Rip Rk Laxman... India Loses Great Cartoonist

[Hyderabad_Nawab]

 

Renowned cartoonist RK Laxman died on Monday evening in a private hospital in Pune. Laxman breathed his last on India's 66th Republic Day at around 7PM. 94-year-old Laxman was suffering from age-related illness. Laxman, brother of late novelist RK Narayan, is survived by writer wife Kamala, retired journalist son Srinivas and daughter-in-law Usha. His condition had worsened last Sunday following which he was supported by ventilator.

RK Laxman was born in Mysore. His father was a headmaster and Laxman was the youngest of six sons. His older brother is the famous novelist RK Narayan who was quite popular with Malgudi Days. Laxman carved out a niche with his cartoons. Laxman was popular for his 'You Said It' pocket cartoon in Times of India newspaper featuring the much-loved 'common man'.