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R. K. Laxman, an Uncommon card
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman was an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 72
- Power
- 145
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 59,000
Power 145 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
R. K. Laxman quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the R. K. Laxman card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
As a ______ student, he had illustrated his older brother R. K. Narayan's stories in The Hindu.
Answer
college. As a college student, he had illustrated his older brother R. K. Narayan's stories in The Hindu. From the R. K. Laxman article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was best known for his creation The Common Man and for his daily cartoon strip, You Said It in The Times of India, which started in ____.
Answer
1950s. He was best known for his creation The Common Man and for his daily cartoon strip, You Said It in The Times of India, which started in 1951. From the R. K. Laxman article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was best known for his creation The Common Man and for his daily cartoon strip, You Said It in The Times of India, which started in 1951.
- R. K. Laxman started his career as a part-time cartoonist, working mostly for local newspapers and magazines.
- As a college student, he had illustrated his older brother R. K. Narayan's stories in The Hindu.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The R. K. Laxman article was read about 59,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 72: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get R. K. Laxman
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, R. K. Laxman (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : सुहास बहुळकर, दीपक घारे, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
