1870s. Soon, a large segment of it was devoted to the education of women. In Fig. – The cover page of Indian Charivari .
The Indian Charivari was one of the many journals of caricature and satire published in the late nineteenth century. Notice that the imperial British figure is positioned right at the centre. He is authoritative and imperial; telling the natives what is to be done. The natives sit on either side of him, servile and submissive.
The Indians are being shown a copy of Punch , the British journal of cartoons and satire. You can almost hear the British master say – ‘This is the model, produce Indian versions of it.’