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|name = Maya Kamath<br />
|image = MayaKamath.jpg<br />
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1951|03|12|df=yes}}<br />
|birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[India]]<br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|2001|10|26|1951|03|12|df=yes}}<br />
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|occupation = [[Cartoonist]], illustrator<br />
|nationality = Indian<br />
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|spouse = Amarnath Kamath<br />
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|known_for = [[Indian Institute of Cartoonists#Maya Kamath Memorial Award|MKMA]]<br />
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'''Maya Kamath''' (1951-2001) was an Indian cartoonist.<br />
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Born in [[Mumbai|Bombay]], India, Kamath spent her formative years in [[Delhi]], and acquired an MA in English literature. Drawing was a childhood hobby and she became an illustrator with Macmillan publishers and a drawing teacher at [[Sophia's School]]. It was the sight of sketches in a book titled ''[[For Better or for Worse]]'', by [[Lynn Johnston]], that inspired her to draw cartoons<ref>[https://wn.com/maya_kamath/news Maya Kamath, Indian Cartoonist] By wn.com </ref> .{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}<br />
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Kamath's career as a cartoonist began in 1985 with ''The Evening Herald'' a publication of the [[Deccan Herald]] group. She later worked for Indian newspapers such as ''[[The Indian Express]]'', ''[[The Asian Age]]'' and ''[[The Times of India]]''. She also contributed environmental cartoons in a German collection called ''Third World''. In October 1998, the [[Karnataka]] Cartoonists' Association presented her with an award at their 7th Cartoonists' Conference.<br />
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Her collection is currently with SPARROW link below and has been published as ''The World of MAYA''.<br />
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At the time of her death Kamath was India's only female political cartoonist.<br />
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==Maya Kamath Memorial Award==<br />
[[File:Logo_of_IIC.jpg|125x125px|thumb|Logo of MKMA: [[Indian Institute of Cartoonists|IIC]].]]<br />
Kamath died at the age of 50. Her husband, Amarnath Kamath, instituted the annual Maya Kamath Memorial Award (MKMA) in 2008 under the aegis of the [[Indian Institute of Cartoonists]]. It recognises excellence in cartooning and is followed by an exhibition of the cartoons at the Indian Cartoon Gallery.<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-dna-cartoonist-manjul-wins-maya-kamath-award-for-excellence-1384607 Maya Kamath Award 2009] By Agrawal, Ruchita in Daily News & Analysis, May 18, 2010]</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.cartoonistsindia.com/htm/homage.htm homage by cartoonist of India]<br />
* [http://www.sparrowonline.org/project-maya-kamath.html SPARROW brief on Maya]<br />
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