Tribute through cartoon drawing contest, release of special postal cover & postcards on Oct. 24

Mysore/Mysuru: India Post is celebrating the birth centenary of legendary cartoonist R.K. Laxman at the Postal Training Centre (PTC) in Nazarbad, Mysuru, on Oct. 24.

Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman (Oct.24, 1921 –  Jan.26, 2015) was best known for his creation The Common Man and for his daily cartoon strip, You Said It in The Times of India, which started in 1951.

Laxman started his career as a part-time cartoonist, working mostly for local newspapers and magazines. While as a college student, he illustrated his older brother and novelist R.K. Narayan’s stories in The Hindu. His first full-time job was as a political cartoonist for The Free Press Journal in Mumbai. Later, he joined The Times of India, and became famous for The Common Man character, which turned out to be the turning point in Laxman’s life.

As a tribute to R.K. Laxman, India Post has organised a cartoon drawing contest at PTC at 11 am. This will be followed by release of one special cover and a set of three postcards based on the artwork of Laxman. Sharda Sampath, Chief Postmaster General, Karnataka Circle, will be the chief guest. For details contact Col. Akhil Kumar on Mob: 94831-94892.