Mangesh Tendulkar

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Mangesh Tendulkar
Born
Mangesh

1934
Died10 July 2017(2017-07-10) (aged 83)
NationalityIndian
Known forCartoonist, caricaturist
Websitewww.Mangeshtendulkar.com

Mangesh Tendulkar was an Indian artist as cartoonist and humourist. He has also written in many magazines on cartoons. [1] [2]

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Early life

Brief biography

Tendulkar was a caricaturist for the year 1954. He was instrumental in creating traffic awareness in Pune city and gave great support to Pune traffic police. He used to personally stand on Karve road, Pune for creating awareness regarding the traffic for last 17 years of his life. [3]

The city-based Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) had used Mangesh’s talents to draw images in their drive to promote road safety. In a series of 100 cartoons, he set forth his concerns about the city and the preservation of Pune’s once-leafy environs with his trademark good-humoured, gentle skepticism. Besides his prolific cartoons, Tendulkar also authored collections of satirical sketches accompanied by his caricatures in works like Bhuichakra and Sunday Mood. He also documented Pune’s theatre scene in incisive articles and books.

He started sketching caricatures in his 70s and he was active till his death. [4]

Books

Tendulkar’s book named Cartoons was published in 2001.

  1. Cartoons
  2. Bhuichakra भुईचक्र
  3. Sunday Mood संडे मूड : (५३ लेख आणि जवळपास तेवढीच व्यंगचित्रे असलेले पुस्तक)
  4. Atikraman अतिक्रमण
  5. Kuni Pampato Ajun Kalokh कुणी पंपतो अजून काळोख
  6. Bittesha Dakesha ’बित्तेशां?’ ‘दांकेशां!’

Apart from that, he had written in various magazines regarding cartoons:

NameMagazineTypeYear
Chukatitlya AtmyalaAawajDiwali Ank2003
Vyangachitratun Samvad SadhtananaChatra PrabodhanDiwali Ank
Mobile FreeShri DeeplaxmiDiwali Ank
Mazya Govyachya BhomitGomantakDiwali Ank
Vyangachitra Hech Pahile PremGrahakhitDiwali Ank
Vyangachitranchi BhashaKutumb KautumbikDiwali Ank
Vyangachitre Hi Kala NahichKistrimDiwali Ank

Exhibitions

In total, 89 exhibitions have seen Tendulkar's cartoons placed. [5]

DatePlace
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune04.01.1997
Rajshree Shahu Kaladalan, Kolhapur26.01.2001
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune31.12.1999
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune24.04.1999
Paud Road, Pune09.07.1999
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune
Sarvajanik Vachnalaya, Nasik
Maratha art gallery, Satara28.04.2001
Lokmanya Tilak Library
Rajashri Shahu Academy, Kolhapur26.12.2001
Sawarkar Sabhagruha, Mumbai Dadar13.11.1999
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune30.12.2000
da Sankul, Mumbai VilleParle29.01.2000
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune01.02.2002
Hotel Mhawra, Mumbai Goregaon21.12. 2001
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune09.11.2003
Yashwantrao Chavan Kala Dalan, PuneDec. 2003
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune23.12.2001
Kala Academy, Goa09.02.2004

Awards

Family

He was the brother of acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Padma Bhushan Vijay Tendulkar. He was survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter.

Death

Mangesh Tendulkar died on July 10, 2017, in Pune at 83 years of age. Tendulkar was suffering from bladder cancer for the last three years and was admitted to Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune after he complained of pain. He developed a pulmonary embolism and died at around 11 p.m. on Monday. [6] [7]

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