Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Laxman was a cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. He was best known for his creation The Common Man and for his daily cartoon strip, “You Said It” in The Times of India, which started in 1951.
Laxman started his career as a part-time cartoonist, working mostly for local newspapers and magazines. While a college student, he illustrated his elder brother R. K. Narayan’s stories in The Hindu. His first full-time job was as a political cartoonist for The Free Press Journal in Mumbai. Later, he joined The Times of India, and became famous for “The Common Man” character.
Name: Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Laxman
Born: 24 October 1921 at Mysuru, Karnataka
Died: 26 January 2015 (aged 93) at Pune, Maharashtra
Spouse: Kamala Laxman
Awards: Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Ramon Magsaysay Award