Overview
- Miranda’s birth centenary is being marked in Goa with an exhibition and a talk hosted by architect Gerard da Cunha, who is expanding public access to the artist’s work through Mario Galleries.
- The Mario Gallery’s “The World of Mario” Instagram is releasing a centenary series that traces his life from Loutolim to Bombay and beyond.
- His pen-and-ink drawings turned crowded buses, joint-family scenes, Goa’s taverns and Mumbai cafés into warm, witty portraits of everyday India.
- He worked full time at publications like Current and The Illustrator Weekly of India and later published A Little World of Humour (1968), Goa Agogo (1971), Goa With Love (1974) and Mario’s American Sketchbook (1975).
- His legacy endures in murals across Goa and in national honours that include the Padma Shri, the Padma Bhushan and a posthumous Padma Vibhushan.