Pulak Biswas (1941—29 August 2013) is a leading artist and children's book illustrator from India.
After training at the Government College of Art, Kolkata,[3] he worked for many years in the advertising industry.
[5] In the 80s, Biswas left advertising graphics and joined the cartoonist K. Shankar Pillai at the Children's Book Trust, New Delhi.
In 1992–93, he won the National Award for Children's Literature in for Ashok's New Friend (written by Deepa Agarwal).
Some of his other remarkable books are: Mahagiri and Amma Pyari Amma, A Day in the Life of Maya of Mohenjo-Daro, published by Children's Book Trust, Very busy ants (wordless classic) published by National Book Trust, Hen Sparrow Turns Purple" (winning the Grand Prix at the Biennale of Illustrations, Bratislava) and Catch that crocodile by Tara Publishers.