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Southasia Cartoon Congress

Himal brought together 40 eminent cartoonists from across the region at the first-ever
Southasia Cartoon Congress !


Southasian Wit: In Search of Itself
Date: 14 November
Venue: Yala Maya Kendra, Patan Dhoka, Lalitpur, Nepal

17:00 Congress opening, welcome (Kanak Mani Dixit)
17:15 Public lecture: Dancing with Demons (Manjula Padmanabhan)
17:45 Abu in London (Mark Bryant)
18:00 A glimpse into the history of Nepali Cartooning (Durga Baral ‘Vatsayan’)
18:10 Inauguration of Abu Retrospective by Sudhir Tailang
           Inauguration of Nepali Exhibition by playwright and poet Abhi Subedi

Gallery: See pictures of the event in our Photo Gallery!

Coverage: Cartoon Congress in the News!

Participants: List of cartoonists who attended the conference

Exhibition Details: Find out more on the Travelling Exhibitions: "The Pea under the Mattress: An Abu Reptrospective" and "Toons in Trying Times: The Best of Nepali Satire"

Related Event: Winners of the Cartoon Competition announced      
                                                 
 

Many thanks to Ayisha Abraham and Janaki Abraham for permission to use Abu's cartoons.
                    

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After the Emergency: Bangladesh Votes
On 29 December, Bangladeshis went to the polls for the first time in seven years. The latest results show a landslide victory for the The Awami League-led alliance, however the BNP complains of iregularities and vote-rigging in polling centres. For the past months, the country has seen a frenzy of excitement and activity in preparation for the Parliamentary Elections of 2008, from the introduction of new electoral laws, to anti-corruption drives and biting oratory from all parties involved. Himal Southasian, in collaboration with the Drik Picture Library, a photo library and media organisation in Dhaka, is carrying original, up-to-date coverage of the events on the ground during the week of the landmark elections.

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