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Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Laxman [1] (24 October 1921 – 26 January 2015) was an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. [2] He was best known for his creation The Common Man and for his daily cartoon strip, You Said It in The Times of India, which started in 1951. [3]
May 6, 2024 · R.K. Laxman (born October 24, 1921, Mysore [now Mysuru], India—died January 26, 2015, Pune) was an Indian cartoonist who created the daily comic strip You Said It, which chronicled Indian life and politics through the eyes of the “common man,” a bulbous-nosed bespectacled observer dressed in a dhoti and a distinctive checked coat who ...
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R K Laxman, growing up, had unique opportunities. To be surrounded by musicians, writers, dancers, artists. Educationalists, film personalities and even Royal families. They were often visitors to the household that was his.
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Oct 23, 2013 · During the 34 years he has worked for The Times of India, cartoonist R.K. Laxman has become something of a media legend, and an early-morning habit for millions of the newspaper's readers. A man whose art has never flagged, Laxman himself has scrupulously avoided the public eye.
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Jan 29, 2016 · When R. K. Laxman passed away on January 26 last year, the people of India bade goodbye to the man who reigned over the world of Indian cartooning. Easily recognized by his “common man”...
Jan 26, 2015 · Legendary Indian cartoonist RK Laxman has died aged 94. For over five decades from 1951, his daily cartoon appeared on the front page of The Times of India, where the cartoonist offered a...
Jan 26, 2016 · We revisit some of RK Laxman’s cartoons that were drawn at crucial junctures of India’s history since 1947. And hey, we have animated them just a little bit,...
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