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K. Shankar Pillai, a Common card
Kesava Shankar Pillai, better known as Shankar, was an Indian cartoonist.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 57
- DEF
- 32
- Power
- 89
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,900
Power 89 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 30 % of WikiCards cards.
K. Shankar Pillai quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the K. Shankar Pillai card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He ______ Shankar's Weekly, India's Punch in 1948.
Answer
founded. He founded Shankar's Weekly, India's Punch in 1948. From the K. Shankar Pillai article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Shankar's Weekly also produced cartoonists like Abu Abraham, Ranga and Kutty, he closed down the magazine during the Emergency of 25 June ____.
Answer
1970s. Shankar's Weekly also produced cartoonists like Abu Abraham, Ranga and Kutty, he closed down the magazine during the Emergency of 25 June 1975. From the K. Shankar Pillai article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He is considered the father of political cartooning in India.
- He founded Shankar's Weekly, India's Punch in 1948.
- Shankar's Weekly also produced cartoonists like Abu Abraham, Ranga and Kutty, he closed down the magazine during the Emergency of 25 June 1975.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The K. Shankar Pillai article was read about 7,900 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 57 and blocks with 32: each hit it takes is cut by 13 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, K. Shankar Pillai (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Sanu N, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
