First of all,
let me tell you I am no Cartoon Expert actually I am someone who cant even draw
that neat. But going through the Internet and reading various articles,
blogposts etc it came to my notice that everyone has just treated the Aseem
Trivedi controversy in a very black and white way, no one considers that gray
part which also exist.
Yes the
sedition charge was illogical considering we live in a “Democratic” Country,
and people have freedom or speech and expression. When I was a kid the only
thing that got me interested in Newspapers were the cartoons and those little
kids corner which used to be there. A cartoon
is something which is funny and yet stings you with the reality and makes you
think. Ofcourse there is no hard and fast rule for that, but that is how we
have come to think of it. Aseem’s cartoons were straight and to the point but
with a harsher edge to it, which I guess was difficult to digest for many
people. But that doesn’t make him wrong in any way, that’s just his style. Like
Devdas was made 4 times by different directors but the one which Anurag Kashyap
made was way different than the other three and way bolder, but people appreciated
it right?
When a person
is angry he/she seems to speak out louder forgetting all mannerisms and conduct
something like this seems to have happened to Aseem here. He forgot that
cartoons are supposed to be subtle with an element that will make you think,
not something which is just a reflection of your thoughts…. That can be anyone
drawing something which is there in their mind, that doesn’t make them a
cartoonist right? Its like by hearting the answers for your examination and
then just puking them out in your answer sheet, that doesn’t make you an author
or a writer. Aseem could have just showcased his thoughts and views with help
of some creativity and knack to subtle down the harsh reality of the country
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