<span style="color: #222222;">Noted Cartoonist Yesudasan passed away in Kochi early this morning. He was 83. Yesudasan was under treatment for Covid 19.<br />''<br />'' Yesudasan entered the world of political cartoons through Janayugom Malayalam Daily. Later, he worked with Shankar's Weekly published from New Delhi and satirical magazines Cut-Cut and Tuk Tuk.<br />''</span><br />''In the mid-eighties, he joined the Malayala Manorama Group of Publications as its Staff Cartoonist, where he served for 23 years. Yesudasan was the former Chairman of Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy and was the founder Chairman of Kerala Cartoon Academy.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">He was felicitated with Lifetime Achievement Award by the Indian Institute of Cartoonists while the Kerala Government honoured him with the Swadeshabhimani Kesari Award for his contributions to the cartoon and media sector. Yesudasan has also authored four books — Aniyara, Pradhana Drishti, Postmortem and Varayile Nayanar, besides penning dialogues for the Malayalam film Panchavadipalam.</span><br />