<p>He gave us The Common Man. With wit married to humour and a tinge of satire, R K Laxman’s doodles are as captive as his cartoons. </p>.<p>Cartoonists and enthusiasts in the City had the opportunity of seeing as many as 97 of Laxman’s doodles here on Saturday.<br /><br />Doodu’s Doodles, an exhibition of Laxman’s doodles drawn over a period of 16 years, was on display at the Indian Institute of Cartoonists. </p>.<p>Laxman was gifted a scrapbook by his brother R K Srinivasan, in 1975. From then on, till his brother expired in 1991, Laxman had been doodling in the scrapbook gifted by his brother. </p>.<p>The 97 sketches displayed in the City on Saturday, is a result of those 16 years of doodling, explained R S Krishnaswamy, nephew of the cartoonist. <br /><br />Inaugurating the exhibition, author Girish Karnad recalled the time he spent with Laxman. <br /><br />Former chief justice of India Justice M N Venkatachalaiah spoke about the power that cartoonists hold in society. </p>.<p>Drawing parallel to David Low, a cartoonist from New Zealand who created a storm in his times by sketching satires of personalities and policies of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin and other leaders, he felt that cartoons play a major role in reflecting one’s times. The exhibition will be on till March 10. </p>
<p>He gave us The Common Man. With wit married to humour and a tinge of satire, R K Laxman’s doodles are as captive as his cartoons. </p>.<p>Cartoonists and enthusiasts in the City had the opportunity of seeing as many as 97 of Laxman’s doodles here on Saturday.<br /><br />Doodu’s Doodles, an exhibition of Laxman’s doodles drawn over a period of 16 years, was on display at the Indian Institute of Cartoonists. </p>.<p>Laxman was gifted a scrapbook by his brother R K Srinivasan, in 1975. From then on, till his brother expired in 1991, Laxman had been doodling in the scrapbook gifted by his brother. </p>.<p>The 97 sketches displayed in the City on Saturday, is a result of those 16 years of doodling, explained R S Krishnaswamy, nephew of the cartoonist. <br /><br />Inaugurating the exhibition, author Girish Karnad recalled the time he spent with Laxman. <br /><br />Former chief justice of India Justice M N Venkatachalaiah spoke about the power that cartoonists hold in society. </p>.<p>Drawing parallel to David Low, a cartoonist from New Zealand who created a storm in his times by sketching satires of personalities and policies of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin and other leaders, he felt that cartoons play a major role in reflecting one’s times. The exhibition will be on till March 10. </p>
