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'''Shankar Pamarthy''' (born 1968) is an Indian caricaturist and cartoonist from [[Hyderabad]]. <br />
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==Career==<br />
As of 2010, he was the chief cartoonist for ''[[Sakshi (newspaper)|Sakshi]]'', a daily newspaper in Hyderabad published in [[Telugu language|Telugu]].<ref name="Pencil">{{Cite news|title=Shankar Pamarthy's pencil spares no one|date=21 December 2010 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/shankar-pamarthys-pencil-spares-no-one/article966518.ece}}</ref><br />
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He has won several national and international prizes in cartoon and caricature contents, both nationally and internationally, including the 2014 [[Grand Prix World Press Cartoon Award]] in [[Portugal]].<ref name="Grand-Prix">{{Cite news|title=Pamarthy Shankar, Telugu daily cartoonist, wins Grand Prix World Press Cartoon Award |date=20 July 2015 |newspaper= Firstpost |url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/pamarthy-shankar-telugu-daily-cartoonist-wins-grand-prix-world-press-cartoon-award-2353272.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213185036/http://www.firstpost.com/india/pamarthy-shankar-telugu-daily-cartoonist-wins-grand-prix-world-press-cartoon-award-2353272.html |archivedate=13 December 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Telugu daily cartoonist Pamarthy Shankar wins World Press Cartoon award |date=20 July 2015 |newspaper= [[The Economic Times]] |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/48148854.cms }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Award for cartoonist |date=17 October 2014 |newspaper= [[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/award-for-cartoonist/article6509127.ece}}</ref> <br />
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Pamarthy is the first person in Asia to receive such a prestigious award. He is the only person in India who has received many international awards in cartoon and caricature contests. He has also been invited to serve as jury for several international and national competitions. <br />
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The uniqueness of his cartoons and caricatures is not in drawing the attention of viewers by nagging or mocking, but instead through charm and exaggeration of the subject persons prominent features. His caricatures of prominent people have received wide accolades and given him prominence.<ref name="Grand-Prix" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alankritha.com/Shankar.htm |title=Shankar |publisher=Alankritha.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiancaricature.com/modules/cartoons/public-album.php?id=88 |title=Indian Caricature & Cartoons - Shankar Pamarthy |publisher=Indiancaricature.com |accessdate=2011-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Shankar Pamarthy |url=http://shankarpamarthy.blogspot.com/ |title=shan'karicature' |publisher=Shankarpamarthy.blogspot.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-10}}</ref><br />
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Pamarthy has frequent exhibitions nationally and internationally.<ref name="Pencil" /><ref name="DH-1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/512237/caricatures-india-expo-saturday.html|title=Caricatures India expo on Saturday|date=17 November 2015|newspaper= [[Deccan Herald]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213185733/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/512237/caricatures-india-expo-saturday.html|archivedate=13 December 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fullhyderabad.com/profile/events/32837/2/shankars-caricatures-review |title=Shankar's Caricatures – Editorial Review: Events in Hyderabad on fullhyd.com |publisher= [[FullHyderabad]] |date=2009 |accessdate=2011-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Indian Institute of Cartoonists celebrates jubilee |date=9 July 2009 |newspaper= [[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/indian-institute-of-cartoonists-celebrates-jubilee/article225221.ece}}</ref><br />
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===Awards and prizes===<br />
* Third prize in the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' caricature art contest 2000 – India<br />
* First prize in the [[Tabriz International Cartoon Contest]] 2005 – Iran<br />
* First prize in the [[Brazil International Caricature Art Contest]] 2008 – Brazil<br />
* Best Political Cartoonist Award, [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] 2007 – India<br />
* Third prize in the [[Mayakamath Memorial Awards for Excellence in Political Cartooning]] 2008 – India<br />
* First Prize in the [[Oommen Chandy Caricature Contest]] 2012 – [[Kerala]], India<br />
* First Prize in the [[Brazil International Caricature Contest]] 2013 – Brazil<br />
* Silver Medal in the [[China Portraiture Contest]] 2013 – China<br />
* Elected as special jury member for [[Iran International Caricature Contest]] 2014 – Iran<br />
* [[World Press Cartoon Grand Prix Award]] 2014 – Portugal<br />
* Silver medal in the second [[International Caricature Art Competition]] 2015 – China<br />
* First prize in third [[International Art Festival of Resistance]] 2015 - Iran<br />
* First prize in the [[Festival of Humour]] (Festival Veredas de Humor) – Brazil<br />
* Winner of the Chamber of Municipality of de Humor de Piracicaba 2016 - Brazil<br />
* State award – [[Government of Telangana]] State 2016 – India<br />
* Third winner of the [[Second International Holocaust Caricature Art Contest]] 2017 – Iran<br />
* Special prize in [[Trumpism Cartoon & Caricature Contest]] 2017 – Iran<br />
* Honorable mention in world press cartoon 2017 – Portugal<br />
* Honorable mention in Porto Cartoon 2017 – Portugal<br />
* Special jury member for 11th [[Tehran International Biennial Cartoon Contest]] 2017 – Iran<br />
* Honorable mention in Porto cartoon 2018 - Portugal<br />
* Excellent Award in the first [[International Caricature Portrait Festival]] 2018 – Beijing, China<br />
* Second prize in [[The End of Terrorism Cartoon & Caricature Contest]] 2018 – Iran<br />
* Excellent Award in the first [[International Portrait Caricature Exhibition]] 2018 – China<br />
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=== Exhibitions ===<br />
* 2005 – ''Shankar's Making Faces'', solo exhibition at Lakshana Art Gallery, [[Hyderabad]]<br />
* 2007 – ''Hyderabad Artists'', two-man exhibition at Amaravathi Kalakendra, [[Hyderabad]]<br />
* 2009 – ''Shankar's Caricatures'', solo exhibition at Alankritha Art Gallery, [[Hyderabad]]<br />
* 2011 – ''Faces Unmasked'', solo exhibition at ICC Gallery, [[Bangalore]]<br />
* 2014 – ''Art@Telangana'', group exhibition at Muse Art Gallery, [[Hyderabad]]<br />
* 2014 – ''Art@Telangana'', group exhibition at [[Salarjung Museum]], [[Hyderabad]]<br />
* 2015 – ''Art for Cause'', group exhibition organized by Gallery Space, [[Hyderabad]]<br />
* 2015 – ''Art Fete 2015'', platinum-jubilee celebrations by the [[Hyderabad Art Society]], Muse Art Gallery, [[Hyderabad]]<br />
* 2016 – ''Hyderabad Art Festival'', 75 years, platinum celebrations organized by the [[Hyderabad Art Society]], [[Hyderabad]]<br />
* 2016 – ''Art for Impact'' by Dr. Reddy's Foundation in association with Gallery Space at the [[Avasa Hotel]], [[Hyderabad]]<br />
* 2019 – ''The Inked-Image'', exhibition of cartoons and caricatures at Ravindra Bharathi, Kala Bhavan, [[Hyderabad]]<br />
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=== Collections ===<br />
* [[Abdul Kalam]], former [[president of India]]<br />
* [[Google]] India, [[Hyderabad]]<br />
* [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]] (KCR), former [[Chief Minister of Telangana]]<br />
* [[Padmashri Jagdish Mittal]], art collector<br />
* [[Chiranjeevi]], film actor and politician <br />
* Private collections in India and abroad <br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* Examples of Parmarthy's work: {{cite web|url=http://www.irancartoon.com/Shankar/index.htm |title=Shankar Pamarthy |publisher=Irancartoon.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526205150/http://irancartoon.com/Shankar/index.htm |archivedate=26 May 2012 |url-status=dead}}<br />
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