Eminent Persons
Manohar Devadoss passes away
- Manohar Devadoss was 85 and had been battling an irreversible eye condition since he was in his 30s; he was known for his intricate ink drawings of Madurai and Chennai
- Devadoss has written several books and illustrated them.
- Padma Shri in 2020.
Notable Works
- Green Well Years, about his childhood in Madurai.
- From an Artist’s Perspective
- Multiple Facets of my Madurai
- A Poem to Courage
- Dreams
- Seasons and Promises
- Mahe and Mano: Challenges, Resilience and Triumphs
- His last book, Madras Inked: Impressions of an Artist and an Architect, was co-authored by Sujatha Shankar.
