Artist · India

1940 to 2025

In their own script

“काक”

Portrait of Kaak
Born1940
Born inPura village
CountryIndia
Workcartoonist
Alsocaricaturist
Died2025
Died inGhaziabad

Kaak.

cartoonist · caricaturist

India, 1940 to 2025

In short

Harish Chandra Shukla (16 March 1940 to 1 January 2025), 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.

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Biodata

Born
1940, Pura village, Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died
2025, Ghaziabad
Citizenship
India, British Raj, Dominion of India
Work
cartoonist, caricaturist
Also known as
Harish Chandra Shukla
Career

Kaak, in numbers

Lifetime

Sketchbook

Portrait of Kaak