K. C. Dey, composer, singer - charcoal pencil sketch

K. C. Dey, charcoal pencil sketch

K.C. Dey, Krishna Chandra Dey, was a renowned Indian singer and composer from the early to mid-20th century. He contributed significantly to the development of Bengali music and is known for his melodious voice and versatile musical talents. Dey's work spans various genres, including classical, folk, and modern songs. His legacy continues to influence the Indian music industry. Your charcoal pencil sketch capturing this musical legend sounds like a wonderful tribute!

Dara Singh, Wrestler, Actor, director - charcoal pencil sketch

My charcoal pencil sketch of Dara Singh.

Here is a brief description of the wrestler Dara Singh, courtesy Wikipedia.

Dara Singh  Randhawa  19 November 1928 – 12 July 2012) was an Indian professional wrestler, actor, director and politician. He started acting in 1952 and was the first sportsman to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha (upper house) of India. He worked as Hindi and Punjabi film producer, director and writer, and he acted in films and television. His role of Hanuman in the film Bajrangbali (1976) and in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan made him popular.^[4] Singh was inducted into the Legacy Category of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018.

Parbati Baruah

Parbati Barua is an Indian politician, animal conservation activist and a mahout (Indian term for an elephant tamer and caretaker). she was awarded Padmasri by Government of India.

Indian tribal women - charcoal pencil sketch

Drawn from a photo reference for an article on Indian tribal women

It's a charcoal pencil sketch. Certain things touch me very much particularly Tribal women who don't fight for their rights.

 

Har Gobind Khorana - Biochemist (charcoal pencil sketch)

Har Gobind Khorana was an Indian-American biochemist. While on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he shared the 1968 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Marshall W. Nirenberg. for more details please click the following link.

This sketch is a part of my attempt to draw the sketches of eminent personalities.

Thank you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Har_Gobind_Khorana

Arun Yogiraj, sculptor charcoal pencil sketch Here is my charcoal pencil sketch of eminent sculptor Arun Yogiraj

 

Here is my charcoal pencil sketch of eminent sculptor Arun Yogiraj

Arun Yogiraj is in news  for his sculpting the statue of Ram Lalla installed in the Ayodhya temple.

Saraswati Rane Charcoal pencil sketch

 

My charcoal pencil sketch of Saraswati Rane with a brief description, courtesy; Wikipedia 

Saraswati Rane (October 4, 1913 - October 10, 2006) was an Indian classical singer in the Hindustani Classical genre. She was a daughter of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan (1872–1937), the founder of Kirana Gharana. Her family had a long and great music tradition. She got her initial training of vocal music of the Kirana Gharana style from her elder brother Sureshbabu Mane and elder sister Hirabai Barodekar, who themselves were the doyen of Indian classical music of their times. Later she also sang along with elder sister, Hirabai Bododekar, especially in jugalbandi style.

Courtesy : Wikipedia 

Narayan Debnath, cartoonist - charcoal pencil sketch

My charcoal pencil sketch of legendary Bengali cartoonist Narayan debnath.

Narayan Debnath (25 November 1925 – 18 January 2022) was an Indian comics artist, writer and illustrator.

He created the Bengali comic strips Handa Bhonda (1962), Bantul the Great (1965) and Nonte Phonte (1969). He holds the record of longest running comics by an individual artiste for Handa Bhonda comics series which completed its continuous 53 years of running. He was the first and only comics artist in India who has received a D. Litt. degree. Debnath was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, in the year 2021.

Courtesy; Wikipedia 

Salim Ali - Ornithologist - charcoal pencil sketch l

My charcoal pencil sketch 

"Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali (12 November 1896 – 20 June 1987)^] was an Indian ornithologist and naturalist. Sometimes referred to as the "Birdman of India", Salim Ali was the first Indian to conduct systematic bird surveys across India and wrote several bird books that popularized ornithology in India. He became a key figure behind the Bombay Natural History Society after 1947 and used his personal influence to garner government support for the organisation, create the Bharatpur bird sanctuary (Keoladeo National Park) and prevent the destruction of what is now the Silent Valley National Park."

Courtesy: Wikipedia 

Sudheer Dar, cartoonist - charcoal pencil sketch

My charcoal pencil sketch of famous cartoonist Sudhir Dar.

Sudhir Dar (14 May 1932 – 26 November 2019) was an Indian cartoonist and illustrator. Starting with The Statesman in 1961, he went on to work as the political cartoonist with Hindustan Times from 1967 for over two decades. Subsequently, he joined The Pioneer and in 2000 started working as a freelancer.

 

Kutti, cartoonist - charcoal pencil sketch

My charcoal pencil sketch of eminent cartoonist

Kutti

Puthukkody Kottuthody Sankaran Kutty Nair (4 September 1921 – 22 October 2011), better known as Kutty, was an Indian political cartoonist.

In 1951, Kutty joined the Ananda Bazar Group of Calcutta (now Kolkata). His cartoons appeared in many of the group's publications such as the English daily Hindustan Standard (New Delhi, 1951–1986), the Bengali language daily Ananda Bazar Patrika (1975–1986) and Desh (Bengali literary weekly). Kutty’s work was also syndicated for publication in various newspapers such as Hindustan Times (1961–1962) and The Indian Express (1962–1969). From 1987 to 1997, Kutty worked for another Bengali daily, Aaj Kaal. He was also associated with the Bengali publication Parivarthan (Calcutta) in 1986-1987.

Mario Miranda, cartoonist - charcoal pencil sketch

Here is my charcoal pencil sketch of Mario Miranda, eminent cartoonist together with a brief description, courtesy Wikipedia

Mário João Carlos do Rosário de Brito Miranda  (2 May 1926 – 11 December 2011), popularly known as Mario Miranda or Mario de Miranda, was an Indian cartoonist and painter based in Loutolim in the Indian state of Goa.

Miranda had been a regular with The Times of India and other newspapers in Mumbai, including The Economic Times, though he got his popularity with his works published in The Illustrated Weekly of India. He was awarded India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan (posthumously) in 2012.

 

O V Vijayan - writer/cartoonist - charcoal pencil sketch

Here is my charcoal pencil sketch of O V Vijayan  with a brief description of the eminent Indian personality, courtesy Wikipedia.

Ottupulackal Velukkuty Vijayan (2 July 1930 – 30 March 2005), commonly known as O. V. Vijayan, was an Indian author and cartoonist, who was an important figure in modern Malayalam language literature. Best known for his first novel Khasakkinte Itihasam (1969), Vijayan was the author of six novels, nine short-story collections, and nine collections of essays, memoirs and reflections.