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V. Shantaram
by Ranga
 "THANK
you... you have done well", were V.Shantaram’s words when I met
him in Delhi with the sketch I had drawn of him. He promptly put his
signature on it. This was in the year 1986. He was staying at a five
star hotel with his family and as I entered his room, he was gracious
enough to make me sit by his side as he went through some of my
collections of sketches and cartoons of personalities. He showed great
interest in them and asked me whether I had ever drawn him. I told him
that I had only come with the purpose of sketching him and he
immediately asked me to make myself comfortable as I drew a picture of
him. Soon, the sketch was ready and he was delighted to see himself in
black and white. He took the sketch and called his friends to take a
look at it. I made another sketch of him for his personal collection
which he was pleased to acknowledge.
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