Sudhir Tailang
{{Short description|Indian cartoonist (1960–2016)}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name = Sudhir Tailang
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1960|02|26}}
| birth_place = Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2016|2|06|1960|02|26}}
| occupation = cartoonist
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = Vibha Tailang
| children = Aditi Tailang
| relatives = Rajesh Tailang (Brother)
| awards = Padma Shri (Literature & Education : 2004)
| website =
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Sudhir Tailang (26 February 1960 – 6 February 2016) was an Indian cartoonist.
Career
File:Tailang01.jpg with the women behind them Vibha Tailang and Rekha Gurera respectively at The Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, at the occasion of National Press day 2015 on 16 Nov 2015]]
Tailang was born in Bikaner, Rajasthan, on 26 February 1960.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cartoonist-sudhir-tailang-dies-at-55-1274434|title=Cartoonist Sudhir Tailang Dies At 55|newspaper=NDTV|access-date=2017-01-05}} 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.Here & Now By Sudhir Tailang [http://www.asianage.com/category/author/sudhir-tailang-1 The Asian Age] In 2004 he was awarded Padma Shri in the field of Literature & Education.Padma Awards for ... [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040126/main4.htm The Tribune : Jan26, 2004 ]
He launched a book of cartoons titled No, Prime Minister in 2009,Book by Sudhir Tailang released in 2009 ... [https://www.amazon.in/No-Prime-Minister-Sudhir-Tailang/dp/8183281451 No Prime Minister] a set of cartoons on the former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh. He died on 6 February 2016 of brain cancer.Cartoonist Sudhir Tailang dies of brain cancer [http://www.india.com/news/india/renowned-cartoonist-sudhir-tailang-dies-of-brain-cancer-in-gurgaon-924313/ By Mohd U Shaikh]
References
External links
- [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/Here__Now-A_Collection_of_Cartoons/8186685022/ 'Here & Now' at Bookfinder.com]
- [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3ATailang%2C+Sudhir.&dblist=638&fq=ap%3A%22tailang%2C+sudhir%22&qt=facet_ap%3A Bibliography at WorldCat]
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Literature & Education}}
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Category:Indian editorial cartoonists
Category:Deaths from brain cancer in India
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