94th birthday of cartoonist R.K. Laxman

Rasipuram Krishnaswamy iyer Laxman is his full name. He is well known for the creation of Common man. His elder brother was famous writer R. K. Narayan.

rambabu wrote:

Rasipuram Krishnaswamy iyer Laxman is his full name. He is well known for the creation of Common man. His elder brother was famous writer R. K. Narayan.

Rambabu you are also from R.K. Laxman profession. You know much more about him. Write more about him.

The uncommon man behind the ‘common man’ has left us on 26^th January 2015. Now the Common Man is alone, without his creator, and has to take care of himself.

RAMAKRISHNAN. A wrote:

The uncommon man behind the ‘common man’ has left us on 26^th January 2015. Now the Common Man is alone, without his creator, and has to take care of himself.

creator never died they always alive in their creations and in heart of peoples.

Yes, his creations live; and also the millions of smiles he has left behind.

Whoever loves cartoon will never forget R.K.Laxman's creation be it any.

anil wrote:

rambabu wrote:

Rasipuram Krishnaswamy iyer Laxman is his full name. He is well known for the creation of Common man. His elder brother was famous writer R. K. Narayan.

Rambabu you are also from R.K. Laxman profession. You know much more about him. Write more about him.

Dear Anil, First of all, even though I too draw cartoons, R.K Laxman is a giant and I'm mere a speck.  Kahan R.K Laxman Aur Kahan Main ? He is in the sky and I'm on the ground.

Now let me tell about late R.K Laxman. He worked as a regular cartoonist in the beginning days as a political catoonist in The Freepress Journal, Mumbai. Later he Joined The Times of India and became famous for his Immortal cartoon  " Common man."

 His cartoons remain forever.

One of the cartoons which impressed me was, A dialogue between two Villagers. Both had seen that a laughing politician approaching their village for the first time after his election.

They say, It seems, it is the election Time now.

rambabu wrote:

anil wrote:

rambabu wrote:

Rasipuram Krishnaswamy iyer Laxman is his full name. He is well known for the creation of Common man. His elder brother was famous writer R. K. Narayan.

Rambabu you are also from R.K. Laxman profession. You know much more about him. Write more about him.

Dear Anil, First of all, even though I too draw cartoons, R.K Laxman is a giant and I'm mere a speck.  Kahan R.K Laxman Aur Kahan Main ? He is in the sky and I'm on the ground.

Now let me tell about late R.K Laxman. He worked as a regular cartoonist in the beginning days as a political catoonist in The Freepress Journal, Mumbai. Later he Joined The Times of India and became famous for his Immortal cartoon  " Common man."

 His cartoons remain forever.

One of the cartoons which impressed me was, A dialogue between two Villagers. Both had seen that a laughing politician approaching their village for the first time after his election.

They say, It seems, it is the election Time now.

Very funny, what cartoonist express in their cartoon is bitter, but it is sugar and laughing gas coated. 

anil wrote:

rambabu wrote:

anil wrote:

rambabu wrote:

Rasipuram Krishnaswamy iyer Laxman is his full name. He is well known for the creation of Common man. His elder brother was famous writer R. K. Narayan.

Rambabu you are also from R.K. Laxman profession. You know much more about him. Write more about him.

Dear Anil, First of all, even though I too draw cartoons, R.K Laxman is a giant and I'm mere a speck.  Kahan R.K Laxman Aur Kahan Main ? He is in the sky and I'm on the ground.

Now let me tell about late R.K Laxman. He worked as a regular cartoonist in the beginning days as a political catoonist in The Freepress Journal, Mumbai. Later he Joined The Times of India and became famous for his Immortal cartoon  " Common man."

 His cartoons remain forever.

One of the cartoons which impressed me was, A dialogue between two Villagers. Both had seen that a laughing politician approaching their village for the first time after his election.

They say, It seems, it is the election Time now.

Very funny, what cartoonist express in their cartoon is bitter, but it is sugar and laughing gas coated. 

True. cartoons make you laugh especially cartoons with satire. They remind us about the sorry state of affairs prevailing in the society and poke us in a subtle and smooth manner.

 

A great cartoonist indeed. It was heartening to see the Google Doodle yesterday on the Google Homepage yesterday as a tribute to the legend. Just loved it.

Greatness has no death. It is immortal. Google Doodle paying rich tributes to Late R.K. Laxman even after his death is an example. Though Laxman is no more with us, he lives in  the hearts  of the people for his social service through his cartoons with satire. His cartoons are not just cartoons. They carried the message about societal irregularities.

Laxman was a sharp observer of events and had to produce a cartoon daily for publication in the Times of India next day, Readers like me would first see his cartoon and then read the headline most of the time. His cartoons were an addiction. His cartoons are his best memories.

True. Creating cartoon a day warrants for lot of imagination and creativity. Of course keen observation of the surroundings will go a long way in any creative field. R. K. Laxman's cartoons are not just laugh evoking cartoons. They remind you of disorderliness in the society.

One of my favorite cartoon is depiction of a CEO of  a  Public sector production plant. He was explaining the visiting Minister saying " Ever since we stopped production, we started making profits."

Here is one of my favorite cartoons of RK Laxman.  Scientists are working on ‘Man on the Moon Project’ in a Space Centre. At that time one scientist brings Common Man and introduces to others:  “This is our man! He can survive without water, food, light, air, shelter,...........!”

RAMAKRISHNAN. A wrote:

Here is one of my favorite cartoons of RK Laxman.  Scientists are working on ‘Man on the Moon Project’ in a Space Centre. At that time one scientist brings Common Man and introduces to others:  “This is our man! He can survive without water, food, light, air, shelter,...........!”

Ahaha. Another trait the Common Man is blessed with is, He never Protests. He remains a silent spectator of the events.

94th birthday of R K Lakshman

some of the best cartoons of R K L were written for a Kannada newspaper called Navabharata  during the seventies when he came up with a new cartoon each week day...they were hilarious but at the same time hard hitting....

Another one of his cartoons shows two famished farmers looking at an landing helicopter on a barren field. One farmer says, have elections been announced.

At present time work of cartoonist is not easy. Our politicians have not tolerance power. Mamta Banerjee CM of WB send one cartoonist behind bar. Jawahar Lal Nehru first PM of India said to R.K. Laxman, when you sketch cartoon on me, send one poitrait of it to me.

Regarding our political leaders, RK Laxman once said:  “……That’s what politics is all about today. Blah-blah-blah. The day that stops and the quality of our leaders improve, I will have to retire and go away.”

The Legendary R. K. Laxman was a self made satirist. His forte is Political satire. His favorite bird is Crow. He has drawn innumerable number of Crows.

One of his cartoons that I like immensely is, A serpentine Queue standing before the Ration Shop. A man in the queue posts a letter to his wife through the Post Box, just by the side of the road. An inquisitive person asks him, to whom he has written the letter.. The man replies, " To my wife.  Four days ago I left my home for the Rations. I informed her that I was safe and standing in the Ration queue."

As usual, the Common man looks silently.