Editorial cartoon, a single panel graphic, is one of the most demanding yet satirical forms of communication that comments and records political events and policies. It creates a picture of the political climate in a given time period, thus serving as an effective source of data to study socio-political and economical phenomena. Using Indian newspaper editorial cartoon, this piece of work explores the "grammar" of images and visual metaphor. This study draws on the theory of social semiotics

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... the concepts of cognitive metaphor theory to analyze an editorial cartoon on THE theme "26/11 Mumbai Attack". The analysis critically inquires into the idea that is expressed about the issue through the visual mode. Particularly, it explores whether the editorial cartoon is able to present the theme of "26/11 Mumbai attack" effectively and does it reflect the editorial that appeared on the same day. It critically analyses the specific role visual metaphor plays and the functions that visual modes of the text perform in the construction of this theme. Thus, this paper contributes to the cartoon research by contributing theoretical insight to the cartoon genre as a means of portraying social realism, educating, informing and entertaining his viewers.