India lost a prolific and unique record-keeper of modern history on 26 January 2015, the day RK Laxman passed away.
Today we revisit some of the creations by the ‘Common Man’ himself, that were drawn at crucial junctures of India’s history since 1947.
And hey, we've animated them just a little bit. Because ideas are forever, and so is RK Laxman’s craft.
March 1950The bloody cost of Partition
February 1951Kashmir, unsolved since 1947
April 1960China, Nehru’s blind spot
January 1965Laxman’s tribute to the Republic Day parade
May 1974Pokharan I: Indira makes India nuclear
1975In the ‘70s, Indira Gandhi’s son Sanjay was her big weakness
December 1984The Bhopal Gas Tragedy
May 1991The Ram Mandir movement and the rise of the BJP
July 2000Sonia rules the Congress even today from 10 Janpath
December 2002Laxman spotted the rise of Narendra Modi early
2004Rahul taking the plunge into politics
Final Comment
(This piece has been reposted from The Quint's archives for RK Laxman’s death anniversary. This article was originally published on 26 January 2016)
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