Comments on: RK Laxman, Meeting the Uncommon Man http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/2009/11/14/common-man/ Explore. Discover. Experience Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:44:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Vinay http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/2009/11/14/common-man/comment-page-1/#comment-694 Vinay Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:48:44 +0000 http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/?p=237#comment-694 That must have been some experience growing up watching India's most famous English novelist n India's most famous cartoonist :) It is not often that a family throws up 2 gems at a time.. And I hope you took RKN's advice and avoided an american based groom :) That must have been some experience growing up watching India’s most famous English novelist n India’s most famous cartoonist :) It is not often that a family throws up 2 gems at a time..

And I hope you took RKN’s advice and avoided an american based groom :)

]]> By: sarada http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/2009/11/14/common-man/comment-page-1/#comment-693 sarada Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:59:01 +0000 http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/?p=237#comment-693 Growing up in Mysore,i was the RK family's neighbour and by the accident of belonging to the same community,that family and mine were quite close. Seeing the RK bothers as our playmate's uncles deprived us, the youngsters, of the sense of awe one associates with world famous names. They were just "uncles" whose names appeared in newspapers ! Their mother was a more regal and commanding presence. I remember Narayan as rather reserved , who was comfortable only in small, close groups. I also remember he had advised my father not to seek any "America-based boys" as groom for me as he had a poor opinion about them ! When he attended my wedding, he was so unassuming and quiet. Laxman, on his visits from mumbai, would be gregarious and chatty. Growing up in Mysore,i was the RK family’s neighbour and by the accident of belonging to the same community,that family and mine were quite close. Seeing the RK bothers as our playmate’s uncles deprived us, the youngsters, of the sense of awe one associates with world famous names. They were just “uncles” whose names appeared in newspapers ! Their mother was a more regal and commanding presence.
I remember Narayan as rather reserved , who was comfortable only in small, close groups. I also remember he had advised my father not to seek any “America-based boys” as groom for me as he had a poor opinion about them ! When he attended my wedding, he was so unassuming and quiet.
Laxman, on his visits from mumbai, would be gregarious and chatty.

]]> By: Vinay http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/2009/11/14/common-man/comment-page-1/#comment-689 Vinay Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:10:29 +0000 http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/?p=237#comment-689 Thank you Mr Dinakar, Went through your blog and I must say you are very modest about your own abilities to sketch. Great work.. Hope we get to see more of it. Thank you Mr Dinakar, Went through your blog and I must say you are very modest about your own abilities to sketch.

Great work.. Hope we get to see more of it.

]]> By: Dinakar http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/2009/11/14/common-man/comment-page-1/#comment-687 Dinakar Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:30:52 +0000 http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/?p=237#comment-687 Vinay, Good that you were able to meet 'my hero' at least once in your life. I made an attempt at his ToI office, I think in 1985-6, but in vain. http://mymiscelany.blogspot.com/2007/08/my-cartoons.html Had to be content with just that. Your description made me think I was standing behind you!! Vinay, Good that you were able to meet ‘my hero’ at least once in your life. I made an attempt at his ToI office, I think in 1985-6, but in vain.

http://mymiscelany.blogspot.com/2007/08/my-cartoons.html

Had to be content with just that.

Your description made me think I was standing behind you!!

]]> By: Vinay http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/2009/11/14/common-man/comment-page-1/#comment-685 Vinay Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:21:34 +0000 http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/?p=237#comment-685 Thx, it was a humbling experience. It has been Mr Laxman's strength to communicate without a speaking a word, through his sketches. Even in his gestures the child in him is so alive something most of us lose so early and probably with the joy of looking at life in a totally different way. Thx, it was a humbling experience. It has been Mr Laxman’s strength to communicate without a speaking a word, through his sketches. Even in his gestures the child in him is so alive something most of us lose so early and probably with the joy of looking at life in a totally different way.

]]> By: Vivek http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/2009/11/14/common-man/comment-page-1/#comment-684 Vivek Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:39:04 +0000 http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/?p=237#comment-684 Vinay, great blog post. I am getting goose bumps sitting so far away when you are the one who met this great icon of our country. Keep up the good work bud. Vinay, great blog post. I am getting goose bumps sitting so far away when you are the one who met this great icon of our country. Keep up the good work bud.

]]> By: Vinay http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/2009/11/14/common-man/comment-page-1/#comment-682 Vinay Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:18:28 +0000 http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/?p=237#comment-682 yeah kunda.. looks like listening works better these days :) yeah kunda.. looks like listening works better these days :)

]]> By: Naveen (Kunda) http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/2009/11/14/common-man/comment-page-1/#comment-681 Naveen (Kunda) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:56:11 +0000 http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/?p=237#comment-681 "Watching all this being told not with air of arrogance but with pure innocence made me realize how they are what they are today for not letting success into your head".. wonderful.. :) thats one of the innumerable lessons from RKL.. and that happened with listening alone! :) Wonderful to hear that u met R.K.Laxman Vinay.. :) Good going.. Keep Walking! :) “Watching all this being told not with air of arrogance but with pure innocence made me realize how they are what they are today for not letting success into your head”.. wonderful.. :) thats one of the innumerable lessons from RKL..
and that happened with listening alone! :)
Wonderful to hear that u met R.K.Laxman Vinay.. :)
Good going.. Keep Walking! :)

]]> By: Vinay http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/2009/11/14/common-man/comment-page-1/#comment-680 Vinay Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:44:51 +0000 http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/?p=237#comment-680 Thanks Mihir, Well, let me put it this way. There is lot to learn by just watching others.. you probably right.. one should start observing the right people :) @GVK, thats a very interesting way of looking at it. @ERR, The book is quite good too, Sketches starting from 1940s till the turn of the century.. I'm sure you will able to relate to them better, with the political settings of the country back then Thanks Mihir, Well, let me put it this way. There is lot to learn by just watching others.. you probably right.. one should start observing the right people :)

@GVK, thats a very interesting way of looking at it.

@ERR, The book is quite good too, Sketches starting from 1940s till the turn of the century.. I’m sure you will able to relate to them better, with the political settings of the country back then

]]> By: ERR http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/2009/11/14/common-man/comment-page-1/#comment-677 ERR Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:48:36 +0000 http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/blog/?p=237#comment-677 Laxman Rekha! That's a good one.Good you could meet the genius. Laxman Rekha! That’s a good one.Good you could meet the genius.

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