Back آر. كى. لاكسمان ARZ আৰ কে লক্ষ্মণ Assamese রাসীপুরম কৃষ্ণস্বামী লক্ষ্মণ Bengali/Bangla R. K. Laxman French आर के लक्ष्मण Hindi R. K. Laxman ID ಆರ್.ಕೆ.ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣ್ Kannada ആർ.കെ. ലക്ഷ്മൺ Malayalam आर.के. लक्ष्मण Marathi ଆର. କେ. ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମଣ OR
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| Born | Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman 24 October 1921 |
| Died | 26 January 2015 (aged 93) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Cartoonist, illustrator |
| Known for | Common Man |
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| Relatives | R. K. Narayan (brother) |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan Padma Vibhushan Ramon Magsaysay Award |
| Website | http://rklaxman.com/ |
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Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Laxman's-eye view[usurped] Frontline Magazine – 18–31 July 1998
- ^ "Times of India cartoonist RK Laxman dies after illness". BBC. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ 10 things you need to know about RK Laxman