No edit summary |
->Citation bot Alter: template type. Add: newspaper. Removed parameters. Some additions/deletions were parameter name changes. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Abductive | Category:Gag-a-day comics | #UCB_Category 13/524 |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{short description|Comic character created by R. K. Laxman}} | {{short description|Comic character created by R. K. Laxman}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} | ||
{{about||the 1975 | {{about||the 1975 film|The Common Man (film)|the 2011 film|A Common Man (film)}} | ||
{{Infobox | {{Infobox comics character | ||
| character_name = The Common Man | | character_name = The Common Man | ||
| image = Gurera's Tribute to Laxman.jpg | | image = Gurera's Tribute to Laxman.jpg | ||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
| caption = ''The Common Man'' in a tribute to R. K. Laxman by [[Shekhar Gurera]] | | caption = ''The Common Man'' in a tribute to R. K. Laxman by [[Shekhar Gurera]] | ||
| alt = ''The Common Man'' | | alt = ''The Common Man'' | ||
| publisher = [[The Times of India]] | |||
| debut = You Said It (1951) | |||
| creators = [[R. K. Laxman]] | |||
| species = [[Human]] | |||
| homeworld = [[India]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''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 people|Indian]], through a [[daily comic strip]], ''You Said It'' in ''[[The Times of India]]''. The comic was started in 1951.<ref>{{cite book|last=Laxman|first=r.K|title=The tunnel of time : An autobiography|year=1998|publisher=Penguin books|location=India|isbn=9780140272482|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5s8YAAAAYAAJ}}</ref> | '''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 people|Indian]], through a [[daily comic strip]], ''You Said It'' in ''[[The Times of India]]''. The comic was started in 1951.<ref>{{cite book|last=Laxman|first=r.K|title=The tunnel of time : An autobiography|year=1998|publisher=Penguin books|location=India|isbn=9780140272482|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5s8YAAAAYAAJ}}</ref> | ||
When Laxman began to draw cartoons | When Laxman began to draw cartoons in ''The Times of India'', he attempted to represent different states and cultures in India. In the rush to meet deadlines, he began to draw fewer and fewer background characters, until finally he found only one remaining—the now-familiar Common Man. The Common Man generally acts as a silent witness to all the action in the comic. According to anthropologist Ritu Gairola Khanduri, "Clad in a dhoti and a plaid jacket, the puzzled Common Man is no dupe: his sharp observations miss no detail of the political circus."<ref>{{cite journal|author=Khanduri, Ritu Gairola |year=2012|title=Picturing India: Nation, Development and the Common Man.|doi=10.1080/08949468.2012.688416|journal= Visual Anthropology |volume=25|issue=1|pages=303–323|s2cid=143569147}}</ref> | ||
==Other depictions== | ==Other depictions== | ||
{{multiple image|perrow=2|total_width= | {{multiple image|perrow=2|total_width=300|caption_align=center | ||
| align = | | align = left | ||
|image_style = border:none; | |image_style = border:none; | ||
|background color = | |background color = | ||
| Line 26: | Line 31: | ||
}} | }} | ||
*The Common Man featured in a commemorative [[postage stamp]] released by the [[Indian Postal Service]] on the 150th anniversary of the ''[[Times of India]]'' in 1988. It became one of the most recognised feature on ''The Times of India'' the largest-circulation English language daily broadsheet newspaper in the world. | *The Common Man featured in a commemorative [[postage stamp]] released by the [[Indian Postal Service]] on the 150th anniversary of the ''[[Times of India]]'' in 1988. It became one of the most recognised feature on ''The Times of India'' the largest-circulation English language daily broadsheet newspaper in the world. | ||
*The Common Man was the mascot for the low budget airline [[Air Deccan]].<ref name="Bhatia 2015">{{cite | *The Common Man was the mascot for the low budget airline [[Air Deccan]].<ref name="Bhatia 2015">{{cite news | last=Bhatia | first=Ritika | title=R K Laxman bows out but lives in the Common Man | newspaper=Business Standard India | date=2015-01-27 | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/r-k-laxman-bows-out-but-lives-in-the-common-man-115012600792_1.html | accessdate=2016-02-15 | url-status=live | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223231611/http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/r-k-laxman-bows-out-but-lives-in-the-common-man-115012600792_1.html | archivedate=2016-02-23 }}</ref> | ||
*The character was adapted into the Indian television series ''[[Wagle Ki Duniya]]'' on [[DD National]] and ''[[R K Laxman Ki Duniya]]'' on [[SAB TV]].<ref name="Celebs">{{cite news|title=Celebs mourn cartoonist RK Laxman|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Celebs-mourn-cartoonist-RK-Laxman/photostory/46028128.cms|access-date=27 January 2015|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=27 January 2015}}</ref> | *The character was adapted into the Indian television series ''[[Wagle Ki Duniya]]'' on [[DD National]] and ''[[R K Laxman Ki Duniya]]'' on [[SAB TV]].<ref name="Celebs">{{cite news|title=Celebs mourn cartoonist RK Laxman|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Celebs-mourn-cartoonist-RK-Laxman/photostory/46028128.cms|access-date=27 January 2015|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=27 January 2015}}</ref> | ||
*[[Salman Rushdie]], who grew up in [[Bombay]] on a daily fare of Laxman's pocket cartoons, mentions the Common Man in two of his books—his 1995 novel ''[[The Moor's Last Sigh]]'' and his 2012 autobiography, [[Joseph Anton]].<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Rushdie-and-the-Common-Man/articleshow/46037046.cms Rushdie and the Common Man] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129130327/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Rushdie-and-the-Common-Man/articleshow/46037046.cms |date=2015-01-29 }}</ref> | *[[Salman Rushdie]], who grew up in [[Bombay]] on a daily fare of Laxman's pocket cartoons, mentions the Common Man in two of his books—his 1995 novel ''[[The Moor's Last Sigh]]'' and his 2012 autobiography, [[Joseph Anton]].<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Rushdie-and-the-Common-Man/articleshow/46037046.cms Rushdie and the Common Man] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129130327/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Rushdie-and-the-Common-Man/articleshow/46037046.cms |date=2015-01-29 }}</ref> | ||
===Statues=== | ===Statues=== | ||
[[File:The Common man by R. K. Laxman.jpg|thumb| | [[File:The Common man by R. K. Laxman.jpg|thumb|right|150px|"The Common Man" at [[Symbiosis Institute]], [[Pune]]]] | ||
*An 8.2 feet high<ref>{{cite web|title=The Common Man|url=http://symbiosis.ac.in/symbiosis-society/The-Common-Man.php|publisher=Symbiosis Institute Pune|accessdate=18 December 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219000903/http://symbiosis.ac.in/symbiosis-society/The-Common-Man.php|archivedate=19 December 2013}}</ref> bronze statue of "The Common Man" has been erected at the [[Symbiosis Institute]], [[Pune]] in front of its Vishwabhavan building. | *An 8.2 feet high<ref>{{cite web|title=The Common Man|url=http://symbiosis.ac.in/symbiosis-society/The-Common-Man.php|publisher=Symbiosis Institute Pune|accessdate=18 December 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219000903/http://symbiosis.ac.in/symbiosis-society/The-Common-Man.php|archivedate=19 December 2013}}</ref> bronze statue of "The Common Man" has been erected at the [[Symbiosis Institute]], [[Pune]] in front of its Vishwabhavan building. The Common Man has a wisp of white hair that is perpetually standing, leaving him with a bewildered look.<ref>{{cite news|title=Statue of common man unveiled|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011218/nation.htm|accessdate=18 December 2013|newspaper=The Tribune|date=18 December 2001|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018004217/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011218/nation.htm|archivedate=18 October 2012}}</ref> | ||
* A statue of | * A statue of The Common man, created by the sculptor Suresh Sakpal, was installed in 2007 along the sea face on Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan road, [[Worli|Worli seaface]], [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Common man along sea face|url=http://mumbaipaused.blogspot.com/2009/10/khan-abdul-ghaffar-khan-road.html|work=Mumbai Paused|accessdate=18 December 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222161305/http://mumbaipaused.blogspot.com/2009/10/khan-abdul-ghaffar-khan-road.html|archivedate=22 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=naik|first=Yogesh|title=Common man retires hurt|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Common-man-retires-hurt/articleshow/16221190.cms|accessdate=18 December 2013|newspaper=Mumbai Mirror|date=15 May 2012|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219004124/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Common-man-retires-hurt/articleshow/16221190.cms|archivedate=19 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Putting the common man back in place|url=http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=3&contentid=2012060820120608020221440205477e3|accessdate=18 December 2013|newspaper=Ahmedabad Mirror|date=8 June 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219010448/http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=3&contentid=2012060820120608020221440205477e3|archivedate=19 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kadam|first=Vikas|title=Mirror - A short video on the common man statue|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL30QwhkShg|publisher=You tube|accessdate=18 December 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140612053451/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL30QwhkShg|archivedate=12 June 2014}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| Line 39: | Line 44: | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040629141014/http://www.hindu.com/yw/2004/06/12/stories/2004061200060200.htm Genesis of "The Common Man"] ''[[The Hindu]]'' | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20040629141014/http://www.hindu.com/yw/2004/06/12/stories/2004061200060200.htm Genesis of "The Common Man"] ''[[The Hindu]]'' | ||
*[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/09/04/stories/2003090400360200.htm Article with note on other depictions] [[Frontline (magazine)|''Frontline'' magazine]] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20040405114657/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/09/04/stories/2003090400360200.htm Article with note on other depictions] [[Frontline (magazine)|''Frontline'' magazine]] | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Common Man, The}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Common Man, The}} | ||
| Line 52: | Line 57: | ||
{{Comics-char-stub}} | {{Comics-char-stub}} | ||
{{India-newspaper-stub}} | {{India-newspaper-stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 03:06, 27 December 2021
Template:Infobox comics character
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. The comic was started in 1951.[1]
When Laxman began to draw cartoons in The Times of India, he attempted to represent different states and cultures in India. In the rush to meet deadlines, he began to draw fewer and fewer background characters, until finally he found only one remaining—the now-familiar Common Man. The Common Man generally acts as a silent witness to all the action in the comic. According to anthropologist Ritu Gairola Khanduri, "Clad in a dhoti and a plaid jacket, the puzzled Common Man is no dupe: his sharp observations miss no detail of the political circus."[2]
Other depictions[edit | edit source]
The Common Man featured in 1988 and 2013 commemorative stamps
- The Common Man featured in a commemorative postage stamp released by the Indian Postal Service on the 150th anniversary of the Times of India in 1988. It became one of the most recognised feature on The Times of India the largest-circulation English language daily broadsheet newspaper in the world.
- The Common Man was the mascot for the low budget airline Air Deccan.[3]
- The character was adapted into the Indian television series Wagle Ki Duniya on DD National and R K Laxman Ki Duniya on SAB TV.[4]
- Salman Rushdie, who grew up in Bombay on a daily fare of Laxman's pocket cartoons, mentions the Common Man in two of his books—his 1995 novel The Moor's Last Sigh and his 2012 autobiography, Joseph Anton.[5]
Statues[edit | edit source]
- An 8.2 feet high[6] bronze statue of "The Common Man" has been erected at the Symbiosis Institute, Pune in front of its Vishwabhavan building. The Common Man has a wisp of white hair that is perpetually standing, leaving him with a bewildered look.[7]
- A statue of The Common man, created by the sculptor Suresh Sakpal, was installed in 2007 along the sea face on Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan road, Worli seaface, Mumbai.[8][9][10][11]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Laxman, r.K (1998). The tunnel of time : An autobiography. India: Penguin books. ISBN 9780140272482.
- ↑ Khanduri, Ritu Gairola (2012). "Picturing India: Nation, Development and the Common Man". Visual Anthropology. 25 (1): 303–323. doi:10.1080/08949468.2012.688416. S2CID 143569147.
- ↑ Bhatia, Ritika (27 January 2015). "R K Laxman bows out but lives in the Common Man". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Celebs mourn cartoonist RK Laxman". The Times of India. The Times Group. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ Rushdie and the Common Man Archived 2015-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "The Common Man". Symbiosis Institute Pune. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ "Statue of common man unveiled". The Tribune. 18 December 2001. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ "Common man along sea face". Mumbai Paused. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ naik, Yogesh (15 May 2012). "Common man retires hurt". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ "Putting the common man back in place". Ahmedabad Mirror. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ Kadam, Vikas. "Mirror - A short video on the common man statue". You tube. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
 | This article about a comics character is a stub. You can help Bharatpedia by expanding it. |
  | This article related to newspapers in India is a stub. You can help Bharatpedia by expanding it. |