Tomorrow November 30 2015 is 15th Death Anniversary of Shyam Joshi (श्याम जोशी), one of the best cartoonists Maharashtra produced.
Independent, UK, September 23 2015:
"...London looks set to host a permanent “Death Cafe”, a coffee shop where people can go to talk about one of life’s most awkward subjects - dying.
Since the Death Cafe movement started in 2011 more than 2,000 popup cafes have sprung up across the world, with the majority opening in this country..."
Some how in Maharashtra, we avoid humor around death....I wonder why....Not Shyam Joshi though.
Vasant Sarwate (वसंत सरवटे) says: "...त्यांच्या व्यंगचित्रातून मृत्यू या विषयावरही पुष्कळ चित्रं आढळतात…" (One finds many pictures on the subject of death among his cartoons.)
Artist: NAF, The Spectator, UK, September 2015
In the following picture, Shyam Joshi imagines his own funeral...wonderfully moving.....
Independent, UK, September 23 2015:
"...London looks set to host a permanent “Death Cafe”, a coffee shop where people can go to talk about one of life’s most awkward subjects - dying.
Since the Death Cafe movement started in 2011 more than 2,000 popup cafes have sprung up across the world, with the majority opening in this country..."
Some how in Maharashtra, we avoid humor around death....I wonder why....Not Shyam Joshi though.
Vasant Sarwate (वसंत सरवटे) says: "...त्यांच्या व्यंगचित्रातून मृत्यू या विषयावरही पुष्कळ चित्रं आढळतात…" (One finds many pictures on the subject of death among his cartoons.)
In the following picture, Shyam Joshi imagines his own funeral...wonderfully moving.....
Artist: the late Shyam Joshi (श्याम जोशी)