The legendary cartoonist Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Laxman(R.K.Laxman) is best known for his creation The Common Man. Born on 23 October 1924, R.K. Laxman is widely regarded as India's greatest-ever cartoonist. His father was a teacher at a local school and he had seven other siblings. Laxman was inspired by the cartoons, which appeared in renowned magazines like Punch. He started drawing whatever caught his attention and graduated from the University of Mysore.
He started his career with magazines like Swarajya and Blitz. His elder brother R.K.Narayan was a famous English novelist. He illustrated his elder brother R K Narayan's stories in The Hindu. He started off as a political cartoonist for the Free Press Journal, before joining The Times of India, with which he has been associated for over fifty years. His cartoon strip "You Said It", which features The Common Man, has attained cult status. He created the popular mascot for the Asian Paints Group called Gattu. Besides, he has written many books.
Besides the B.D. Goenka Award awarded by the Indian Express, the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts, he has awarded the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhusan by the Union Government.
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