Mangesh Tendulkar

Mangesh Tendulkar (1934 – 10 July 2017) was an Indian artist, cartoonist, and humourist. He wrote cartoons for magazines. He was the brother of playwright and screenwriter Vijay Tendulkar.

Tendulkar was a caricaturist in 1954. He was instrumental in creating traffic awareness in Pune city and gave supported Pune traffic police. He personally stood on Karve road to create awareness regarding the traffic for last 17 years.

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

He started sketching caricatures in his 70s and continued until his death.

Tendulkar’s book Cartoons was published in 2001.

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

Apart from that, he wrote magazine pieces regarding cartoons:

In total, 89 exhibitions accepted Tendulkar's cartoons.

• 1980 - President’s medal
• 1993 - Marathi Natya Parishad Award
• 2003 - Pulotsav award
• 1984 - Active theatre award
• Award from Kamayani Pune
• Award from Pune Police for cartoon on Traffic
• Award from Dnyaneshwar Vidhyapeeth
• Award from Samvad TV
• Award from Urja Kotwal Foods
• Award from Maayboli
• 2001 - Award in Kothrud Natya Sammelan
• 1994- Award from Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh
• 2003 – Award from Muktachand

Mangesh Tendulkar died on 10 July 2017, in Pune at age 83. Tendulkar had been suffering from bladder cancer for three years and was admitted to Ruby Hall Clinic after complaining of pain. He developed a pulmonary embolism and died.