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Visitors to the rail museum within the metropolis are greeted by a statue of a person with a checked coat and bemused expression.
And it doesn’t take lengthy to verify that it’s the well-known cartoon character ‘’Common Man’’ created by the illustrious cartoonist R.{K}. Laxman. For, the Mysuru division of the South Western Railway has put in a life-size sculpture of the celebrated cartoon character within the precincts of the museum.
Laxman was born in Mysuru and graduated from the University of Mysore. The character of ‘common man’ appeared for the primary time within the yr 1951 which additionally coincides with the journey of Railways in unbiased India. ‘’This is a small tribute to the artistic genius of the illustrator who hails from the town. It is one other spotlight of the remodeled rail museum’’ mentioned Aparna Garg, Divisional Railway Manager, Mysuru.
“Railways in India displays the hopes and aspirations of the frequent man. Installing this iconic character is a means of celebrating Railway’s join with the frequent man’’, she added.
The authorities engaged Arun Yogiraj, a sculpture artist who hails from Mysuru, to execute the statue.
This is one other novel initiative of the Division which just lately inaugurated Museum Malgudi at Arasalu station exhibiting numerous artwork works related to the favored serial ‘Malgudi Days’ based mostly on the works of novelist R.{K}. Narayan. brother of Laxman.
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