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Kaak (cartoonist)

Kaak, Indian cartoonist (died 2025)

Born
March 16, 1940
Died
January 1, 2025
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1940

About Kaak (cartoonist)

Harish Chandra Shukla, known by his pen name Kaak, was an Indian editorial cartoonist and caricaturist who worked in Hindi-language media. He worked with leading newspapers such as Jansatta, Navbharat Times, Dainik Jagran, Rajasthan Patrika, and a few others, in a career spanning several decades. 'Kaak' means crow in Hindi, which according to a proverb, is the bird that raises its raucous voice when someone tells a lie. His first cartoon was published in Dainik Jagran in 1967. Harish Chandra Shukla (16 March 1940 – 1 January 2025), known by his pen name Kaak, was an Indian editorial cartoonist and caricaturist who worked in Hindi-language media. Kaak was very commonly called the Cartoonist of masses, adding that he understood the problems of the people at the grassroots level.

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Kaak (cartoonist) timeline

  1. Harish Chandra Shukla (16 March 1940 – 1 January 2025), known by his pen name Kaak, was an Indian editorial cartoonist and caricaturist who worked in Hindi-language media.
  2. His first cartoon was published in Dainik Jagran in 1967.

The world when Kaak (cartoonist) was born

Kaak (cartoonist) was born in 1940. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1940

  • #1 song"In the Mood" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieRebecca
  • Best-selling bookFor Whom the Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst televised college basketball game
  • Top headlineWinston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
  • Technology milestoneFirst McDonald's restaurant opens
  • Defining fadSwing music hits its peak
  • Notable inventionJeep (military vehicle)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • U.S. population132.2M

1940 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Kaak (cartoonist)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19402026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,300$435,000
Average income$3,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population132.2M341 million

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