John Bull John Bull John Bull is a national personification of the United Kingdom in general and England in particular, especially in political cartoons and similar graphic works. He is usually depicted as a stout, middle-aged, country dwelling, jolly, matter-of-fact man. John Bull originated as a satirical character created by Dr John Arbuthnot, a friend of Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope. Bull first appeared in 1712 in Arbuthnot's pamphlet "Law is a Bottomless Pit". The same year Arbuthnot published a four-part political narrative "The History of John Bull". In this satirical treatment of the War of the Spanish Succession John Bull brings
PRince (cartoon character) creation of a cartoon character, on the lines of R K Laxman’s ‘Common Man’, to convey the message. After deliberations, it was decided to create a young male character representing the new generation Indian youth. This character was named as 'PRince'. The first cartoon, created by Triambak Sharma, was launched by Dr Abdul Kalam himself with his autograph, on 24 July 2008 at Rajbhavan, Chennai. Every edition of PR-e-Sense from July 2008 onwards contains the PRince cartoon. In every issue, PRince conveys a powerful message with a sense of humour. On 23 April 2010, The Wall Street Journal, carried one