It is shocking to hear of the sad
demise of R.K.Laxman , the celebrity
cartoonist albeit at a ripe old age of 94. In essence he was the voice of the common
man. His cartoon strip “You said it !”
adorned the pages of “Times of India “ for more than half a century .The paper gained popularity due also to
Laxman’s cartoons apart from
high quality editorials and well
written articles that the paper carried.
Fearless as he was, no one, howsoever high and mighty could escape his sharp
eye and wit . In fact he held a mirror to the political class of the times The late Jawahar Lal Nehru personally complimented Laxman by making a telephone call, when post
1962 war with China, his cartoon featuring Nehru, obviously not in a favourable
light appeared in TOI. That speaks volumes for
both great personalities .
R I P Mr. Laxman
!
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