Brahmanyan
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Mario Joao Carlos do Rosario de Britto Miranda popularly known as Mario Miranda through his Cartoons passed away in his sleep yesterday (Sunday Dec 11,2011) at his ancestral home in Loutolim village, in Goa. In his death India has lost a great Cartoonist.
Mario Miranda was one of my favorite Cartoonists.
Mario Miranda did not have any formal training in Art but created his own inimitable style in cartooning and drawings. He was a keen observer of people and places which reflected in his drawings.It was his illustrations of people, landscapes and places that catapulted him to the league of creative geniuses. He has traveled far and wide and pictorial renditions of his travelogues across the major cities of the world stand out as masterly impressions . He joined Illustrated Weekly of India and at one time the Weekly was enlivened by Kushwant Singh's bold and ribald editorial wit and Miranda's cartoons.He created immortal characters, such as Miss Nimboopani, Ms Fonseca, The Boss, Godbole, Bundaldass & Moonswamy, which made him popular. He was a receipient of Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and numerous other awards.
Mario Miranda belong to Brahmin Sardesai family converted to Roman Catholic Christianity during the invasion of the Salcette district in the mid 16th century, by the Portuguese, and took on their new name, Miranda. His family sources said that the mortal remains of Mario Miranda would be "cremated" on Monday (today) as per his wish and not buried.
Brahmanyan,
Bangalore.
Mario Miranda was one of my favorite Cartoonists.
Mario Miranda did not have any formal training in Art but created his own inimitable style in cartooning and drawings. He was a keen observer of people and places which reflected in his drawings.It was his illustrations of people, landscapes and places that catapulted him to the league of creative geniuses. He has traveled far and wide and pictorial renditions of his travelogues across the major cities of the world stand out as masterly impressions . He joined Illustrated Weekly of India and at one time the Weekly was enlivened by Kushwant Singh's bold and ribald editorial wit and Miranda's cartoons.He created immortal characters, such as Miss Nimboopani, Ms Fonseca, The Boss, Godbole, Bundaldass & Moonswamy, which made him popular. He was a receipient of Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and numerous other awards.
Mario Miranda belong to Brahmin Sardesai family converted to Roman Catholic Christianity during the invasion of the Salcette district in the mid 16th century, by the Portuguese, and took on their new name, Miranda. His family sources said that the mortal remains of Mario Miranda would be "cremated" on Monday (today) as per his wish and not buried.
Brahmanyan,
Bangalore.
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