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India- Legendary Indian cartoonist RK Laxman has died in hospital at the age of 94 following multiple-organ failure, BBC reports.
He was being treated for an infection at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in the western city of Pune.
A brother of the late novelist RK Narayan, Laxman was renowned for holding up a mirror to Indian daily life and politics.
His daily cartoon "You said it" had appeared on the front page of The Times of India for more than 50 years.
He was best known for his iconic "Common Man" character, an eight-foot-tall bronze statue of which was unveiled in Pune in December 2001.
"I wouldn't say politicians represent the country. I don't think they do. They have forgotten the common man, they think the common man belongs to them, to serve them," Laxman is quoted as saying.
His daily cartoon was also known for lampooning political leaders, sparing no-one. One of those caricatured by Laxman, former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, surprised the cartoonist by ringing him up, not to complain, but to request a signed copy of the cartoon to frame.
#India #Laxman
He was being treated for an infection at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in the western city of Pune.
A brother of the late novelist RK Narayan, Laxman was renowned for holding up a mirror to Indian daily life and politics.
His daily cartoon "You said it" had appeared on the front page of The Times of India for more than 50 years.
He was best known for his iconic "Common Man" character, an eight-foot-tall bronze statue of which was unveiled in Pune in December 2001.
"I wouldn't say politicians represent the country. I don't think they do. They have forgotten the common man, they think the common man belongs to them, to serve them," Laxman is quoted as saying.
His daily cartoon was also known for lampooning political leaders, sparing no-one. One of those caricatured by Laxman, former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, surprised the cartoonist by ringing him up, not to complain, but to request a signed copy of the cartoon to frame.
#India #Laxman