: वसंत सरवटे) is a cartoonist

Cartoonist

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 and a writer

Writer

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 from India who has been published primarily in Marathi

Marathi language

Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...

 publications.

He was born in Kolhapur on February 3 1927, He is a professional civil engineer, and worked at Associated Cement Companies

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 for most of his working life.

Artistry

Sarwate started drawing cartoons from the age of seventeen. He has published a number of books on his art, and collections of his work. (See Authorship.)

Sarwate's art has been influenced by the cartoons in The New Yorker

The New Yorker

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, particularly those of Saul Steinberg

Saul Steinberg

Saul Steinberg was a Romanian-born American cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his work for The New Yorker.-Biography:...

.

Apart from cartoons, Sarwate has illustrated books of many notable Marathi writers like P L Deshpande, Vijay Tendulkar

Vijay Tendulkar

Vijay Tendulkar was a leading Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marāthi...

 and Vinda Karandikar

Vinda Karandikar

Govind Vināyak Karandikar , better known as Vindā Karandikar , was a well-known Marathi poet and writer. He was also an essayist, literary critic, and a translator....

.

He also illustrated satirist Jaywant Dalvi

Jaywant Dalvi

Jaywant Dalvi was a prominent contemporary Marathi writer in Maharashtra, India. Originally hailing from Sawantwadi in Maharashtra he was born in a Gaur Saraswat Brahmin family....

's monthly columns Thanthanpal for Marathi magazine Lalit. He has also created covers of all Diwali

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 issues of Lalit since its inception.

He has helped many younger artists establish themselves in the world of Marathi cartoons.

He received a Life Time Achievement Award from the Indian Institute of Cartoonists in May 2009.

Sarwate lives in Vile Parle

Vile Parle

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, Mumbai

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.

Authorship

• Reshalekhak Vasant Sarwate, Rajhans Prakashan, 2009 ISBN 978-81-7434-441-0

• Sarwottam Sarwate, Lokawangmay Griha, 2008 ISBN 978-81-906150-6-8

• Khel Chalu Rahila Pahije!, Mauj Prakashan, 2004 ISBN 81-7486-381-8

• Khel Reshawatari, Mauj Prakashan, 2004 ISBN 81-7486-380-X

• Sawadhan! Pudhe Walan Ahe!, Mauj Prakashan, 1990 ISBN 81-7486-066-5

• Khada Marayacha Jhala Tar…!, Mauj Prakashan, 1963 ISBN 81-7486-282-X

• Wyang Chitra - Ek Samvad (jointly with Madhukar Dharmapurikar), Anubhav Prakashan, 2001

• Sahaprawasi, Majestic Prakashan, 2005

• Wyangkala - Chitrakala, Majestic Prakashan, 2005

• Parki Chalan, Majestic Prakashan, 1989

• Pu. La. : Ek Sathawan (Edited by Jaywant Dalvi
  Jaywant Dalvi
  Jaywant Dalvi was a prominent contemporary Marathi writer in Maharashtra, India. Originally hailing from Sawantwadi in Maharashtra he was born in a Gaur Saraswat Brahmin family....
  
  ; illustrations by Vasant Sarwate)

• Niwadak Thanthanpal - 1 & 2 (By Jaywant Dalvi
  Jaywant Dalvi
  Jaywant Dalvi was a prominent contemporary Marathi writer in Maharashtra, India. Originally hailing from Sawantwadi in Maharashtra he was born in a Gaur Saraswat Brahmin family....
  
  ; illustrations by Vasant Sarwate)

• Niwadak Marathi Wyangachitra (Edited by Prashant Kulkarni)

External links

• Vasant Sarwate at Indiaart Gallery
• Vasant Sarwate page on the website of Indian Institute of Cartoonists
• Sarwate receives Lifetime Achievement Award
• A report on exhibition of Sarwate’s art
• Visit http://searchingforlaugh.blogspot.com/ to see a few of his cartoons or click Vasant Sarwate