Shivram Dattatreya Phadnis, also known as S. D. Phadnis, was born on July 29, 1925. He was an illustrator and cartoonist from India. He is well renowned for his cartoons with no captions that are vividly painted and frequently appear on magazine covers. In the early 1950s, Antarkar founded another magazine called Mohini. It demonstrated that without the aid of words, cartoons may be just as engaging and aesthetically beautiful as paintings. This was the time when the covers of Diwali magazines traditionally featured images of beautiful young ladies or popular film actresses. Phadnis designed a cartoon for the 1952 Diwali issue of this magazine. It showcased a man wearing a mouse-print shirt and a woman wearing a cat-print sari who were standing side by side at a bus stop. This creation not only broke the existing trend but was also well received by the audience. This was the beginning of what was to become a pioneer in terms of Diwali issue covers. He has made a substantial contribution to the Marathi publishing sector and the larger community of cartoonists over the course of a career spanning more than 60 years.

Satyajit Ray was an Indian director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and composer. He is one of the all-time great filmmakers, according to many. He was a Calcutta native. Pather Panchali, the first movie directed by Ray, earned eleven international awards, including the first Best Human Documentary prize at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. Ray was the director of 36 films, including long and short films as well as documentaries. In the course of his career, Ray won a number of prestigious honours, including an Academy Honorary Award in 1992, 36 Indian National Cinema accolades, a Golden Lion, a Golden Bear, two Silver Bears, and numerous more accolades at international cinema festivals and ceremonies. He received an honorary degree from Oxford University in 1978. The Government of India honoured him with the Bharat Ratna, its highest civilian award, in 1992.

Dinanath Dalal was an Indian painter and illustrator. Dalal was born as Narsingh Damodar Dalal Naik on 30 May 1916, in Comba, Goa. He was a Saraswat Brahmin who participated in religious celebrations. He is highly renowned for the artwork that appeared on book covers, stories, cartoons, calendars, and pictures, particularly in the Deepavali magazine, and which became popular with the general public. His artwork covered a wide range of topics, including politics, social issues, mythology, and history. At first, he studied classical painting in a structured setting at the Ketkar Art Institute in Mumbai. In 1937, he went on to graduate from the Sir J.J. School of Art.