R. K. Laxman Museum

The Government of Maharashtra and the Pune Municipal Corporation collaborated to create this museum which was inaugurated on 6 March 2022 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

[1][2][3] This international award winning structure designed by UNITECTURE, a consultancy firm lead by Architect DhairyaSheel Ramesh Powar In career spanning more than 70 years, Laxman created over 35,000 cartoons and illustrations.

After he died on 26 January 2015, his daughter Usha undertook the task of compiling the works for the purpose of creating the museum.

I am your host and I will give you a visual experience of this museum and tell you the story of the man you created me.”[6] The gallery showing Laxman's life has a portion that depicts his childhood spent with his elder brother, R. K. Narayan, the creator of Malgudi Days, and a prominent figure of modern Indian English writing.

A particular section also shows Laxman's depictions of the elephant-headed god, Ganesha in various forms, while another space of the gallery is dedicated to his cartoons on children.

She has created the Common Woman, presenting a gendered version of the societal caricature that Laxman's immortal cartoon featured.

The structure is designed as three layer skin system to avoid sun glare and making outer passages as thermal barrier for inner exhibition area.

The user feels like these caricatures interact with audience while passing by the structure on its pathway with various angles, speed and motion.

Statue of Common Man at the entrance of R K Laxman Museum
A gallery inside R K Laxman Museum