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Time of India
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Kerala Cartoon Academy to conduct camp on AI and digital drawing
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Cartoon Academy will conduct a three-day skill development orientation camp aimed at familiarising selected cartoonists in the state with modern technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and digital drawing, at YMCA Hall from Friday. The camp will be headed by academy chairperson Sudheer Nath. The initiative is part of the academy's efforts to upskill cartoonists by introducing them to the changing environment in the digital era. As part of the inaugural function, animator Suresh Eriyat , a two-time National Film Award winner and recipient of Annecy Crystal award, will be honoured with the title Icon of the Kerala Cartoon Academy. Finance minister K N Balagopal will release a book Cartoonist, which chronicles the life stories of 51 cartoonists. Cultural department director Divya S Iyer and academy secretary A Satheesh will also be present. Former Isro chairman S Somanath, who is also a member of the academy, will deliver a keynote address on AI and digital drawing. The main sessions will be held on Aug 9 and 10. Leading professionals in AI and digital drawing will interact with the cartoonists during the camp, offering hands-on exposure and discussions. Eriyat will also speak to participants on the influence of digital technology in the animation field. The History of Comics in Kerala: A Study by M M Mona, published by Kerala Media Academy, will be released during the camp.
The Hindu
28-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Booker winner Banu Mushtaq says caste remains India's most brutal form of social control
Kannada writer and International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq has said caste remains India's most brutal form of social control despite the Constitutional guarantees and centuries of reformist voices. 'The hegemony of caste is not just in village rituals and temple entry. It is in hiring practices, housing policies, university admissions and editorial rooms. It thrives not only through violence, but also through silence,' she said in her address at Scholar in Campus programme held at Kerala Media Academy, Kakkanad, Kochi, Kerala, on Monday (July 28, 2025). Ms. Mushtaq, who won the Booker Prize for 2025 for her book Heart Lamp translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, said caste is not merely a system. 'It is an architecture invisible to some and suffocating to others. We live in times of rapid change and yet painful stagnation. Our skylines rise higher. Our networks stretch faster. Our screens flicker with global images, but beneath these surfaces, the deep fissures of caste, gender and class continue to dictate whose voices matter and whose grief is visible,' she said. She said that even today, the female voice is often expected to be graceful and not angry, poetic and not political. 'But as I have said in my own writings, sometimes poetry should speak, shout and interrupt to expose the truth,' she said. She said the media was 'once called a fourth pillar of democracy. But today, parts of it are mere echo chambers of power. But there is hope as I see independent platforms giving space to unheard voices. I see women journalists and Dalit reporters breaking barriers with sheer brilliance and courage.' Ms. Mushtaq said journalism is 'not a crime' in a democratic society. 'But we have seen reporters like Siddique Kappan getting arrested for merely attempting to do their duty. It reminds us of the fragile state of journalistic freedom in our country,' she said.
The Hindu
06-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Media award for Anasudhin Azeez
Anasudhin Azeez, Executive Editor of London Daily, was selected for the first VPR International Media Award instituted by the Kerala Media Academy in association with the family members of journalist V.P. Ramachandran. The award, which carries a cash prize of ₹1 lakh and a citation, will be presented at a function to be held in Kochi in June, said a communication issued by Academy chairperson R.S. Babu and secretary Anil Bhaskar.
