist and illustrator.
Career
Vins graduated from the Sir J. J. School of Fine Arts, Mumbai, in 1968. While still a student, he went across to the
He was a political cartoonist for the news magazine Himmat weekly from 1965 to 1981, contributing the pocket cartoon Chalta Hai weekly, and from 1969 adding two other cartoons with national and international comment.
From 1978โ1982, he was requested to contribute cartoons to a fortnightly, Treffpunkt, (editor Heidi Rudolf, published in Zurich, Switzerland 1978โ1987). His work appears in The Penguin Book of Indian cartoons (1988). His cartoons have been exhibited in Hungary, Belgium, France, Portugal, Israel, Korea, and Japan (1998).[7] 21 of his satirical cartoons are now part of the online cartoon museum of Aydin Dogan Wakfi in Istanbul, Turkey.
Travels
Vins travelled extensively in Europe and met several internationally renowned graphic artists - such as the French cartoonist
Collections
His cartoons have been made part of the permanent collection at the International Cartoon Museum and the
Awards
- FECO Edinburgh International Cartoon Festival - 5th prize winner in 1990[7]
- Swiss Coalition of Development Organizations, Berne, Switzerland - the first prize winner at the international cartoon in 1996[7]
- Taejon International Cartoon Institute, Taejon City, Korea competition - he was the fifth prize winner in 1997[7]
Bibliography
- Vins (Vijay N. Seth), Chalta Hai. Bombay: Miss Kalpana Sharma on behalf of Himmat Publications Trust, 1973.
References
- ^ Vins: Cartoonist whose humane and gently satirical work illuminated the foibles and idiosyncrasies of Indian life
- ^ Seth, Vijay N. "Cartoon-artist Mario: A Tribute". India Art n Design. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ Himmat. 1973. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ Himmat. 1974. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "Cartoon Exhibition by Vins". Citizen Matters.
- ^ Business world. Ananda Bazar Patrika Ltd. 1990. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Vijay N. Seth (Vins)". Indian Institute of Cartoonists. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ Datta, Sravasti (24 August 2010). "Lines of laughter". The Hindu.