R.K. Laxman

R.K. Laxman

• Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Iyer Laxman (born 24 October 1921, Mysore, India) is an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist.
• He is best known for his creation 'The Common Man', for his daily cartoon strip, "You Said It" in The Times of India, which started in 1951.
• His older brother is the famous novelist R. K. Narayan.
• He suffered a stroke in 2003 that rendered him paralyzed on the left side of his body.
• He was awarded Padma Vibhushan by the Govt. of India in 2005 and Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts in 1984.