RK Laxman conferred CNN-IBN Lifetime Achievement Award

New Delhi: India's most famous cartoonist and humorist RK Laxman was conferred the CNN-IBN Lifetime Achievement Award at the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2007 function in New Delhi on Tuesday.
The CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2007 award recognises the Indian(s) whose contribution to the country in a calendar year has strengthened the foundation of our society and has helped build Brand India in the process.
RK Laxman was conferred the prestigious honour for bringing a smile to the faces of thousands of Indians every morning and for creating the 'Common Man' who represents the mute millions.
Laxman, whose creation 'The Common Man' is arguably the most well recognised Indian fictional character, started his career as a cartoonist in the 1940s.
He was behind the distinctive illustrations in the Malgudi stories written by his brother RK Narayan, and the daily cartoons in various newspapers right from the time of Independence.
Laxman's cartoons lay bare political hypocrisy and doublespeak with wit, insight and irony. His 'Common Man', who never speaks in the cartoons, manages to this day to raise important issues affecting the country, all with a generous dose of humour.