This is more of a serious note than a comic. I almost stumbled when a person ahead of me was slow in getting off the escalator. It was not the person's fault. The person was nervous riding escalators. I should have given a wider gap between the person and me.
Indigo Airlines prefixes their flights with '6E'. I thought that was 6E, I mean sexy. Recently, Mahindra Motors introduced a model with 6E as a suffix. Indigo bristled up and sued Mahindra for copyright infringement. That was the seed for this cartoon. I have fashioned the resident (the gentleman on the right) along that of a famous cartoon character by an Indian cartoonist Madhan. The original character is called Mun Jakkirathai Muthanna, a super-cautious middle class man.
This sudden realisation struck me when the hair-dresser twisted my head in awkward directions like a trained assassin.
Idli is a famous South Indian dish. There are several ways to eat it. Bangalore specializes in one of them known as Sambar Dip. Here is a user guide to this delectable process :)
Mannequins are made to look almost like humans, especially if you are not wearing your spectacles.
Clarified butter is butterfat separated from the water and milk solids, resulting in a pure, golden fat. This is edible and tasty. In India, it is called Ghee. The word Clarified amused me into drawing this.
During school days, we had Concise Dictionaries that had fewer words as the school students would have limited vocabulary.
One thing we are allowed to kill without feeling guilty is the time.
When we think we our life is tough, there are others whose life is worse. PS: this is not a toon to promote vegetarianism.
Buying nail beds may have been as simple as buying toothbrushes.
When I see used toothbrushes...
In Indian astrology, movement of Rahu and Ketu plays an important part. Who knows what Rahu and Ketu are thinking about their frequent movement.
Being marooned in an island need not make one less romantic.
A friend of mine wrote a blog in which he mentioned about bus journeys in '70s. That made me to sit up and recall those days. Buses with apple green interiors. motley crowd, Tarpaulin shutters. It was a challenge for my drawing skill to imagine so many characters, situations. Drawing the perspective was also a great demand on my drawing skill. Anyhow, I tried! I drew it digitally on my iPad using the IBISPaint app.
Hobbits are short fictional characters of the story Lord of The Rings by JRR Tolkein. They live in the imaginary place called Shire. Since they have thick soles, they don't wear shoes. It was a bad idea for the businessman to set up a shoe shop in Shire.
Comic thought on museum exhibits. For fun, I tried to add the lead characters of the movie Jurassic Park - Dr. Alan Grant and Dr. Ellie Sattler.
From my personal experience :)
Yet another personal experience. As we grow older, when our hearing weakens... :)
Man proposes, goat disposes!
When social media condemned the remarks of Maldives minister and urged public to boycott Maldives.
Setting the new year resolutions is an important activity. But it need not be complicated. I simplified it. All I had to do was to take the 2023 resolutions and change the year. Voilà, the 2024 resolution is ready.
The flip of a switch can foil a masterful act.
The Secret Society of Fleeing Combs!
The inspiration for this was my washing machine. Its unique algorithm used to knot all the clothes together. If it took 45 minutes to wash and dry, it took equal length of time to disentangle the mess.
This wish always pops up whenever it rains!
Too good to drive!
I have seen the Leaders use this gesture to show the solidarity. I have also gone through frozen shoulder. Between solidarity and avoiding pain, the latter wins.
Once there was a power outage for 24 hours in the city. After a while, when the UPS and other devices dies, we were back to the basics - ran to buy candles.
When the supply far exceeds the demand, the food items return to the open arms of the refrigerator.
Caricature of British PM Rishi Sunak. A pencil sketch.
Sometimes sadness follows happiness. But the wheel of destiny turns to replace sadness with happiness again.