R.K. Laxman, who passed away on 26 January 2015, was an
Indian cartoonist, illustrator and humourist. He created the daily comic strip You Said It, in The Times of Indi, which started in 1951. It 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
served as a silent point-of-view character for readers.
Laxman’s “common man” was witty and
sarcastic but never venomous, and his outlook was said to represent that of
countless average Indians. The comic strip also served as the basis for a
comedy series on Indian TV, R.K. Laxman
Ki Duniya (2011–13).
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) and an autobiography, The
Tunnel of Time (1998). In addition, numerous collections of
Laxman’s cartoons were published. In 2005 he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan,
India’s second highest civilian honour.
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