7/ The power of bearing witness is that you don't need to contest the narrative: the actor being witnessed does it himself.
17/ He was not always the most politically astute. To those who do not understand his milieu, he can appear somewhat tame.
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18/ His cartoon commentary was not radical. It was even pedestrian at times. But the Common Man elevated every gag panel to sublime.
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19/ Laxman knew this, as his writings show. He did not claim political genius or astuteness. He knew his power lay in bearing witness
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