Ramakrishnan P K (Jayakumar)

 

Professor P. K. Ramakrishnan is a gifted cartoonist who has not been sufficiently mentioned in the history of Malayalam cartoons. It may be assumed that people failed to recognize him because he drew cartoons under the name Jayakumar. Professor P. K. Ramakrishnan, who was a teacher at S.N. College, Kollam and held a B.Sc. degree, drew cartoons during the 1950s and 1960s under the pen name Jayakumar. Many of his cartoons were published as cover illustrations for *Amittu* magazine and on the pages of *Janayugam Weekly*. His cartoons can also be seen in the old issues of the *Janayugam* publication.