Cartoonist T Samuel dies at 86

Veteran cartoonist T Samuel,a pioneer of pocket cartoons in the country,died in the city on Friday.

Veteran cartoonist T Samuel,a pioneer of pocket cartoons in the country,died in the city on Friday. He was 86.

Samuel,who also worked with The Indian Express,is survived by his wife Mary Samuel,son and two daughters.

Samuel,who was from Kollam in Kerala,started his career as a cartoonist with the Civil and Military Gazette published from Lahore before Independence. During Partition,he reached Delhi as a refugee and joined Shankars Weekly,contributing the strip cartoon Kalu and Meena.

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