He was gentle in his rebuke, but the subject of his ire would feel it like a sword in his side.
He cartoons reflected his simplicity- in their economy of lines and in the pith of his wit.
The Common man never said a thing.
Yet, he was heard every morning.
For, what he did not say...
...You said it.
None could have expressed it any better Panda.RIP R K Laxman :(
ReplyDeleteJ.K.r - thanks! RKL still rocks!
Deletejust genius
ReplyDeleteme was always a silent spectator
today you made me cry
i knew you were good
but this good this common man culdnt gauge
keep it up
love you buddy
Hey Joey! i think the real tribute is your coming out of hibernation to pen a line, so to say!
DeleteA most UNCOMMON man with a deadly sense of humour! he was.
ReplyDeleteSad another iconic character departs the stage of our public opinion.
Never known him to be wrong!!
He was always there to let the air out of old windbags!!
Ramesh
Hi Ramesh san, windbags( mills) will be windbags ( mills) and we need Don Quixotes like RKL to tllt at them .
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