Kerala that is the home to scores of Indian cartoonists played host to internationally renowned cartoonist Bruce Petty, who conducted a workshop on Animation of Cartoons and Caricatures at Thiruvanthapuram. Leading political cartoonist of Indian Express, E P Unny moderated the workshop which was organised in the memory of former Chief Minister of Kerala, C Achutha Menon. Praising Bruce Petty's talent Unny said that Petty is a cartoonist who can bridge the gap between animated cartoons and cartoons or caricatures appearing in print. Unny also said that Petty is the first cartoonist to have won Oscar for his animation cartoons.