R K Laxman was the younger brother of R K Narayan, the famous writer whose work was set around the fictional south Indian town of Malgudi. Laxman had been living in Pune for several years.
R K Laxman had suffered a stroke in August 2003. and a mild stroke again in 2010. Earlier, he had developed complications in his throat and kidneys. Laxman had other medical issues like diabetes and hypertension.
R K Laxman is best known for his creation “the Common Man” for his daily cartoon strip “You Said It” started in 1951 in “The Times of India”.
Legendary cartoonist R.K. Laxman, who was cremated with full state
honours on Tuesday Jan 27,2015, being carried on a bier past the statue of the common man at
Symbiosis Institute in Pune
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