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Rasipuram Krishnaswami 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]
Oct 20, 2024 · R.K. Laxman (born October 24, 1921, Mysore [now Mysuru], Karnataka, India—died January 26, 2015, Pune, Maharashtra) was an Indian cartoonist who created the daily comic strip You Said It, which chronicles Indian life and politics through the eyes of the Common Man, a bulbous -nosed, bespectacled observer dressed in a dhoti and a distinctive chec...
The common man is the creation of author and cartoonist RK Laxman. The Common Man, created in the year 1951, represents the hopes, aspirations, troubles and, perhaps, even foibles of the average Indian. Laxman once said of his Common Man, “He’s been with me throughout my career.
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman, famously known as R. K. Laxman was an Indian cartoonist who created the comic strip ‘You Said It’, featuring the “Common Man”—a silent observer representing the average Indian.
R K Laxman married his niece Kamala, His elder sister’s daughter, He had spent his childhood days with her. And they had grown up together. A beautiful woman and children’s story writer. Both RK and Kamala had always been a support for each other.
The Common Man is a cartoon character created by Indian author and cartoonist R. K. Laxman. For over a half of a century, the Common Man has represented the hopes, aspirations, troubles and perhaps even foibles of the average Indian , through a daily comic strip , You Said It in The Times of India .
