Rk Laxman

Naseeruddin Shah-Anupam Kher row: You don't have to be an egg to make an omlette

Naseerudding Shah should realise that the old adage holds true: you don’t have to be an egg to make an omelette.

Prestigious awards should be cherished and valued: President Mukherjee on 'award waapsi'

President Pranab Mukherjee made his disapproval of intelligentsia returning their awards in protest of 'rising intolerance' clear on Monday and said prestigious awards were a public recognition of talent, merit and hard work by peers and leaders in profession and such awards should be "cherished and valued"

Google doodles to pay tribute to cartoonist RK Laxman on birth anniversary

Google celebrated the 94th birthday of legendary cartoonist RK Laxman, the creator of The Common Man, with a special Doodle on Saturday.

Poetic justice for Common Man: Institution which had rejected Laxman to house his memorial

The Maharashtra government plans to erect a befitting memorial to the legendary cartoonist and creator of 'The Common Man', R.K. Laxman, on the campus of the Sir J.J. School of Arts.

The Uncommon Man: Google Doodle pays tribute to cartoonist RK Laxman on birth anniversary

Google celebrated the 94th birthday of legendary cartoonist RK Laxman, the creator of The Common Man, with a special Doodle

Cartoons, like news, should be instant, says political satirist Neelabh

Known for his political satires, Neelabh started his career as a sub-editor and a crime reporter at The Pioneer in Lucknow but later joined Target magazine as a cartoonist.

The Modi effect: PM's mention of Benjamin Franklin's autobiography sparks sales

At Firstpost, we decided to check out with book stores if the PM’s favourite book Benjamin Franklin's autobiography had triggered enquiries.

Laxman’s tongue-in-cheek humor was a stroke of genius, says HDFC's Parekh

Raghuram Rajan, Reserve Bank of India governor, says Laxman pinned down the bane of the common man--inflation. He says that the famed cartoonist understood the hopes and aspirations of the common man, as well as his daily travails

Farewell RK Laxman: Your Common Man is needed more than ever now

If there was ever a time when we needed the sharpness of RK Laxman's vision and the unwavering and unbiased honesty of his Common Man, it is perhaps today.

Nehru's bald head, Rajiv Gandhi's 'baby-face': Cartoonist RK Laxman had a knack for caricatures

Once Laxman said at an informal gathering that politicians of every genre used to approach him and begged of him to make their caricatures, that would make them famous and 'noticeable'.