R. K. Laxman

Not to be confused with K. Laxman.
In this Indian name, the name Rasipuram Krishnaswami is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Laxman.
R.K. Laxman
Born
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman

(1921-10-24)24 October 1921
Mysore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India (present-day Mysuru, Karnataka, India)
Died26 January 2015(2015-01-26) (aged 93)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Cartoonist, illustrator
Known forCommon Man
Spouses
RelativesR. K. Narayan (brother)
AwardsPadma Bhushan
Padma Vibhushan
Ramon Magsaysay Award
Websitehttp://rklaxman.com/
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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]

R. K. Laxman started his career as a part-time cartoonist, working mostly for local newspapers and magazines. While as a college student, he illustrated his older brother R. K. Narayan's stories in The Hindu.[4] His first full-time job was as a political cartoonist for The Free Press Journal in Mumbai. Later, he joined The Times of India, and became famous for The Common Man character, which turned out to be the turning point in Laxman's life.

  1. ^ Ranga Rao (1 January 2006). R.K. Narayan. Sahitya Akademi. p. 11. ISBN 978-81-260-1971-7. Retrieved 11 March 2012. Pg. 11 in the source says that Laxman & his brother Narayan were Tamil Iyer Brahmins.
  2. ^ Laxman's-eye view[usurped] Frontline Magazine – 18–31 July 1998
  3. ^ "Times of India cartoonist RK Laxman dies after illness". BBC. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. ^ 10 things you need to know about RK Laxman