Eminent cartoonist Sudhir Tailang passed away. For several years he was with the Hindustan Times, while also doing short stints with the Indian Express and The Times of India. His present assignment is with the Asian Age. Tailang's first victim on canvas was Indira Gandhi and since then no one has escaped his brush. Tailang's cartoons dealth with issues of corruption, unemployment, poverty, illiteracy and hunger.