Iconic cartoonist and Padma Shri awardee, Narayan Debnath passed away at the age of 97 after a prolonged illness in Kolkata on Tuesday. He was undergoing treatment at Bellevue Hospital in Kolkata. Debnath was awarded India’s fourth-highest civilian award Padma Shri in 2021. Debnath immortalised comic characters such as Handa Bhonda, Batul the Great, and Nonte Fonte.

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