Sudhir Dar was an Indian cartoonist and illustrator. He was born in Allahabad in 1932. Dar began his career in the 1950s as an announcer for All India Radio. During a talk radio programme, he drew a picture of The Statesman's news editor, which resulted in a job offer. He worked for The Statesman under editor Evan Charlton without any professional training from 1961 until 1967, producing front-page pocket cartoons under the title Out of My Mind. After that, he spent more than 20 years working as a political cartoonist for the Hindustan Times, starting in 1967. Dar retired in 2000 but kept up his freelance activities. He experienced a heart attack on November 25, 2019, and passed away in Noida.