Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Vyangyachitra Simhavalokana,’ a Kannada book authored by cartoonist M.V. Nagendra Babu (Banter Babu) was released at a programme organised jointly by Karnataka Cartoonists’ Association, Bengaluru and District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Mysuru, at Kannada Sahitya Bhavan, Vijayanagar, in city yesterday.
Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha, who released the book, said: “Drawing a cartoon is not an easy job as it requires immense creativity. But of late, the interest towards cartoon is waning. This can be attributed to declining number of readers in print media. However, the only newspapers in Mysuru that continue to attract their readers are Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra. All the State-level Dailies are seeing a decline in readership, with digital media taking a lead over the print media, which have also shut shop in some of the countries.”
