Vins (cartoonist) in Europe in the 1990s. His cartoons have been made part of the permanent collection at the International Cartoon Museum and the Karikatur & Cartoon Museum, Basel in Switzerland. Vins (cartoonist) Vijay Narain Seth (10 March 1944 – 26 June 2014), pen name Vins, was an Indian cartoonist and illustrator. Vins graduated from the J. J. School of Fine Arts, Mumbai, in 1968. While still a student, he went across to the Times of Indiafrom J.J.school of art all most next door to meet & watch cartoonist Mario Miranda (whom he considered a mentor) at work. He also started freelancing
Center for Cartoon Studies work and their own. Past visiting faculty have included Alison Bechdel, Ed Brubaker, Ivan Brunetti, James Kochalka, Jason Lutes, Scott McCloud, Seth, Art Spiegelman, Craig Thompson, and Chris Ware. A senior Thesis is required at the Center, which usually involves the creation of a full scale graphic novel or a full year's worth of work. In addition to Sturm, Stephen R. Bissette, Jason Lutes and Alec Longstreth are permanent faculty. For the 2011-2012 school year, cartoonist and animator Robert Sikoryak joined the faculty. Students and alumni from the Center for Cartoon Studies have received Ignatz Awards, Eisner Award nominations and