He was the brother of the late, R. K. Narayan, the creator of Malgudi days

 

He was rejected by J J College of Arts in Mumbai and was later invited there as a chief guest

 

 

 The boy in the Asian Paints logo – Gattu – was created by him

 

 

Illustrations that appear in the TV adaptation of RK Narayan’s Malgudi Days were drawn by R. K. Laxman

 

 

 R. K. Laxman became the first cartoonist to exhibit in London

 

 

 He had a special attachment towards crow and drawing crow

 

“But I have been watching the crows since childhood. I loved the colour on its face. It can count up to seven – number seven it can count. They have made an observation. They are very clever birds.” – R. K. Laxman

 

A bronze statue of the “common man” has been put up at Symbiosis Institute, Pune