We would like to pay our tribute to the veteran cartoonist, illustrator and humorist, R. K. Laxman who passed away on 26th January 2015.
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.
A BRIEF GLANCE AT HIS LIFE
Laxman was the youngest of seven siblings, and he developed an affinity for drawing at an early age. While at Maharaja’s College in Mysore, he illustrated his elder brother’s stories in The Hindu newspaper. He subsequently turned to political cartoons, which he drew for local newspapers. He worked at The Free Press Journal in Mumbai (Bombay) with Bal Thackeray, who was a cartoonist before founding the Shiv Sena party. Laxman then moved to The Times of India, where he would spend the rest of his career. There he created You Said It, a strip that would adorn the newspaper’s cover into the 21st century. Laxman’s “common man” was witty and sarcastic but never venomous, and his outlook was said to represent that of countless average Indians.
Laxman published numerous short stories, essays, and travel articles, some of which were collected in The Distorted Mirror (2003). He also wrote the novels The Hotel Riviera (1988) and The Messenger (1993), the short-story collection Servants of India (2000), and an autobiography, The Tunnel of Time (1998). In addition, numerous collections of Laxman’s cartoons have been published. In 2005 he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian honour.
even though i don't know about him the history him is nice and let his soul rest in peace as he had died on republic day
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ReplyDeleteHis short intro gives an very strong message no matter whatever ur intrest is in you r suppose to carry out that particular task at your best to create an history
R.K.Laxman was a prodigy by his own merit.
ReplyDeleteHe had the unique ability of blending humour and satire through his sketches.
He conveyed powerful messages using simple strokes which were amusing yet thought-provoking.
The voice of the common man was very efficiently brought out by him.
May his soul rest in peace.
R.K Laxman was a man who got affinity for drawing at an early age which genereally people do not get.That is a sign of people who are born great n become an inspiration for the rest ! may sould of this great artist rest in peace !
ReplyDeleteR.K Laxman was a man who got affinity for drawing at an early age which genereally people do not get.That is a sign of people who are born great n become an inspiration for the rest ! may sould of this great artist rest in peace !
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