Marathi cartooning was started in Kirloskar magazine by S V Kirloskar in 1925.It thus has a history of 90 years. Marathi cartooning came of age in 1950. In the last six decades, many Marathi cartoonists have handled this medium. One name that contributed a lot to Marathi cartooning is that of Sarvottam Sarwate. His select cartoons have been published in the book form by Lokvangmay Griha Prakashan. The book was launched by senior cartoonist S D Phadnis. It has been edited by Awadhoot Paralkar. Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray worked as a cartoonist with the Free Press Journal. His cartoons were the main attraction of the Marmik magazine.His nephew Raj Thackeray is also a good cartoonist. In Maharashtra, we have cartoonists like S D Phadnis, Vasant Sarawate, Madhukar Dharmapurikar and Abhimanyu Kulkarni.