Bengalis have long enjoyed cartoon democracy: now they are is a shift towards democratic cartoons. Many people have found their latent skill in political cartooning and in enjoying them. That is good. The quality of democracy has become less violent it seems. Those who were unable to ciontinue enjoying their muscle power democracy have found something at last to excel in - political cartooning for fun.
The quality of political cartooing of the Bengalis however is currently of very low due to inexperience: hope fully they will improve over time. The Bengali political cartoons circulating in the Fb and Internet is currently dependent mainly on a single character. They still smell jealosy induced frustrations rather than pure fun for all or sacasm originating in accepting an electoral defeat by some of the intenet using voters of among the 2 crore voters out of the total 4.3 crore voters in West Bengal.
I am sure new characters will soon be found out for political cartoons: some of the 2.3 crore voters out of the 4.3 crore voters have shown potential to be political cartoon characters by their response to the so-called political cartoons currently circulating. Some political heavy weight leaders have also joined the race for getting selected as characters: they are enthusiastically making pro-democratic comments on the carttons in circulation. Some policemen are also not willing to left behind: they are putting cartoon forwarding specialist university professor into lock-up to be released on bail of Rs500 ($10). Some specilist intellectuals have already shown their promise as potential cartoons: their views on the political cartoons in circulation and on the response of those who consider the carttons as maligning campaign, provides ample material for cartoonists.
Political cartoon will soon become a popular sport among Bengal citizenry. Parents will soon senmd the children to special study programs on political cartooing. There will be political cartoon competions and best political cartoon awards sponsored by consumer goods companies and mobile companies. Google anf Facebook groups of political cartoons will soon mushroom. Rallies, seminars and debates will be sponsored by media companies. Durga Puja Pandels and Fine art galleries will organise political cartoon exhibitions.
Political Cartoon books, with special emphasis on democracy as the subject will hit the stands and sold at bookfairs. The rediscovery of cartoon kautuk skills of Bengal will be soon recognized by awarding a special media-culture sponsored award. His bravery in becoming specialist fowardist of political cartoons will be appreciated by all Bengaliss irrespective of caste and creed at a special happiness function. Researchers will now look back at the lost 34 years for useful rawaterial for cartoon manufacturing. A political cartoon network channel may be in the offing. All this will create lot of new employment opportunities, contribute to the State Domestic Product, boost economic development as well as democracy as a way of cultural life, and usher in a new entertainment industry in West Bengal. A new era of democracy of the cartoons, for the cartoons and by the cartoons has just began.
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