On the 90th birthday of India’s most popular and gifted cartoonist Mario Miranda (1926 – 2011) we remember his creations and razor-sharp humour.
Mario Miranda/ Cartoonist
He is best known for his work published in Indian newspapers including The Economic Times and The Times of India.
Miranda passed away in December 2011, also authored several pictorial travelogues on some of the famous cities in World including London and Lisbon.
His friend and curator of the Mario Gallery Gerard da Cunha will mark the occasion of his birthday with the release of book titled “The Life of Mario-1949”.
Let’s remember the Cartoonist with few of his amazing cartoon:
1. Man at the Corner
This was made by him when he was in New York exhibition. He was taken to New York by the United States Information services for a month to draw whatever he wants when he stopped working for The Times of India. It was then that this Water color painting was made.
2. The Bachelor apartment
This cartoon was originally done for a magazine called Cocktail in Bombay. It’s done on a yellow paper, wonderfully describing the details: the magazines that the man is looking at, the books and overall mess in the apartment.
3. Village bus
It’s one of the craziest cartoons of his, describing a Goan bus, he used to draw this scene from his childhood as he was amused by it. He has drawn himself sitting next to two big-breasted women. He was always observing things and exaggerating them.
4. Strange Heaviness
This is one of his works explaining his level of humour in the cartoons he made.
5. Mangeshi Temple
It’s a straight forward beautiful sketch of The Mangeshi Temple in Goa, describing these beautiful buildings and the symbolic significance of the Temple.
His works are timeless, and Mario Miranda will always be remembered for his creations. His cartoons do keep him alive among us.
