Noted cartoonist R.K. Laxman dead
R.K. Laxman, legendary cartoonist and creator of the “The Common Man”, passed away on Monday evening in a Pune hospital. He was 94.
Laxman, who had been bedridden for several months, had multi-organ dysfunction and had been admitted to the hospital on January 16.
On Monday, he suffered a cardiac arrest and was declared dead at 6.30 pm.
Renowned cartoonist and creator of the “The Common Man”, R.K. Laxman passed away on Monday evening in a Pune hospital. He was 94.
Laxman, who had been bedridden for several months, had multi-organ dysfunction and had been admitted to the hospital on January 16. On Monday, he suffered a cardiac arrest and was declared dead at 6.30 pm.
Rasipuram Laxman was born on October 24, 1921 in Mysore. His father was a headmaster and his older brother was the celebrated writer R.K. Narayan. He had been residing in Pune with his family.
He started his career in newspapers and magazines such as Swarajya and later became a fulltime political cartoonist for The Free Press Journal in Mumbai. Shiv Sena chief, the late Bal Thackeray, was his colleague.
In September 2003, Laxman suffered a stroke that left his left side paralysed. He, however, had partly recovered from its effects. On June 20, 2010, he was
Laxman started his career in newspapers and magazines such as Swarajya and later became a fulltime political cartoonist for The Free Press Journal in Mumbai. Shiv Sena chief, the late Bal Thackeray, was his colleague.
He was the younger brother of R.K. Narayan.
admitted to a Mumbai hospital after being transported by an air ambulance from Pune.
He was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts (1984), the Padma Vibhushan (2005), Lifetime Achievement Award for Journalism (2008) and the Pune Pandit Award by the Art & Music Foundation for excellence in Creative Communication (2012).