Rimanika Laxman, 21 year old granddaughter of the satirist R.K. Laxman, who grew up observing her grandfather doing wonders with brush strokes is all set to carry forward his iconic legacy. Well this time with a new upgrade from ‘Common Man’ to ‘Common Woman’.
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"Rimanika has been very keen to create a concept of a Common Woman. Her grandfather had encouraged her to carry it forward. She has already started making a conscious effort to develop the Common Woman's role," said a statement from RK IPR Management, a company founded by the late R K Laxman.
"The concept that she has in mind is the grand-daughter of the 'Common Man', who has also been observing and facing similar situations, not pertaining to problems related to woman only, but in general," the statement also added.
The idea of common women was not conceived after RK Laxman’s death, it dates back to a decade. According to The Huffington Post, his daughter-in-law, Usha Laxman, said, “In 2005, when he was asked who would carry on his legacy during an interview, he said, ‘I have done by job. Now, my granddaughter will take it up. As a woman, she wants to tap on issues related to women. If the Common Man was observing these issues, the Common Woman will voice her opinion and try to see how these issues can be resolved.”
Since its inception in 1951, RK Laxman's Common Man was a silent but omnipresent observer who witnessed the ironies and plight of life in the post-Independence India. The cartoons featuring the Common Man became extremely popular and the character achieved an iconic status among the general public.
"These new cartoons are likely to come up within a month. We are approaching several newspapers and also electronic media to publish these cartoons," said Usha Laxman, R K Laxman's daughter-in-law.
Shiva Shankar Pandian, The Lantern
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