K. C. Sivasankaran
Karatholuvu Chandrasekaran Sivasankaran (also known as KC Sivasankaran, Artist Sankar), (19 July 1924 – 29 September 2020) was a Padma Shri recipient Indian mythological artist who primarily contributed to the Indian Language magazine, ''Chandamama'' (also known as ''Ambulimama''). Sankar was the artist behind the signature painting of the ''Vikram and Vetala'' series, featured in ''Chandamama''. He was the last surviving member of the original Chandamama design team. The iconic painting, along with his trade-mark signature that he was recognized by, was drawn in the 1960s. It is one of the thousands he created for Chandamama. For decades, its illustrators defined the looks of the magazine. They used line drawings with style influenced by Indian, Oriental, Middle eastern and European artistic traditions. Early life Sankar was born in a village near Erode in Tamil Nadu, India. His father was a teacher in the local school, and his mother was a homemaker. He has 4 brothers. H ...
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