Mangaluru : Dr. Varnodhar (Dr. Pradeep Kumar S) from Mangalore, a specializes in Live caricatures, Digital Caricatures , character design & Paintings using different Medium. His other works include Concept Art, Invitations, Logo designs, Book Cover Art, Posters, Life Size Charcoal Caricatures & Wall Art and also live stage events.

A Dental Surgeon by profession for more than 20 years, having his own Dental Clinic in Thokkottu is son of Sanjeeva Bolar and Nalini S. Team Varnodhar organizes Summer Camps and Art Workshops pan India.

He has been a regular contributor and support for a NGO working for the Orphan Kids named Super Souls. He has raised funds on many occassions for the needy by doing live caricature and art events in malls and other places. He has been actively participating by contributing in the form of Mural and wall arts in Swacch Mangalore, a Swacch bharath abhyaan run by Ramakrishna Mission Mangalore.This has been appreciated by local newspapers and Bangalore Mirror.

His work is now been endorsed by many Customized Accessories brands and reknowned online sellers. He has been invited as Art Exhibitor for events including National College Fest and Art Conventions & also as Judge to National Level Art competitions.

On 15th of AUGUST 2015 he had been to Kargil War Memorial where he interacted with the Army Jawans & made caricatures for them and also gifted around more than 75 soldiers with his art posters for free as a Goodwill for their service to our nation. On 15th August 2016 he conducted free live digital caricatures and distributed free posters of his artwork to the Army veterans and their family members at the veterans meet in parachute regiment, Bangalore. He has also been invited to present his artwork and to be felicitated by the army at Kalka Unit, Chandigarh.

A regular Art Exhibitor with Comic Con India, an international Film and Comics Convention has also participated in Dubai Comiccon in 2018. He is also associated with many e-commerce companies including major international companies like WACOM.

His work is appreciated by celebrities like Neha Kakkar, Farhan akhter, Ranveer Singh, Ajay Devgan, Sunil Shetty, Rohith Shetty, Sohail Khan, Upendra, Raghu Dixit, Anupam Kher, Kunal Ganjawala, Baba Sehgal, Rakshith Shetty and more. He has also recently met Hollywood celebrity of the movie Shazam fame.

He has been featured on multiple newspapers like Bangalore Mirror, Times of India, Praja Vani, Hosa Digantha etc. Some art students have made dissertation of his journey as an artist and the books have been

submitted to Hampi and Mangalore University. He has been aired in Radio Mirchi and Red FM of Mangalore. He has been portrayed in lot of news papers including Times of India and social media sites for painting an abandomed road roller into a selfie spot as an initiative for Awacch Mangaluru Abhyaan.

Major future endeavors planned are a Comic saga to be launched in the coming Years and major Art Exhibitions and His own company and publications.

He masters the art of caricature and with his teaching experience combined is always appreciated by students attending his workshops. He is a role model for those who wish to continue in their path of passion and succeed.

By Ishwar M. Ail