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'''TeeVee''' Indian is a political cartoonist who has worked primarily in the Telugu language. His real name is T. Venkatrao.<br />
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==Early years==<br />
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He was born in Eluru in West Godavari district on 2 February 1944. He learnt cartooning through a correspondence course offered by the Ray Burns School of Cartooning.<ref>[http://www.cartoonsamachar.com/teevee-the-ace-political-cartoonist/ TEEVEE: the ace Political Cartoonist]/</ref> After completing his college degree, he joined the Telugu daily [[Visalaandhra]] in 1961 as a cartoonist.<br />
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== Work ==<br />
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His cartoons also appeared in newspapers like [[Andhra Prabha]] and ''Vaartha'', and magazines like ''[[Andhra Jyothi]]'' and ''Chalana Chitra''. In 1991, his cartoons also appeared in the Russian humour magazine [[Krokodil]].<ref>[http://cartoonistsindia.com/htm/pr_venkatarao.htm Indian Institute of Cartoonists Profile]</ref> He contributed articles on cartooning to ''Andhra Jyothi'', ''Wisdom'' and the Sunday editions of various newspapers, besides writing instructional books on the subject and conducting courses in cartooning.<br />
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== Achievements ==<br />
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TeeVee received a Lifetime Achievement award from the Indian Institute of Cartoonists in 2009.<ref>[http://cartoonistsindia.com/htm/awardees1.htm Indian Institute of Cartoonists - List of Awardees]</ref><br />
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== Books ==<br />
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Venkatrao, Ṭ., 1944-. Ṭīvī Rājakīya Kārṭūnulu, 1962-1997 =: Teevee's Political Cartoons, 1962-1997. Vijayavāḍa: Citrasūtra Pracuraṇalu, 1997.<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/title/tivi-rajakiya-kartunulu-1962-1997-teevees-political-cartoons-1962-1997/oclc/39905086 WorldCat Catalog]</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://cartoonistsindia.com/htm/pr_venkatarao.htm TeeVee page at Indian Institute of Cartoonists]<br />
*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3AVen%CC%87kat%CC%A3ra%CC%84v%2C+T%CC%A3i.%2C&qt=hot_author T. Venkatrao at WorldCat]<br />
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[[Category:Telugu writers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian cartoonists]]<br />
[[Category:People from West Godavari district]]<br />
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