Calligraphy maestro Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi – commonly known as Sadequain – was honoured by Google on his 87th birth anniversary with a doodle.

Google said they are honouring ‘his contributions to the arts and to public space’.

Sadequain was born in June 30, 1923 in British India and passed away on February 10, 1987, in Karachi.

The late artist was known for his Islamic calligraphy and paintings. He painted vast murals and even wrote powerful poetry. Despite his talent, Sadequain rejected material wealth and ‘was known to give his paintings away for free, even refusing to take on commissions from royalty and heads of state around the world’, according to Google.

Many of Sadequain’s prolific works still adorn walls of public buildings in Pakistan and India. These include ‘Quest for Knowledge’ on the ceiling of Lahore Museum and his mural on the ceiling of Frere Hall in Karachi. Work on the latter started in 1986 and was left incomplete on February 10, 1987, because of his death.