CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

ISWARAN THE STORYTELLER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the writer of this lesson?
A
R.K LAXMAN
B
R.K NARAYANAN
C
MULK RAJ ANAND
D
RUSKIN BOND
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman (24 October 1921 – 26 January 2015) was an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. He is 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -New Delhi: One of the greatest artists of India, RK Laxman is most extensively known for his ‘The Common Man’ sketches. He was not just a cartoonist but journalist, illustrator and humorist who, through his art gave birth to political satire in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Common Man is a cartoon character created by Indian author and cartoonist R. K. Laxman. For over a half of a century, the Common Man has represented the hopes, aspirations, troubles and perhaps even foibles of the average Indian, through a daily comic strip, You Said It in The Times of India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Laxman started his job as a part-time cartoonist, mainly working for local newspapers and magazines. While he was a college student, he illustrated his elder brother’s (R. K. Narayan) stories in “The Hindu". His first full-time job was as a political cartoonist for “The Free Press Journal” in Mumbai.

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