B. V. Ramamurthy

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B. V. Ramamurthy
Born(1933-10-14)14 October 1933
Died23 March 2004(2004-03-23) (aged 70)
delhi
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Cartoonist, illustrator
Known forMr. Citizen (cartoon column)
SpouseRathna Murthy
RelativesBabu Chandramohan (son), Uma Ramesh and Dakshayini (daughters)

B. V. Ramamurthy (14.10.1933 - 23.03.2004) was an Indian cartoonist from Bangalore.[1][2] His regular cartoons were published in newspapers such as the Deccan Herald, Prajavani, Mayura and Sudha from Karnataka. The cartoon column titled Mr. Citizen became popular among newspaper readers. The cartoonist tried to bring out the issues of a common man and also issue of ongoing political developments for over 33 years.

Indian Institute of Cartoonists[edit]

He was the first chairperson of the Indian Institute of Cartoonists until his death in 2004.[3][4]

Exhibitions of Ramamurthy's cartoons organised by Indian Institute of Cartoonists at Indian Cartoon Gallery.
Date Exhibition Inaugurated by
16th Aug 2007 B. V. Ramamurthy, V. G. Narendra and B.G. Gujjarappa. T. N. Chaturvedi
30 June 2012 World of Ramamurthy [5] K.N. Harikumar
Feb 04–25, 2017 World of Ramamurthy [6][7] ...

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Legendary Cartoonist-B.V. Ramamurthy by Raggi Mudde : September 27, 2011
  2. ^ B V Ramamurthy passes away TOI : Mar 24, 2004
  3. ^ Homage Archived 28 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine at IIC
  4. ^ Tributes while Remembering Ramamurthy & Cartoon Collection : ShekharGurera.com
  5. ^ An exhibition of Cartoons by B. V. Ramamurthy Archived 29 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine MyBangalore.com : June 30, 2012
  6. ^ What's New 2017 BestCartoons.net : Personal Exhibition
  7. ^ Events in Bengaluru Today The Hindu / February 3, 2017