R k laxman

Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Laxman[1] (24 October 1921 – 26 January 2015) was an Indian
cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist.[2]He was best known for his creation The Common Man and
for his daily cartoon strip, You Said It in The Times of India, which started in 1951.[3]
RK Laxman started his career as a part-time cartoonist, working mostly for local newspapers and
magazines. While as a college student, he illustrated his older brother R. K. Narayan's stories
in The Hindu.[4] His first full-time job was as a political cartoonist for The Free Press Journal in
Mumbai. Later, he joined The Times of India, and became famous for The Common
Man character which turned out to be the turning point in Laxman's life.

Ravi paranjpe
Artist Ravi Paranjape is an eminent illustrator, painter and a writer based in Pune, with
over fifty-five years of illustrious artistic career.

Ravi Paranjape was born in 1935 in a culturally rich town of Belgaum in an artistically
oriented family. After completing education and apprenticeships he began a career as
an illustrator, advancing through employments at well-known publication houses and
studios in Mumbai. Within no time Ravi Paranjape's ever evolving artistic style made an
impression in the world of communication arts in India and abroad. Having earned the
name and confidence he soon established his own art studio in Mumbai. Artist
Paranjape's self-developed technique of architectural perspective rendering turned out
to be the turning point in his career.

In spite of having an enormously rewarding career as a commercial artist his heart was
set on his innate passion for painting without boundaries. Ravi Paranjape's remarkably
well-received debut show instantly established him as a painter. His progressively
successful shows strengthened his desire to devote to painting. With an encouragement
and an unconditional support of his wife Smita he answered to the calling and migrated
to Pune in 1990 to paint full time at his beautiful home studio. Moving to Pune also
presented him an opportunity to relish his penchant for Hindustani classical music.

Ravi Paranjape was approached by a leading Marathi news publication in Pune to write
a short series on Western renaissance painters who impacted the history of art. The
series became so popular that it was later published as a book called
'ShikhareRangaReshanchi'.
Writing became a new-found medium of expression for Ravi Paranjape. He authored
several books and articles on art as well as political & social topics. His revolutionary
thought of integrating the 'Design Based Culture' in the social structure has been
applauded by the authorities and thinkers alike.

Ravi Paranjape has received numerous prestigious awards for his artistic and literary
accomplishments including 'Communication Arts Guild (CAG) Hall of Fame' honoring his
lifetime contribution to the commercial art, Dayawati Modi Foundation's and
'BhairuratanDamani Award' for his autobiography 'Brush Mileage'.
M f Husain
Maqbool Fida Husain better known as M. F. Husain[2](17 September 1915 – 9 June 2011)[3] was
India’s most prolific, saleable, and world-renowned artist from India.[4] He was a
modern Indian painter of international acclaim, and a founding member of Bombay Progressive
Artists' Group.
Husain is associated with Indian modernism in the 1940s. His early association with the Bombay
Progressive Artists' Group used modern technique, and was inspired by the "new" India after The
Partition of 1947. His narrative paintings, executed in a modified Cubist style, can be caustic and
funny as well as serious and sombre. His themes—sometimes treated in series—include topics
as diverse as Mohandas K. Gandhi, Mother Teresa, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the British
raj, and motifs of Indian urban and rural life. Early in his painting career, and until his death, he
enjoyed depicting the lively and free spirit of horses in many of his works.Husain is the most
celebrated and internationally recognized Indian artist of the 20th century. Husain is primarily
known for his paintings, but is also known for his drawings and his work as a printmaker,
photographer, and filmmaker. Some of his later works stirred controversy, as they depicted
traditional deities of India in non-traditional ways including nude portrayals of the deities.
He also directed a few movies. In 1967, he received the National Film Award for Best
Experimental Film for Through the Eyes of a Painter.[5] In 2004, he directed Meenaxi: A Tale of
Three Cities, a film he worked on with his artist son Owais Husain, which was screened in the
Marché du film section of the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.[6]

Vasudeo s gaitonde
Vasudeo S. Gaitonde (V. S. Gaitonde) (1924–2001) was regarded as one of India's
foremost abstract painters.[1] He completed his art diploma at Sir J. J. School of Art in 1948, and
in 1950 was invited to join the influential Bombay Progressive Artists' Group.
He received Padma Shri Award in 1971.