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  1. Signature. 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]

  2. 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 ...

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  3. Jan 29, 2016 · Learn about the life and work of R. K. Laxman, the creator of the common man character and the author of the pocket cartoon series \"You said it\". Explore his political and social commentary, his artistic style and influence, and his legacy in Indian cartooning culture.

  4. And he breathed life, on 24th October 1921, In the Royal Palace city-Mysore, this legend was born. Now, R K Laxman went to a municipal school, And unlike other kids- loved the classroom, He would spend his time observing his peers, And many a times even his teachers! A doodle of his teacher looking like a tiger cub.

  5. Gattu. When RK Laxman had to create a Mascot for Asian Paints, in order to draw inspiration he was smoking. Through the cloud of smoke he saw the image of a little boy with a paint- brush take shape. And "Gattu" mascot was born. www.rklaxman.com.

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  6. Sep 17, 2014 · The World. September 17, 2014. Updated on Jan. 26, 2015 · 7:30 PM EST. By Carol Hills. Indian cartoonist R.K. Laxman draws himself drawing his iconic character, The Common Man. Laxman 's political cartoons cover India's first 60 years of independence. (c) R. K. Laxman, India. Courtesy of Dr. Dharmendra Bhandari.

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  8. Jan 30, 2015 · By Haresh Pandya. Jan. 29, 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...

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