9/ I rarely do eulogies, but this was what R. K. Laxman was: someone who bore witness through his work.
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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20/ In a deep way, my own writing, while lacking the brevity of cartoons, is about bearing witness. I learned that from Laxman.
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21/ You need no genius to bear witness, nor great insight. Just the willingness to stay present and not look away.
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