Dear Readers   Our nation paid a heartfelt tribute to our beloved cartoonist, illustrator, humourist, and the creator of ‘You Said It’ a daily cartoon strip which appeared in an Indian newspaper for 7 decades, on his 100th birth anniversary on Sunday, 24th Oct 2021. The Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, and Magsaysay Award winner        , Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman or Doodu as he was affectionately called by everyone, used to get in trouble a lot for drawing lizards crawling on the walls, dry twigs in bird’s beaks, earthworm slowly making it across the floor, all while his teacher taught in the class. He would be scolded for not paying attention but was always praised for his beautiful illustrations. He loved crows and found them beautiful, colourful, and highly intelligent beings. Most of his illustrations featured crows along with the quintessential ‘Common Man’. If you are interested and not yet acquainted with his works, visit RK Laxman to familiarize yourself with his work. It has also been 100 years since the completion of the first researchmapping expedition of Mount Everest took place. More on that on page 2.   Enjoy the edition Priyanka