Mario Miranda

Cartoonist
BIRTHDAY
May 2,1926
Birthplace
India
Age
Dec 11,2011,age 85
Birth Sign
Taurus
BIRTHDAY
May 2,1926 (age Dec 11,2011,age 85)
Birthplace
India

About

Acclaimed cartoonist whose work was published in several newspapers, including The Economic Times in Mumbai. In 1988, he was presented with the Padma Shri Award.

Before Fame

He obtained his Bachelor's in History from St. Xavier's College in Mumbai.

Trivia

In 2012, he was posthumously honored with the Padma Vibhushan -- India's second highest civlian honor.

Family Life

He lived in a village in Goa with his wife, son and pets until his death.

Associated With

He was very good friends with Herblock, the editorial cartoonist at the Washington Post -- a their paper that would later publish writings by Bob Woodward, among others.