Dissenting Art- Political Cartoons of Anwar Ali (1922-2004)

Mamoona Zahid; Muhammad Ashraf

doi:10.32350/jdt.32.02

Mamoona Zahid School of Design and Textile, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Ashraf Department of Art & Design, COMSATS University, Lahore Campus, Pakistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32350/jdt.32.02

Keywords: editorial cartoon, Pakistan Times, pocket cartoon, political cartoons, satirical art

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Anwar Ali began his career as a cartoonist with Dawn, a publication based in New Delhi. He joined Pakistan Times in Lahore as a staff cartoonist on February 4, 1947, and served until 1980. Anwar Ali’s cartoons carried strong political critique and social satire on both national and international issues of his time. Throughout his artistic career, he produced imagery highlighting the hypocritical attitude of the ruling class toward ordinary people of the newly-established Pakistan. Later, he created a pocket cartoon character Nanna, which served as a satirical portraiture of society. This paper examines the role and impact of Anwar Ali’s cartoons, focusing on their political and social critique and their contribution to the discourse of his time.

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Mamoona Zahid, School of Design and Textile, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

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