Cartoonist of Odisha | Kamala Kanta Rath

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 Kamala Kanta Rath

Kamala Kanta Rath (Oct 12, 1967), popularly known as KK, is a Cartoonist, Illustrator & Graphic designer. Ever since in College, KK Rath has contributed to different newspapers and Magazines. His first cartoon was published in a Tabloid called 'City Consumer'. He had also then contributed cartoons to 'Sun Times’ – an English daily published from Bhubaneswar. He joined the latter, as a Cartoonist after his graduation. Other than this, his cartoons have been published in ‘Nabalipi’, ‘Sachitra Bijaya’(Odia Magazine), ‘Jala Jiban Sambad’(developmental magazine), ‘Twin City – Times of India’, Odia daily ‘ The Samaj’ and in many other publications.

KK has done graduation in Commerce but drawing was his passion ever since childhood.

Most of his present cartoons are on social issues. At present he is contributing cartoons in ‘Political & Business Daily’. He has 4 comic books to his credit & is also the author in one of them. His latest work is “Prithivirajankara Munda Garam’ – a comic book on Climate Change.

Apart from Cartooning KK Rath is also a graphic designer. He has served many organizations and institutions, both national & international, as a design consultant.

As a faculty member of the Loyola Centre for Communication & Culture, Bhubaneswar, he has taught many students on Cartooning & Graphic designing, during 2002-2004. Besides this, he has conducted many workshops on subjects like visual communications & cartooning.
From 2013 he is working as a Cartoonist in Bhubaneswar based Odia news magazine Pratinidhi.

Exhibitions:

International Cartoon & Photograph Exhibition ‘PIX & TOON-2002’, Bhubaneswar.

Solo Cartoon Exhibition at Hotel Oberoi(now Trident Hilton) on 31st Dec. 2002, Bhubaneswar.

International Cartoon & Photograph Exhibition ‘PIX & TOON-2003’, Shillong, Meghalaya.

Solo Cartoon Exhibition at Deptt. of Culture, Government of Nagaland, Kohima, Nagaland.

Solo Cartoon Exhibition at Press Club, Guwahati, in aid of ‘Snehalaya’ (Children’s Home), Guwahati, Assam, May 2006.

Cartoon Exhibition at Seminar on Climate Change, Red Cross Bhaban, Bhubaneswar, 2008, organized by Focus Orissa Forum.