R K Laxman: India's Finest Cartoonist
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"Common Man" statue in Pune.
R K Laxman was born on 23 October 1924. He is a famous cartoonist,
illustrator and humorist. His full name is Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Iyer
Laxman. He is widely regarded as one of India's greatest cartoonist
ever and is best known for his creation of the "Comman Man". His
"common man" depicts suffering, happiness and indifference towards
things going around him. Thus beginning his career with the "Times of India" which has lasted over 5 decades. In the honor of the "Comman Man" there is a statue in Pune, India.
He is married to author Kamala Laxman. And he is also the younger brother of the famous novelist R K Narayan.
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WOW!! You are really fast. I messed up while trying this properly. Anyway thanks for being the first to comment. I really enjoyed his cartoons which reflect the comman man's life so appropriately.
CW: Entertaining and light reading for the evening. My favorite is the "rain haversting" cartoon. :)
Thanks Marie for enjoying this hub. I just had to get it done by tomorrow for being eligible for the hubmob. I made some mistakes but hey it was my first hubmob. Anyway I enjoyed selecting some cartoons and glad you also liked it.
His works are great, thanks for sharing this.
It is interesting to see political humor in another country.
Good thought CW. Great tribute to a veteran. People like him bring pride to their country. Thx for putting this together.
Melody- Thanks for appreciating R K Laxman's works. It was a pleasure going through his cartoons for this hub.
Pete- Yes indeed political humor is always interesting. I guess it is one way of educating common folks via humor.
Anjali- Yes we all can be proud of few such legends. It was a pleasure although I wish I had spent a little more time in organizing this hub better.
Thanks everyone for stopping by and commenting.
Thanks for the short bio and the cartoons. I relish a sharp wit and political humor.
Hi Countrwomen,
Great article on RK Laxman, though some of the cartoons are by Ajit Ninan, another cartoonist par excellence.
Puppascott- Thanks for stopping by and liking these cartoons. I admire cartoonists who with there simple caricatures convey a deep message.
Hyde- I am not sure which cartoons are by Ajit Ninan. I had to sort out those that didn't have copy right from Times of India for R K laxman besides searching google images for R K laxman. Let me know so that I can rectify the mistake right away. Thanks for the observation.
Hey Countrywomen, this is a treat. I never knew we had similar hubs. I'm glad I now have time to get into hubbing again. Thank you for the socio-political relevant laughter. RK Laxman is my kind of cartonist man. My best:)
Great thought Countrywomen. This is awesome.
He is a gem, there is none like him. Thanks for sharing.
I am awed as always by very talented people like RK! Wow! Thanks for sharing. :-)
I am awed as always by very talented people like RK! Wow! Thanks for sharing. :-)
Yes he is the best one in the business. I never miss the left hand side of front page of "The Times of India"
Interesting to hear about a cartoonist I did not know about until today.
Thanks everybody for stopping by and commenting.
Im glad you shared this with the entire world. Im actually a big fan of him. His satarical humour is impressive to say the least.
Reena Daruwalla says:
6 months ago
Wow that was a treat! Laxman has been a morning staple since I learnt to read!