Chandi Lahiri

Chandi Lahiri
Born (1931-03-13)March 13, 1931
Nabadwip, West Bengal
Died January 18, 2018(2018-01-18) (aged 86)
Kolkata, West Bengal
Nationality Indian

Chandi Lahiri (March 13, 1931 – January 18, 2018) was an Bengali journalist and an eminent cartoonist.[1][2][3]

Early life

Chandi Lahiri was born in the historical township of Nabadwip, West Bengal. He was involved in active politics in his teens. This involvement and immense interest in the social and political history of the nation designed his art work into an apt commentary on the national scenario of things.[1]

Career

He began his career in 'Dainik Loksevak' newspaper as a journalist in 1951. He started drawing cartoons officially in 1961 and joined Anandabazar Patrika in 1962 as a cartoonist where he worked for almost 50 years along with various other media outlets.[1][3] He also designed animation sequence for a colour series of Doordarshan in the late 1970s.

Being humanitarian by nature, he worked pro bono for various social organisations to support noble and just causes all throughout his life.

Works

Visit India with Chandi (1973)[4]

Gaganendra Nath: Cartoon and Sketch ( গগনেন্দ্রনাথঃ কার্টুন ও স্কেচ) (1975) [5]

Chandi Lahiri's Third Eye (1964) [6]

Bideshider Chokhe Bangla (বিদেশীদের চোখে বাংলা) (1966) [7]

Chandi Looks Around (1980) [8]

Since Freedom: A History in Cartoons 1947-1993 (1994) [9]

Chandi Lahiri Cartoons (2002)

Death

He died on January 18, 2018 after a brief period of illness in Kolkata, West Bengal. He is survived by his wife and daughter, artist Trina Lahiri.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Iconic cartoonist Chandi Lahiri passes away". The Times of India, 19 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Cartoonist Chandi Lahiri passes away". The Indian Express, 19 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "কার্টুনিস্ট চণ্ডী লাহিড়ী প্রয়াত (Cartoonist Chandi Lahiri dead)". (in Bengali). Ananda Bazar Patrika, 19 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ↑ https://www.worldcat.org/title/visit-india-with-chandi/oclc/220078204&referer=brief_results. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://www.worldcat.org/title/gaganendra-natha-kartuna-o-skeca/oclc/55961111&referer=brief_results. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Chandi_s_Third_Eye_View.html?id=d0JtGwAACAAJ&redir_esc=y. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/chandi-lahiri-eminent-cartoonist-and-author-passes-away-aged-88-mamata-banerjee-offers-condolences-4310157.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ https://www.worldcat.org/title/chandi-looks-around/oclc/597517185&referer=brief_results. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ https://www.worldcat.org/title/since-freedom-a-history-in-cartoons-1947-1993/oclc/604099419&referer=brief_results. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  1. Video of news on Chandi Lahiri's death
  2. Chandi Lahiri's speech in Dr. Khudiram Das Birth Centenary Celebrations
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