Mangesh Tendulkar

Mangesh Tendulkar (1934-2017) was an Indian artist as cartoonist and humourist. He has also written in many magazines on cartoons.

Mangesh Tendulkar
Born	Mangesh 1934 Kolhapur
Died	10 July 2017(2017-07-10) (aged 83) Pune
Nationality	Indian
Known for	Cartoonist, caricaturist
Website	www.Mangeshtendulkar.com

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.

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.

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:

Name	Magazine	Type	Year
Chukatitlya Atmyala	Aawaj	Diwali Ank	2003
Vyangachitratun Samvad Sadhtanana	Chatra Prabodhan	Diwali Ank
Mobile Free	Shri Deeplaxmi	Diwali Ank
Mazya Govyachya Bhomit	Gomantak	Diwali Ank
Vyangachitra Hech Pahile Prem	Grahakhit	Diwali Ank
Vyangachitranchi Bhasha	Kutumb Kautumbik	Diwali Ank
Vyangachitre Hi Kala Nahich	Kistrim	Diwali Ank

Exhibitions

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

Date	Place
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune	04.01.1997
Rajshree Shahu Kaladalan, Kolhapur	26.01.2001
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune	31.12.1999
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune	24.04.1999
Paud Road, Pune	09.07.1999
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune
Sarvajanik Vachnalaya, Nasik
Maratha art gallery, Satara	28.04.2001
Lokmanya Tilak Library
Rajashri Shahu Academy, Kolhapur	26.12.2001
Sawarkar Sabhagruha, Mumbai Dadar	13.11.1999
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune	30.12.2000
da Sankul, Mumbai VilleParle	29.01.2000
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune	01.02.2002
Hotel Mhawra, Mumbai Goregaon	21.12. 2001
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune	09.11.2003
Yashwantrao Chavan Kala Dalan, Pune	Dec. 2003
Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune	23.12.2001
Kala Academy, Goa	09.02.2004

Awards

• 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

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.