Ajit Ninan

Indian political cartoonist (1955–2023)

Ajit Ninan
Born	(1955-05-15)15 May 1955 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died	8 September 2023 (aged 68) Mysore
Occupation	Illustrator, Cartoonist
Nationality	Indian
Period	1979-2023
Genre	Editorial Cartoons
Subject	Current Affairs
Spouse	Elizabeth Ninan
Children	Samyukta, Aparajita
Relatives	Abu Abraham (Uncle)

Ajit Ninan (May 15, 1955^[1] – 8 September 2023) was an Indian political cartoonist, best known for drawing the Centrestage series of cartoons in India Today magazine and Ninan's World in the Times of India.

Ninan lived in New Delhi, where he worked for The Times of India.^[2] He died on 8 September 2023, at the age of 68.^[3]

Work

Comic strips

Detective Moochhwala, published in Target magazine.

Cartoons

Ajit Ninan's Funny World, published in Target magazine
Just Like That! published daily in the Times Of India.
Like That Only! (along with Jug Suraiya), published bi-weekly in the Times Of India.^[4]
Centrestage, published in India Today
Ninan's World, published in the Times of India
Poli Tricks, a series of cartoons during the 2009 Indian general elections, published in the Times of India
iToons: a single panel cartoon strip in The Times of India - with Sunil Agarwal

Books

Ajit Ninan and Jug Suraiya (2007). Like That Only. Times Group Books. ISBN 978-81-89906-13-9.
Ninan, Ajit, and Sudeep Chakravarti (eds.). The India Today Book of Cartoons. New Delhi: Books Today, 2000.

Awards and honors

06 Aug 2022 | BARTONS lifetime Achievement Award | By Indian Institute of Cartoonists

References

^ https://indianexpress.com/article/india/veteran-political-satirist-ajit-ninan-passes-away-at-68-8931002/
^ Cartoonists revel in India's mammoth election
^ Political Cartoonist Ajit Ninan Passes Away At 68, Tributes Pour In
^ "Two for the laughs". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 30 August 2007. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009.