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	He was a political cartoonist for the news magazine ''Himmat'' weekly from 1965 to 1981, contributing a pocket cartoon ''Chalta Hai'' once a week and from 1969 added two other cartoons with national and international comment.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Himmat\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nyLmAAAAMAAJ\|accessdate=15 April 2012\|year=1973}}</ref><ref name="Himmat">{{cite book\|title=Himmat\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_yTmAAAAMAAJ\|accessdate=15 April 2012\|year=1974}}</ref> Later he started to freelance, doing cartoons on other themes such as science, computers, business, and social issues.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Cartoon Exhibition by Vins\|url=http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/print/2294-arts-and-culture-cartoon-exhibition-by-vins\|publisher=Citizen Matters}}</ref> He was the first Indian contributing cartoonist for the Indian Edition of [[Reader's Digest]] in 1976 when Rahul Singh was its chief editor. Subsequently, he was a freelance cartoonist for the business magazines ''Business India'' and ''Business World''<ref name="Business world">{{cite book\|title=Business world\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lKZaAAAAYAAJ\|accessdate=15 April 2012\|year=1990\|publisher=Ananda Bazar Patrika Ltd.}}</ref> and the [[Indian Express]] group's business publications. He also contributed to publications such as ''Science Today'' <''Times of India''>publication (1971~1984) and the Swiss satirical weekly NEBELSPALTER.<ref name="vijay narain seth" />		He was a political cartoonist for the news magazine ''Himmat'' weekly from 1965 to 1981, contributing a pocket cartoon ''Chalta Hai'' once a week and from 1969 added two other cartoons with national and international comment.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Himmat\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nyLmAAAAMAAJ\|accessdate=15 April 2012\|year=1973}}</ref><ref name="Himmat">{{cite book\|title=Himmat\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_yTmAAAAMAAJ\|accessdate=15 April 2012\|year=1974}}</ref> Later he started to freelance, doing cartoons on other themes such as science, computers, business, and social issues.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Cartoon Exhibition by Vins\|url=http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/print/2294-arts-and-culture-cartoon-exhibition-by-vins\|publisher=Citizen Matters}}</ref> He was the first Indian contributing cartoonist for the Indian Edition of [[Reader's Digest]] in 1976 when Rahul Singh was its chief editor. Subsequently, he was a freelance cartoonist for the business magazines ''Business India'' and ''Business World''<ref name="Business world">{{cite book\|title=Business world\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lKZaAAAAYAAJ\|accessdate=15 April 2012\|year=1990\|publisher=Ananda Bazar Patrika Ltd.}}</ref> and the [[Indian Express]] group's business publications. He also contributed to publications such as ''Science Today'' <''Times of India''>publication (1971~1984) and the Swiss satirical weekly NEBELSPALTER.<ref name="vijay narain seth" />

	From 1978~1982, he was requested to contribute cartoons to a fortnightly '~~treffpunket~~' (editor Heidi Rudolf, published from Zurich Switzerland 1978~1987). His work appears in [http://www.worldcat.org/title/penguin-book-of-indian-cartoons/oclc/18949997 The Penguin Book of Indian cartoons](1988). His cartoons have been exhibited in Hungary, Belgium, France, Portugal and Israel,Korea Japan <1998>>.<ref name="vijay narain seth">{{cite web\|last=\|first=\|title=Vijay N. Seth (Vins)\|url=http://cartoonistsindia.com/htm/pr_vijayseth.htm\|publisher=Indian Institute of Cartoonists\|accessdate=16 April 2012}}</ref> 21 of his satirical cartoons are now part of the online cartoon museum of Aydin Dogan Wakfi in Istanbul Turkey.		From 1978~1982, he was requested to contribute cartoons to a fortnightly 'Treffpunkt' (editor Heidi Rudolf, published from Zurich Switzerland 1978~1987). His work appears in [http://www.worldcat.org/title/penguin-book-of-indian-cartoons/oclc/18949997 The Penguin Book of Indian cartoons](1988). His cartoons have been exhibited in Hungary, Belgium, France, Portugal, and Israel,Korea Japan <1998>>.<ref name="vijay narain seth">{{cite web\|last=\|first=\|title=Vijay N. Seth (Vins)\|url=http://cartoonistsindia.com/htm/pr_vijayseth.htm\|publisher=Indian Institute of Cartoonists\|accessdate=16 April 2012}}</ref> 21 of his satirical cartoons are now part of the online cartoon museum of Aydin Dogan Wakfi in Istanbul Turkey.

	==Travels==		==Travels==

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'''Vijay Narain Seth''' (10 March 1944 – 26 June 2014),<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/vins-cartoonist-whose-humane-and-gently-satirical-work-illuminated-the-foibles-and-idiosyncrasies-of-indian-life-9751721.html Vins: Cartoonist whose humane and gently satirical work illuminated the foibles and idiosyncrasies of Indian life]</ref> pen name '''Vins''', was an Indian cartoonist and illustrator.

==Career==
Vins graduated from the J. J. School of Fine Arts, Mumbai, in 1968. While still a student, he went across to the [[Times of India]]from J.J.school of art all most next door to meet & watch cartoonist [[Mario Miranda]] (whom he considered a mentor) at work.<ref>{{cite web|last=Seth|first=Vijay N.|title=Cartoon-artist Mario: A Tribute|url=http://www.indiaartndesign.com/2011/12/cartoon-artist-mario-tribute.html|publisher=India Art n Design|access-date=2012-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707082316/http://www.indiaartndesign.com/2011/12/cartoon-artist-mario-tribute.html|archive-date=2012-07-07|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also started freelancing as a cartoonist for ''Caravan'' and ''Himmat'' magazines while a student.

He was a political cartoonist for the news magazine ''Himmat'' weekly from 1965 to 1981, contributing a pocket cartoon ''Chalta Hai'' once a week and from 1969 added two other cartoons with national and international comment.<ref>{{cite book|title=Himmat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nyLmAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=15 April 2012|year=1973}}</ref><ref name="Himmat">{{cite book|title=Himmat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_yTmAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=15 April 2012|year=1974}}</ref> Later he started to freelance, doing cartoons on other themes such as science, computers, business, and social issues.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cartoon Exhibition by Vins|url=http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/print/2294-arts-and-culture-cartoon-exhibition-by-vins|publisher=Citizen Matters}}</ref> He was the first Indian contributing cartoonist for the Indian Edition of [[Reader's Digest]] in 1976 when Rahul Singh was its chief editor. Subsequently, he was a freelance cartoonist for the business magazines ''Business India'' and ''Business World''<ref name="Business world">{{cite book|title=Business world|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lKZaAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=15 April 2012|year=1990|publisher=Ananda Bazar Patrika Ltd.}}</ref> and the [[Indian Express]] group's business publications. He also contributed to publications such as ''Science Today'' <''Times of India''>publication (1971~1984) and the Swiss satirical weekly NEBELSPALTER.<ref name="vijay narain seth" />

From 1978~1982, he was requested to contribute cartoons to a fortnightly 'treffpunket' (editor Heidi Rudolf, published from Zurich Switzerland 1978~1987). His work appears in [http://www.worldcat.org/title/penguin-book-of-indian-cartoons/oclc/18949997 The Penguin Book of Indian cartoons](1988). His cartoons have been exhibited in Hungary, Belgium, France, Portugal and Israel,Korea Japan <1998>>.<ref name="vijay narain seth">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Vijay N. Seth (Vins)|url=http://cartoonistsindia.com/htm/pr_vijayseth.htm|publisher=Indian Institute of Cartoonists|accessdate=16 April 2012}}</ref> 21 of his satirical cartoons are now part of the online cartoon museum of Aydin Dogan Wakfi in Istanbul Turkey.

==Travels==
Vins travelled extensively in Europe and met several internationally renowned graphic artists - such as the French cartoonist [[Andre Francois]] - whom he counted as influences.<ref>{{cite news|last=Datta|first=Sravasti|title=Lines of laughter|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/art/article591908.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=August 24, 2010}}</ref> He has participated in many international cartoon festivals and exhibited in Europe in the 1990s.

==Collections==
His cartoons have been made part of the permanent collection at the International Cartoon Museum and the [[Caricature & Cartoon Museum Basel|Karikatur & Cartoon Museum]], Basel in Switzerland.

==Awards==
*FECO Edinburgh International Cartoon Festival - 5th prize winner in 1990<ref name="vijay narain seth" />
*Swiss Coalition of Development Organizations, Berne, Switzerland - the first prize winner at the international cartoon in 1996<ref name="vijay narain seth" />
*Taejon International Cartoon Institute, Taejon City, Korea competition - he was the fifth prize winner in 1997<ref name="vijay narain seth" />

==Bibliography==
*Vins (Vijay N. Seth), ''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/chalta-hai/oclc/42610744&referer=brief_results Chalta Hai]''. Bombay: Miss Kalpana Sharma on behalf of Himmat Publications Trust, 1973.

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