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Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Laxman [1] (24 October 1921 – 26 January 2015) was an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. [2] He is 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]
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.
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 ...
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”...
Oct 23, 2013 · For most of his 57 years - 34 of almost daily drawing for The Times of India group of publications - R.K. Laxman has emerged as the consummate communicator in the business of communication, a man whose ideas have not staled, and whose sense of the ridiculous has seldom failed.
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, 2015 · Capturing the entire gamut of idiosyncrasies of Indian politicians in an innocuous newspaper box with his cartoons, R K Laxman immortalised the passive, hapless common man with an uncanny perception and sarcasm in a daily commentary on his life that brought smiles to millions.
Jan 30, 2015 · R. K. Laxman, a fixture of Indian society whose satirical comic strip featuring a character he called the Common Man appeared daily on the front page of The Times of India for more than five...
Feb 16, 2021 · RK Laxman, who passed away in 2015, has been called one of the earliest social media activists of the country. He started highlighting issues in his own way, without garnering hate, and helped...
From 1947, throughout the entire history of independent India, R.K. Laxman's cartoons have appeared regularly in The Times of India, commenting on every possible aspect of India's social and...
