B. V. Ramamurthy
# B. V. Ramamurthy

B. V. Ramamurthy (14.10.1933 - 23.03.2004) was an Indian cartoonist from Bangalore. His regular cartoons were published in newspapers such as the Deccan Herald, Prajavani, Mayura and Sudha from Karnataka. The cartoon column titled Mr. Citizen became popular among newspaper readers. The cartoonist tried to bring out the issues of a common man and also issue of ongoing political developments for over 33 years.

## Indian Institute of Cartoonists

He was the first chairperson of the Indian Institute of Cartoonists until his death in 2004.

Exhibitions of Ramamurthy's cartoons organised by Indian Institute of Cartoonists at Indian Cartoon Gallery. :

| Date | Exhibition | Inaugurated by |
| - | - | - |
| 16th Aug 2007 | B. V. Ramamurthy, V. G. Narendra and B.G. Gujjarappa. | T. N. Chaturvedi |
| 30 June 2012 | World of Ramamurthy | K.N. Harikumar |
| Feb 04–25, 2017 | World of Ramamurthy | ... |
