Today’s tribute of Google Doodle to RK Laxman, creator of Common Man

Laxman, who had worked in various places, created the popular mascot for the Asian Paints group Gattu in 1954. He’s seen sketching out an illustration of the Common Man, his best known creation.

The doodle, just like Laxman’s sketches which created history – depicts a studio in three parts, comprising his work desk, the artist sitting on a chair drawing his famous “Common Man” on a vertical canvas, with the Common Man peeping from behind, and a collection of work canvasses shown at the end.

Click on the doodle will take you to the search web page the place quite a few websites are listed offering info associated to him and his compositions.

Never rigid in views and averse to ceremonial rigour, Laxman had settled down in Pune from the last several years where he was accorded a state funeral.

Laxman, whose artwork work additionally consists of sketches from the TV present Malgudi Days, written by his brother RK Narayan, began off with his profession as a cartoonist by doing half-time jobs for native newspapers and magazines.

IBNLive’s Soumyadip Choudhury had posted this unofficial Google doodle when the news of Laxman’s death came in.

Laxman has been honoured with multiple national and global awards – the Padma Bhushan (1973), Ramon Magsaysay Award (1984) and Padma Vibhushan (2005), among others.

He is survived by wife, authoress Kamala Laxman, son Srinivas, a retired journalist and daughter-in-law Usha.