EMINENT CARTOONIST (YOU SAID IT !) - R K LAXMAN (94) - DIES Eminent cartoonist RK Laxman dies at 94 NEW DELHI: Eminent cartoonist RK Laxman died on Monday evening in a Pune hospital. The news about the 94-year-old cartoonist came around 7pm from a private hospital in Pune, where he was admitted on January 17. Laxman, brother of late novelist RK Narayan, is survived by writer wife Kamala, retired journalist son Srinivas and daughter-in-law Usha. His condition had worsened last Sunday following which he was put on ventilator support at Deenanath Mangeshkar hospital. The 94-year-old Laxman is famous for his You Said It pocket cartoon in TOI featuring the much-loved common man. Laxman had other underlying medical conditions like diabetes and hypertension. He had suffered a stroke some years ago, said surgeon Dhananjay Kelkar, medical director of Deenanath Mangeshkar hospital. RK Laxman was born in Mysore. His father was a headmaster and Laxman was the youngest of six sons. His older brother is the famous novelist RK Narayan. (With Courtesy : Reporting from TIMES OF INDIA)
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 14:38:18 +0000
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