Vasant Sarwate
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| Born |
February 3, 1927 Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India |
| Died | December 24, 2016 (aged 89) Mumbai, India |
| Occupation | Cartoonist, Essayist, Civil Engineering |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable works | Vyangkala-Chitrakala, 2005 (in Marathi) |
| Spouse | Sanjivanee |
| Children | Anju, Manju, Satyajit |
Vasant Sarwate (Devanagari: वसंत सरवटे February 3, 1927 – December 24, 2016) was an Indian cartoonist and writer who was published primarily in Marathi publications during his life time.
He was born in Kolhapur on February 3, 1927, He was a professional civil engineer, and worked at Associated Cement Companies for most of his working life. He died in Mumbai on December 24, 2016.
Sarwate started drawing cartoons from the age of seventeen. He wrote a number of books on his art, and collections of his work. (See Authorship.)
Sarwate's art was partly inspired by the cartoons in The New Yorker, particularly those of Saul Steinberg.
Apart from cartoons, Sarwate illustrated books of many notable Marathi writers like P L Deshpande, Vijay Tendulkar and Vinda Karandikar.
He also illustrated satirist Jaywant Dalvi's monthly columns Thanthanpal for Marathi magazine Lalit. He created covers of all Diwali issues of Lalit since its inception in 1965 to 2014.
He helped many young artists establish themselves in the world of cartoons.
He received a Life Time Achievement Award from the Indian Institute of Cartoonists in May 2009.
Sarwate lived in Vile Parle, Mumbai.
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