The Exam Game

Will Pappu get the game over screen? :)

Little drummer boy

Pinky plays her drum to wish everyone a merry christmas.

Little Drummer boy Lyrics

Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum

A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum

Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum

To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum,

rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum,

When we come.

Little Baby, pa rum pum pum pum

I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum

I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum

That's fit to give the King, pa rum pum pum pum,

rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum,

On my drum?

Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum

The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum

I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum

I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum,

rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum

Me and my drum.

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The "little drummer boy" is about a little boy who has come to see the new born King. Being a shepherd he does not have money to buy gift for the child. But with all the love in his heart he play his drum as best as he can , and infant Jesus thanks him by smiling at him.

Happy Onam

Happy Onam to everyone. >Onam is the state festival of kerala. Here Pappu Pinky and Deeps are dressed up for the "Pulikali" (Puli-Tiger Kali-Play).

Happy Independence Day

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On August 15th India celebrates it Independence day. Pappu, Pinky and Safa is celebrating it by hoisting the tricolor.

Take care caretaker

TAKE CARE !! CARETAKER

Pappu is sick and admitted in hospital. Pinky has come to take care of Pappu. See how she takes care of him.

Comeback

June was really a tough month. It was half year closing. Many projects had to be preponed to fill the target. This kept me really busy and I hardly got any time to post any new cartoon. Now that the month is over there is more time to indulge in my pastime. Which of course means more of my non sense cartoons :)

The swine is mine !!

Just a small cartoon on the spread of the dreaded Swine Flu.

The last few years have seen a lot of new kinds of disease breakout and spread at different parts of the world. We are lucky that till today we have been able to contain them.

PS: I have actually put a poster as a thumbnail. When you click it , the original cartoon story will be loaded in a new window. From now on I will be posting larger cartoons in this format. If you find any difficulty in opening the image or have any suggestions please do tell me.

Pinky's Card

The recent economic crisis has hit many of us real hard. Survival has become really tough. All we can do is to try to survive till this passes by. Let us hope that the next year will bring many of us back on track. Let us hope that when the economy gets better ,we get more spare time too so that we can really live in between the working hours.

Pappu's complaint on IPL

Hmmm.. Exams must be banned for so many other reasons too.

KKR 's losing streak

On Kolkotas Knight Riders continuously losing their matches at the IPL.

Why is it called Good Friday?

Well ! Forgive Pinky's Innocence , but many a people(especially non christians) have asked me the same question. Some have even wished me a "Happy Good Friday". So let me explain it here.

First of all Good Friday is the day Jesus died on the cross. It comes during Holy week which starts with the Palm Sunday and ends with Easter day.

In most of the languages and cultures 'Good Friday' is actually reffered as a 'Sad Friday', or a 'Mourning Friday'. But then how did it become a 'Good Friday' in English. here are many theories. If we go by etymology(study of origin of words) we can see that many words or phrases in English that have the words "Good" or "God" are interchangeably used. For example "Good-bye" is said to be a short form of "God be with you". So in the older times "Good Friday" could have been "God's Friday".

But is the phrase "Good Friday" apt? In the olden times people used to confess their sins in a lambs ear and then send it to the forest or sacrifice it. They believed that their sins will be gone with the lamb. Jesus did the same. He washed away the sins of people by dying on the cross. That is why He is sometimes reffered to as the Lamb. So it is of course a good friday too as His death has brought the greatest good there could be.

Happy Ugadi

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Ugadi (yug - era, adi - beginning) is the festival marking the beginning of the year(according to the Hindu Lunar calendar) . This is mainly celebrated by states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The festival is also celebrated as Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra.

The Festival also marks the beginning of spring. It is the time of unripe mangoes. While the Telugu people make "Ugadi Pachhadi" and "Avakkai"(mango pickles), the Kannadigas make "Bevu-Bella".

Here are a few links with more information on this festival
Ugadi on Wiki
Ugadi link 1
Ugadi link 2

So here is once again wishing everyone a happy Ugadi and prosperous new year. Feel free to post the picture as greeting card to your friends and loved ones.

Happy birthday card

This is more general version of the birthday card. I had posted one with the words "Yuppie buthday Pattu" on March 5th.

Feel free to send it to your friends on their birthday.

Massakali Mobile wallpaper

This is a mobile wallpaper version of the Massakali song from Delhi6. This is of 240x320 size which is the general dimension for most smart phones. It looks good on my Motorola Motorokr E6.If you would like to have this in some other size please let me know.

Happy Holi

Holi is the festival of colors.

Delhi 6 - Massakali

The lines are from the hit song from the movie Delhi 6 starring Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor. Music was composed by double Oscar winner A.R.Rahman.

The scene where the heroine dances on the terrace with a dove on her head was so cute. There is a also a scene in which the hero sees a dream, which has been picturised very well. He sees Qutub Minar on one side and then Eiffel tower on one side. He walks through Delhi streets filled with New York style cabs. He turns to find high rises like in western countries and Streets are filled with Indian crowds.

Hindi Song: Massakali Massakali
Movie or Album: Delhi 6
Singer(s): Mohit Chauhan
Music Director(s): A R Rahman
Lyricist(s): Prasoon Joshi

Massakali Lyrics
aye massakali massakali, udd mattakali mattakali - (2)
aye massakali masa masa massakali, udd mattakali mattakali
massakali massakali, udd mattakali mattakali
jara phank jhatak gayi dhul atak aur lachak machak ke dur bhatak
udd dagar dagar kasbe kuche nukkad basti mein yeah e yeah e
itdi se mud ada se udd, kar le puri dil ki tamanna
hawa se jud ada se udd purr bhuur bhurrr phuurrr tu hai hera panna re
massakali massakali, udd mattakali mattakali - (2)

ghar tera saloni, baadal ki colony
dekhlaade thenga inn sabko jo udana na jaane
(udiyo na dariyo kar manmaani manmaani manmanni
badhiyo naa mudiyo kar naadaani) - (2)
bas thaan le muskaan le, kahe sana nana nana hawa
baas thaan le tu jaan le, kahe sana nana na na na hawa
aye massakali massakali, udd mataakali mataakali
aye massakali masa masa massakali
massakali massakali, udd matak matak matak matak

re re re re re re ra ra ra ra..... he he he o ho ho ho

tujhe kya ghum tera ristha, gagan ki baansuri se hai
pawan ki guftagu se hai, suraj ki roshani se hai
(udiyo na dariyo, kar manmani manmaani manmanni
badhiyo naa mudiyo kar naadaani) - (2)
bas thaan le muskaan le, kahe sana nana nana hawa
baas thaan le tu jaan le, kahe sana nana na na na hawa
massakali massakali, udd matak matak mataakkali
massakali masa masa massakali yeh matak matak

re re re re re re ra ra ra ra, hey hey hey hey ho ho hoo hoo...

Happy Birthday

March 5th is the birthday of the person who inspired me most to do the Pappu and Pinky cartoons. So this is dedicated to her. 'Pattu' in Telegu means a sweet little kid.

Smile Pinki

'Smile Pinki' is a tale of a poor Indian village girl who has been left out from the social circle because of her cleft. How her life changes for the good after undergoing a lip surgery forms the crux of the film.

The Film was directed by American Film maker Megan Mylan. It won the Best Short Documentary Award at the Oscars. It is said to have won the hearts of all jury members.

I have not seen this film but can really visualise the theme. Little children with disabilities or imperfections often get left out from their friends circle. Hats off to the team for selecting such a topic.

Here Pinky is holding the Oscar and in her own cute style "shmiling" and "poshing" for photographers.

oru naaL oru kanavu

The tamil caption says
"oru naaL oru kanavu, adhai naan maRakkavum mudiyaadhu,
Vaanavillil nadandhu senRu, siriththirikkum natchaththirap pooppariththoam'

which in English translates to
"Once i had dream that I can never forget,
We walked over the rainbow and picked the smiling flowers that were stars"

Here pappu and pinky are picking the smiling stars.

The lines are from the song 'oru naaL oru kanavu' from the tamil movie 'kannukkul nilavu'

The pictures are of 1024x768 size so i can be put as desktop wall paper. I have also made a version without the tamil captions. Click on the pictures to enlarge them.

Get well soon

My friend Binson baby was hospitalised after he met with a car accident last christmas. Just made this keeping him in mind.

Feel free to post it to your loved ones too.