By Anshul Shrivastava, Class XI F
Billions of people, running millions of errands and expressing thousands of emotions every second. But do they have anything in common? Yes. Aspiration. A lust to succeed in their errands. This lust gives birth to passion and with a little forethought, to an ‘artiste’.
Since everything is divided and categorized, let’s focus on the most common category – The Common Man. Among these billion people, 98% think of themselves as ‘common man’. R K Laxman decided to show his lust for his art. He became uncommon through the common man.
Had five brothers and a sister, born in 1921 on the soil of Karnataka, never knew one day would inspire hundreds of souls. The famous cartoonist’s most appreciated piece was ‘The Common Man’. A small blog of cartoon, which depicted the current political scenario, along with the ingredients of humour and art which always rendered it hilarious and inspiring.
Along with being a humble man, he was also a sensible socialist. Worked for the Times of India. His last day was January 26, 2015. But his work is immortal.
People come and go, generations change, trends and the world change but simple thoughts and perspectives are eternal.
