- Vasant Sarwate
Biography
Vasant Sarwate, वसंत सरवटे, born in
Kolhapur on February 3 1927, is acartoonist from India who has primarily contributed to Marathi publications.He has published number of books on his art and collection of his work.
Some of his best work has been in collaboration with satirist
Jaywant Dalvi when Dalvi wrote a monthly column called "Thanthanpal" for Marathi magazine "Lalit".Apart from cartoons, Sarwate is also known for his illustrations. For number of years now (until 2007), he has created covers of
Diwali issues of Marathi magazine, Lalit.Like all contemporary cartoonists, he has been influenced by
The New Yorker and more specifically by the art ofSaul Steinberg Apart from being a creative artist, Sarwate has helped number of younger artists to establish themselves in the world of Marathi cartoons.
He is a qualified civil engineer by education and worked at
Associated Cement Companies for most of his working life.He lives in
Vile Parle Mumbai .References
* “Sarvottam Sarwate” Lokvangmay Griha,2008
* “Savadhan! Pudhe Valan Ahe!” Mauj Prakashan 1990
* “Khada Maraycha Jhala Tar….!”, Mauj Prakashan, 1963 – collection of his cartoons from 1950 - 1962
* Vyang Chitra- Ek Samvad (jointly with Madhukar Dharmapurikar) Anubhav Prakashan 2001
* Sahapravasi Majestic Prakashan 2005
* Vyangkala-Chitrakala Majestic Prakashan 2005
* Parki Chalan
* Pu. La. Ek Sathavan by
P L Deshpande (edited byJaywant Dalvi , Illustrations by Vasant Sarwate)* Nivadak Thanthanpal- 1 & 2 Majestic Prakashan by
Jaywant Dalvi Illustrations by Vasant Sarwate* Nivadak Marathi Vyangachitra - Editor: Prashant Kulkarni
External links
* Visit http://searchingforlaugh.blogspot.com/ to see few of his pictures or click [http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&as_qdr=all&q=Sarwate+site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fsearchingforlaugh.blogspot.com%2F&btnG=Search&meta= Vasant Sarwate]
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