Harishchandra Lachke, 1919-2007

Harishchandra Lachke, a cartoonist who worked for more than eight decades becoming one of the most popular cartoonists in Central India, died on July 24. He was 88. His cartoon juxtaposing a pigeon and an atomic bomb was published in Times of India on August 17, 1945. It is one of the more famous cartoon concepts regarding the Atomic Age, and made Lachke the first Indian cartoonist to have work featured prominently on the front page of the Times during British rule of India. He published over 1000 cartoons throughout his career, during which he was also an animator and a prose humorist. He is survived by two children.
 
posted 3:10 am PST | Permalink
 

---

 
Daily Blog Archives
November 2019
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
July 2019
 
Full Archives