C. M. Vitankar was an illustrator who created several covers for the popular Indian comic book series Amar Chitra Katha as well as another lesser-known series Manoj Chitra Katha. In Mumbai, he also worked as a poster artist for the Hindi cinema business, according to Nandini Chandra, the author of The Classic Popular: Amar Chitra Katha, 1967–2007. He created the illustrations for several Amar Chitra Katha comics edited and published by Anant Pai, including "Ganesha," "Tales of Shiva," "Arjuna," "The Monkey and the Boy," and "Karttikeya."