Ram Waeerkar

Ram Waeerkar (1936 – 26 February 2003) was an Indian comics artist for the series Amar Chitra Katha, based on Indian mythology, history, and folklore.

[1] In the 1980s he was an illustrator for Tinkle, a magazine edited by Anant Pai.

[2] Here, he was the man behind the art of such iconic characters as Suppandi, Pyarelal, Nasruddin Hodja, Choru and Joru and many more.

[1] Ram Waeerkar died in 2003, with comics on Chanakya and Vishwamitra as his last projects.

Ram Waeerkar's style is characterized with quick brush strokes and sharp profiles.

Ram Waeerkar at work in his home studio. Photo taken from an article by Fiona Fernandez in 2020 (Mid-Day)
Ram Waeerkar at work, Image taken from an article published in TOI in 2010 by Atul Sethi
A page illustrating Waeerkar’s quick brush-stroke style. Taken from TOI dated May 19, 2010. Article by Atul Sethi.