Noted cartoonist Sudhir Tailang passes away Noted cartoonist Sudhir Tailang passes away

Padma Shri awardee, eminent cartoonist Sudhir Tailang passed away due to brain tumour. He was 55.

• He was suffering from GBM-4 stage brain tumour and had undergone two surgeries and chemotherapy during the course of his treatment over two years.

About Sudhir Tailang: In 1982, he started his career with the Illustrated Weekly of India in Mumbai after that he joined Navbharat Times in New Delhi. Late PM Indira Gandhi was the first prey of Tailang’s pen.

• He had also worked with Hindustan Times, the Times of India and the Indian Express. His last assignment was with the Asian Age.
• In 2004 he was conferred with Padma Shri.