Think → Smile →
Think …

Cartoons on science, technology, current affairs and the environment. A little wit can make a complicated idea stay with you.

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Original cartoon by Sumanta Baruah about the AI wave

Science, society & the world around usin a twist of wit

The work

Ideas in ink.

Browse a selection of cartoons spanning public life, the planet and the fast-changing digital world.

Current affairs

India gets its first tribal President

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Environment

“Only One Earth”

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Cartoon comparing the wars in Ukraine and Syria

Current affairs

The wars: from Syria to Ukraine

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Cartoon about the four pillars of Indian democracy

Current affairs

The state of Indian democracy

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Current affairs

Hatred in “New India”

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Digital world

The shunning of experts

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Cartoon about rising petrol and LPG prices

Current affairs

Rising prices of petrol and LPG

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Digital world

The AI wave

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Digital world

Work-life balance

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Environment

Plastic pollution

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Artwork images are served from the original SumantaBaruah.com media library.

Beyond the gallery

Cartoons that travel.

Selected features and visual stories have appeared in publications including The Hindu, DNA and Karmactive.

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In The HinduThe art of science

DNA article featuring Sumanta Baruah and his cartoons

In DNAScience lessons and a few chuckles

Karmactive artivism feature with a Sumanta Baruah cartoon

In KarmactiveCartoons, artivism & the environment

Visitors viewing Sumanta Baruah's Smile with Science cartoon exhibition

About Sumanta

Science can be serious.
It can also smile.

Sumanta Baruah is a self-taught cartoonist with a background in computer science. His cartoons make science, technology and environmental ideas easier to understand through visual storytelling.

Alongside his software profession, he creates cartoons for developers and the wider public. His Smile with Science exhibition was held at the Indian Cartoon Gallery in 2010.