| Name(s) |
Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Iyer
Laxman (R.K. LAXMAN) |
| Date of
Birth |
October 24, 1921
- Mysore, India. |
| Date of
Death |
January 26, 2015 |
|
Identity |
Indian cartoonist,
illustrator, and humorist. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1951: He is best known for
his creation "The Common Man", for his
daily cartoon strip, "You Said It" in The Times of India,
which started in 1951.
- 1954: He created a popular
mascot for the Asian Paints group called Gattu.
- 1973: Padma Bhushan
- Govt. of India
- 1984: He received the Ramon
Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative
Communication Arts.
- December 19, 2001: The
Indian President, K.R. Narayanan, unveiled the 8-feet tall
bronze statue of his creation 'The Common Man' at the
entrance of the Symbiosis Society in Pune.
- 2005: Padma
Vibhushan - Govt. of India
- January 29, 2008: Lifetime
Achievement Award for Journalism - CNN IBN TV18.
- 2012: 'Pune Pandit'
Award (Scholar of Pune Award) by the Art & Music Foundation
for excellence in 'Creative Communication'
|
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- One of his elder brothers, R.K. Narayan, is a
novelist.
- His earliest work was for newspapers and magazines such
as Swarajya and Blitz.
- His first full-time job was as a political cartoonist
for the The Free Press Journal in Mumbai, where Bal
Thackeray, was his colleague.
- Laxman later joined The Times of India, beginning a
career that has spanned for over fifty years.
- His cartoons also appeared in Hindi and Tamil
films.
- He also drew the sketches for the television adaptation
of Malgudi Days which was written by his elder brother R K
Narayan.
- He had been decorated with the following awards:
- B.D. Goenka Award - The Indian Express
- Durga Ratan Gold Medal - Hindustan Times
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