February | Saturday | 06, 2016 :: Well known cartoonist Sudhir Tailang, who was suffering from a brain tumour passed away at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon today. He was 55.
Sudhir Tailang was born in Bikaner, Rajasthan. Tailang, who made his first cartoon in 1970, started his career with the Illustrated Weekly of India, Mumbai, in 1982. In 1983, he joined the Navbharat Times in Delhi. For several years he was with the Hindustan Times, while also doing short stints with the Indian Express and The Times of India. His last assignment was with the Asian Age. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2004 for his contribution to the art of cartooning.
He recently launched a book of cartoons titled “No, Prime Minister”, a set of cartoons on the Last Prime Minister of India [[Manmohan Singh]. He passed away on February 6, 2016 after losing his battle with brain cancer.
