Chandi Lahiri was an Indian journalist and cartoonist. He was born in West Bengal's ancient township of Nabadwip. He graduated from Vidyasagar College, Nabadwip. He finished his postgraduation in Bengali at the University of Kolkata. In 1951, he started his career as a journalist at the "Dainik Loksevak" newspaper. When his friend and fellow cartoonist Amal Chakraborty departed the magazine house's Bengali daily cartoon section, "Tirjak," he took over. He initially joined Anandabazar Patrika in 1961, then the English daily The Hindusthan Standard. As a cartoonist, he joined the organisation in 1962 and spent close to 30 years there. He worked with numerous other media organisations for the following 20 years. He also designed the animation sequence for a colour series on Doordarshan in the late 1970s. His work was also used in popular advertisements.