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	'''Bansilal Verma''', better known by his pen name '''Chakor''', was a cartoonist and illustrator from [[Gujarat]], India.<ref name="Mumbai Samachar">{{cite web \|last=Desai\|first=Dinesh\| title=કાર્ટૂનકલા: ચિત્રકલા અને રમૂજવૃત્તિનું સંયોજન \| website=Mumbai Samachar \| url=http://www.bombaysamachar.com/frmStoryShow.aspx?sNo=134749 \| language=gu \| ~~accessdate~~=4 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="Maj1973">{{cite book\|last=Majithiya\|first=\|title=The Gujarat directory, including who's who\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5J05AQAAIAAJ\|year=1973\|publisher=Gujarat Publication House\|page=47}}</ref>		{{Infobox person
			\| name = Bansilal Verma
			\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1917\|11\|23}}
			\| birth_place = Chotiya, [[Mehsana district\|Mehasana]], [[Gujarat]]
			\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=yes\|2003\|8\|8\|1917\|11\|23}}
			\| known_for =
			\| alma_mater =
			\| occupation = cartoonist, illustrator
			\| years_active = 1935–2003
			\| awards = Ravishankar Raval Award
			}}
			'''Bansilal Verma''' (1917-2003), better known by his pen name '''Chakor''', was a cartoonist and illustrator from [[Gujarat]], India.<ref name="Mumbai Samachar">{{cite web \|last=Desai\|first=Dinesh\| title=કાર્ટૂનકલા: ચિત્રકલા અને રમૂજવૃત્તિનું સંયોજન \| website=Mumbai Samachar \| url=http://www.bombaysamachar.com/frmStoryShow.aspx?sNo=134749 \| language=gu \| access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="Maj1973">{{cite book\|last=Majithiya\|first=\|title=The Gujarat directory, including who's who\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5J05AQAAIAAJ\|year=1973\|publisher=Gujarat Publication House\|page=47}}</ref>

	==Life==		==Life==
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	==Works==		==Works==
	He drew under pen names Chakor, Bansi and Kishor Vakil.<ref name="~~Kendra2007~~"/><ref name="~~SBJ2012~~"/> His illustration of Indian lady welcoming with folded hand is very popular.<ref name="Pandya 2016">{{cite web \| last=Pandya \| first=Bhavesh \| title=બંસીલાલ વર્મા: ‘ચકોર’ ‘ચિત્રકાર અને લેખક ’ ઉત્તર ગુજરાતનું વૈશ્વિક ગૌરવ. \| website='Be the change' \| date=1 August 2016 \| url=http://www.bhaveshpandya.org/2016/08/blog-post.html \| language=gu \| ~~accessdate~~=4 January 2017}}</ref>		He drew under pen names Chakor, Bansi and Kishor Vakil.<ref name="SBJ2012"/><ref name="Kendra2007"/> His illustration of Indian lady welcoming with folded hand is very popular.<ref name="Pandya 2016">{{cite web \| last=Pandya \| first=Bhavesh \| title=બંસીલાલ વર્મા: ‘ચકોર’ ‘ચિત્રકાર અને લેખક ’ ઉત્તર ગુજરાતનું વૈશ્વિક ગૌરવ. \| website='Be the change' \| date=1 August 2016 \| url=http://www.bhaveshpandya.org/2016/08/blog-post.html \| language=gu \| access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref>

	His books of cartoons and caricatures are also published. His large number of cartoons are published in newspapers and magazines. He had also painted domes of some [[Jain temple]]s, 25 paintings, large number of illustrations and covers for books. ''Vamanmathi Virat'' is his notable collection of cartoons on [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]. He also illustrated two colouring books published by Khadi and Gramodyog. He has published children's comic books; ''Hanuman'', ''Shiv-Parvati'', ''Karna'', ''Vikram Ane Vetal'' and ''Veer Balko''. Some of his paintings are stored in Mysore Art Gallery. His humour articles are collected in ''Vinod Vatika''. He has written essays such as ''Bharatma Angreji Amal'' and ''Shantimay Kranti''.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="SBJ2012">{{cite web \| title=બંસીલાલ વર્મા (ચકોર), Bansilal Verma \| website=ગુજરાતી પ્રતિભા પરિચય \| date=24 October 2012 \| url=https://sureshbjani.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/bansilal-verma/ \| language=gu \| ~~accessdate~~=4 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="Khorana1991">{{cite book\|author=Meena Khorana\|title=The Indian Subcontinent in Literature for Children and Young Adults: An Annotated Bibliography of English-language Books\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GSjcQ7Sm5E4C&pg=PA130\|year=1991\|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group\|isbn=978-0-313-25489-5\|page=130}}</ref>		His books of cartoons and caricatures are also published. His large number of cartoons are published in newspapers and magazines. He had also painted domes of some [[Jain temple]]s, 25 paintings, large number of illustrations and covers for books. ''Vamanmathi Virat'' is his notable collection of cartoons on [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]. He also illustrated two colouring books published by Khadi and Gramodyog. He has published children's comic books; ''Hanuman'', ''Shiv-Parvati'', ''Karna'', ''Vikram Ane Vetal'' and ''Veer Balko''. Some of his paintings are stored in Mysore Art Gallery. His humour articles are collected in ''Vinod Vatika''. He has written essays such as ''Bharatma Angreji Amal'' and ''Shantimay Kranti''.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="SBJ2012">{{cite web \| title=બંસીલાલ વર્મા (ચકોર), Bansilal Verma \| website=ગુજરાતી પ્રતિભા પરિચય \| date=24 October 2012 \| url=https://sureshbjani.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/bansilal-verma/ \| language=gu \| access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="Khorana1991">{{cite book\|author=Meena Khorana\|title=The Indian Subcontinent in Literature for Children and Young Adults: An Annotated Bibliography of English-language Books\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GSjcQ7Sm5E4C&pg=PA130\|year=1991\|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group\|isbn=978-0-313-25489-5\|page=130}}</ref>

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	He drew under pen names Chakor, Bansi and Kishor Vakil.<ref name="~~SBJ2012~~"/><ref name="~~Kendra2007~~"/> His illustration of Indian lady welcoming with folded hand is very popular.<ref name="Pandya 2016">{{cite web \| last=Pandya \| first=Bhavesh \| title=બંસીલાલ વર્મા: ‘ચકોર’ ‘ચિત્રકાર અને લેખક ’ ઉત્તર ગુજરાતનું વૈશ્વિક ગૌરવ. \| website='Be the change' \| date=1 August 2016 \| url=http://www.bhaveshpandya.org/2016/08/blog-post.html \| language=gu \| accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref>		He drew under pen names Chakor, Bansi and Kishor Vakil.<ref name="Kendra2007"/><ref name="SBJ2012"/> His illustration of Indian lady welcoming with folded hand is very popular.<ref name="Pandya 2016">{{cite web \| last=Pandya \| first=Bhavesh \| title=બંસીલાલ વર્મા: ‘ચકોર’ ‘ચિત્રકાર અને લેખક ’ ઉત્તર ગુજરાતનું વૈશ્વિક ગૌરવ. \| website='Be the change' \| date=1 August 2016 \| url=http://www.bhaveshpandya.org/2016/08/blog-post.html \| language=gu \| accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref>

	His books of cartoons and caricatures are also published. His large number of cartoons are published in newspapers and magazines. He had also painted domes of some [[Jain temple]]s, 25 paintings, large number of illustrations and covers for books. ''Vamanmathi Virat'' is his notable collection of cartoons on [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]. He also illustrated two colouring books published by Khadi and Gramodyog. He has published children's comic books; ''Hanuman'', ''Shiv-Parvati'', ''Karna'', ''Vikram Ane Vetal'' and ''Veer Balko''. Some of his paintings are stored in Mysore Art Gallery. His humour articles are collected in ''Vinod Vatika''. He has written essays such as ''Bharatma Angreji Amal'' and ''Shantimay Kranti''.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="SBJ2012">{{cite web \| title=બંસીલાલ વર્મા (ચકોર), Bansilal Verma \| website=ગુજરાતી પ્રતિભા પરિચય \| date=24 October 2012 \| url=https://sureshbjani.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/bansilal-verma/ \| language=gu \| accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="Khorana1991">{{cite book\|author=Meena Khorana\|title=The Indian Subcontinent in Literature for Children and Young Adults: An Annotated Bibliography of English-language Books\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GSjcQ7Sm5E4C&pg=PA130\|year=1991\|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group\|isbn=978-0-313-25489-5\|page=130}}</ref>		His books of cartoons and caricatures are also published. His large number of cartoons are published in newspapers and magazines. He had also painted domes of some [[Jain temple]]s, 25 paintings, large number of illustrations and covers for books. ''Vamanmathi Virat'' is his notable collection of cartoons on [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]. He also illustrated two colouring books published by Khadi and Gramodyog. He has published children's comic books; ''Hanuman'', ''Shiv-Parvati'', ''Karna'', ''Vikram Ane Vetal'' and ''Veer Balko''. Some of his paintings are stored in Mysore Art Gallery. His humour articles are collected in ''Vinod Vatika''. He has written essays such as ''Bharatma Angreji Amal'' and ''Shantimay Kranti''.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="SBJ2012">{{cite web \| title=બંસીલાલ વર્મા (ચકોર), Bansilal Verma \| website=ગુજરાતી પ્રતિભા પરિચય \| date=24 October 2012 \| url=https://sureshbjani.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/bansilal-verma/ \| language=gu \| accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="Khorana1991">{{cite book\|author=Meena Khorana\|title=The Indian Subcontinent in Literature for Children and Young Adults: An Annotated Bibliography of English-language Books\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GSjcQ7Sm5E4C&pg=PA130\|year=1991\|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group\|isbn=978-0-313-25489-5\|page=130}}</ref>

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'''Bansilal Verma''', better known by his pen name '''Chakor''', was a cartoonist and illustrator from [[Gujarat]], India.<ref name="Mumbai Samachar">{{cite web |last=Desai|first=Dinesh| title=કાર્ટૂનકલા: ચિત્રકલા અને રમૂજવૃત્તિનું સંયોજન | website=Mumbai Samachar | url=http://www.bombaysamachar.com/frmStoryShow.aspx?sNo=134749 | language=gu | accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="Maj1973">{{cite book|last=Majithiya|first=|title=The Gujarat directory, including who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5J05AQAAIAAJ|year=1973|publisher=Gujarat Publication House|page=47}}</ref>

==Life==
Bansilal Verma was born on 23 November 1917 at Chotiya village near [[Taranga Jain temple|Taranga]] (now in [[Mehsana district]], Gujarat) to Jamnagauri & Gulabrai. His family belonged to [[Vadnagar]] from where he [[matriculation|matriculated]]. He was inspired by [[Raja Ravi Verma]] and used to draw paintings of gods & goddesses.<ref name="en"/> During his teen years, he moved to [[Ahmedabad]] from Vadnagar and joined artist [[Ravishankar Raval]] to learn the art in 1935.<ref>{{cite book|title=Bhavan's Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7c8eAQAAMAAJ|year=1977|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.|page=533}}</ref><ref name="Kendra2007">{{cite book|author=Smt. Hiralaxmi Navanitbhai Shah Dhanya Gurjari Kendra|title=Gujarat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g4oMAQAAMAAJ|year=2007|publisher=Gujarat Vishvakosh Trust|pages=457, 578}}</ref> In 1936, he served as an artist for three months in [[Lucknow]] session of [[Indian National Congress]]. He also met [[Nandalal Bose]]. In 1937, he joined ''Navsaurashtra'', edited by Kakalbhai Kothari, as a cartoonist. He also contributed in [[Indian Independence Movement]] by drawing posters, banners and cartoons. He also drew cartoons for ''Prajabandhu'' weekly; ''Gati'' and ''Rekha'' magazines edited by [[Jayanti Dalal]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Moothi Uncheran Gujaratio:A Collection of Biographies|last=Vyas|first=Rajni|publisher=Gurjar Grantha Ratna Karyalaya|year=2009|isbn=978-81-8480-286-3|location=[[Ahmedabad]]|page=151|quote=|via=|language=gu}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Rhythm|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NlTrAAAAMAAJ|volume=12-13|year=1964|publisher=A. Mukherjee|page=39}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Press in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ne85AAAAMAAJ|year=1967|publisher=Office of the Registrar of Newspapers.|page=89|chapter=Part 2}}</ref>

In 1948, he went to [[Bombay]] and joined ''Hindustan'' daily. After death of [[Sardar Patel]], ''Hindustan'' stopped. He worked with ''Janmabhoomi'' from 1955 to 1959. In 1959, he joined English daily ''[[The Free Press Journal]]'' and his cartoon as also published in their [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] daily ''Janshakti''. His cartoons on politics and politician were influential. Due to political pressure, he left job in 1972. In 1978, he came to [[Ahmedabad]] and joined ''[[Sandesh (Indian newspaper)|Sandesh]]'' where he worked for years.<ref name="UpadhyayTrust1994">{{cite book|author1=Madhuker Upadhyay|author2=Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust|title=Punch line: a selection of cartoons against communalism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dPRtAAAAMAAJ|year=1994|publisher=Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust}}</ref> He had illustrated several books and magazines.<ref name=":0" />

He died on 8 August 2003.<ref name=":0" />

==Works==
He drew under pen names Chakor, Bansi and Kishor Vakil.<ref name="SBJ2012"/><ref name="Kendra2007"/> His illustration of Indian lady welcoming with folded hand is very popular.<ref name="Pandya 2016">{{cite web | last=Pandya | first=Bhavesh | title=બંસીલાલ વર્મા: ‘ચકોર’ ‘ચિત્રકાર અને લેખક ’ ઉત્તર ગુજરાતનું વૈશ્વિક ગૌરવ. | website='Be the change' | date=1 August 2016 | url=http://www.bhaveshpandya.org/2016/08/blog-post.html | language=gu | accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref>

His books of cartoons and caricatures are also published. His large number of cartoons are published in newspapers and magazines. He had also painted domes of some [[Jain temple]]s, 25 paintings, large number of illustrations and covers for books. ''Vamanmathi Virat'' is his notable collection of cartoons on [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]. He also illustrated two colouring books published by Khadi and Gramodyog. He has published children's comic books; ''Hanuman'', ''Shiv-Parvati'', ''Karna'', ''Vikram Ane Vetal'' and ''Veer Balko''. Some of his paintings are stored in Mysore Art Gallery. His humour articles are collected in ''Vinod Vatika''. He has written essays such as ''Bharatma Angreji Amal'' and ''Shantimay Kranti''.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="SBJ2012">{{cite web | title=બંસીલાલ વર્મા (ચકોર), Bansilal Verma | website=ગુજરાતી પ્રતિભા પરિચય | date=24 October 2012 | url=https://sureshbjani.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/bansilal-verma/ | language=gu | accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="Khorana1991">{{cite book|author=Meena Khorana|title=The Indian Subcontinent in Literature for Children and Young Adults: An Annotated Bibliography of English-language Books|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GSjcQ7Sm5E4C&pg=PA130|year=1991|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-25489-5|page=130}}</ref>

==Recognition==
He won a prize at Third International Salon of Cartoons in [[Montreal]], Canada for a cartoon titled ''If Dragon Comes To UN'', published in ''The Free Press Journal''.<ref name="en">{{cite book|title=Enlite|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q_0nAAAAMAAJ|volume=1|year=1967|publisher=Light Publications|page=36}}</ref> He had also received ''Sanskar Award'', ''Surat Lions Shield'', ''Kamalashankar Pandya Award'' and ''Vadnagar Nagrik Sanman''. He received Ravishankar Raval Award instituted by [[Government of Gujarat]].<ref name=":0" /> A square near Vasna-Pirana bridge in [[Ahmedabad]] is named after him.

==References==
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