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	V. V. S. Laxman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Laxman, is a member of the Indian national cricket team.
		Laxman shot to fame with an extraordinary test innings of 281 against Australia at Eden Gardens in 2001, when under tremendous pressure, which broke Sunil Gavaskar's long standing record of 236*.
		Laxman's performance was of enormous consequence: India had been on the brink of an innings defeat but went on to win the test and the series, denying Steve Waugh conquest of the "last frontier".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/V._V._S._Laxman (265 words)

	R.K. Laxman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Laxman is best known for his daily one panel comic "pocket cartoon" series You Said It, which features The Common Man, and chronicles the state of Indian life.
		Among his other works, Laxman is known for his distinctive illustrations in several books, most notably for the Malgudi stories written by his elder brother R.K. Narayan.
		Laxman is a resident of both Mumbai and Pune.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/R.K._Laxman (392 words)

	CNNSI.com - Cricket - Laxman heads to Australia for knee surgery - Tuesday August 21, 2001 08:14 AM
		Laxman, 26, injured his right knee while fielding in a one-day series in Sri Lanka last month and initially feared he could be out of action for the rest of the year.
		Laxman, who became a national hero in India after his amazing batting performances against Australia, said he was hoping to make his comeback in the Asian test championship match with Pakistan in Lahore.
		Laxman said he hoped to eventually captain his country but his first ambition was to score 300 in a test.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cricket/news/2001/08/21/laxman_surgery (581 words)

	World Cup omission was depressing: Laxman
		Laxman believes that if India has to win the twin series against New Zealand and Australia, the batsmen must ensure that huge totals are posted.
		Laxman has often been criticised for his slack fielding, which is believed to have been instrumental in his exclusion from the World Cup squad.
		Laxman is more than a flash in the pan: he has produced some scintillating innings in the past.
	in.rediff.com /cricket/2003/sep/27laxman.htm (617 words)

	The Hindu : Magazine / People : Laxman's world
		For Laxman, the creator of the silent but observant Common Man who has kept at least three generations of readers of The Times of India company at breakfast, is no friend of power and wealth, no respecter of the narcissism that can afflict the directors of the nation's destinies.
		Laxman, who joined the newspaper in 1947, virtually created his own job definition, and within 10 years, had become indispensable.
		From that day, Laxman's cartoons have poured from the building — ranging from political commentary through the social satire of manners to humour at the expense of inefficient municipal officials and bumbling babus — except for that brief interlude during the Emergency.
	www.hinduonnet.com /mag/2005/02/13/stories/2005021300140200.htm (1097 words)

	I need to improve on consistency: Laxman : Cricket FACE-TO-FACE : CricketZone.Com
		The wristy VVS Laxman is disappointed at getting the axe from the national team time and again, but admits that he needs to be a more consistent performer.
		Laxman disclosed that he was now closely associated with a biography of former Indian cricketer and fellow Hyderabadi M L Jaisimha, who has been a 'role model of sorts' for cricketers from the South Indian city.
		Laxman, born to doctor parents, said is family was a great source of motivation for him.
	www.cricketzone.com /news/interviews/20050614-1.html (1015 words)

	The Hindu : It's a Sachin-Laxman show at the SCG
		This was creative batsmanship at its best, Laxman composing a symphony of his own, and Tendulkar lending him unstinted support, their partnership carrying India's batting standards to unmatched heights.
		Tendulkar's double century and Laxman's elegant century, his second of this series and second at this venue, carried India to a position of immense strength on the second day of the final Test.
		For those who thought that Laxman was shaky against the short ball, this innings was a firm reminder that here was a batsman who can shake the opposition with his individual brilliance.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2004/01/04/stories/2004010400811700.htm (1334 words)

	INDOlink - India Sports News - Dravid, Laxman Frustrate Australia In Second Test
		Laxman rode his luck after he was dropped twice by Ricky Ponting at second slip on 65 and 139.
		Laxman opened the floodgates with a flurry of fours off MacGill in the 79th over of the innings just before the new ball was due.
		Laxman´s innings was another signature effort, with 60 per cent of his runs coming through the off side, missing just a fraction over 5 per cent of the balls he faced.
	www.indolink.com /displayArticleS.php?id=121503023424 (1830 words)

	The Common Man - RK Laxman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Wish RK Laxman a fast recovery from illness,he is a national treasure,a bharat ratna for me,,,the greatest cartoonist in the world, I hope and pray to god he gets well soon...and we are again treated by is humorous and brilliant knowledge of politics and the world around us......
		Their voices were echoed through the Common Man. RK Laxmans distinct style of portraying the political and social situations through his caricatures was subtle and yet at the same time audacious.
		RK Laxman is by no measure a common man. It is that uncommon (make that rare) trait in him which made his meticulous observations of the world around him transform into humourous but thoughtful strokes of his brush.
	o3.indiatimes.com /thecommonman/archive/2005/08/12/216655.aspx (6089 words)

	The Hindu : The secret of Laxman's success
		Laxman, however, feels there is still a lot of scope for improvement.
		Asked whether his 443 runs from 10 innings in the triangular series should put to rest all doubts about his capability in one-dayers, Laxman said he would be keen on improving upon that performance rather than resting on his laurels.
		Laxman also felt there was not much of sledging this time around.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2004/02/11/stories/2004021105392000.htm (802 words)

	Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman
		V.V.S. Laxman is a stylish right-hander from Hyderabad who will always be remembered for the fine knock of 167 he scored in the third Test against Australia at Sydney in January 2000.
		Laxman may lack some of the glamour that is associated with some of his teammates but he prefers to be what he is - a quietly efficient and determined cricketer.
		Spurred on by the success in Tests, Laxman was a changed man in the one-dayers, scoring his maiden ton in the fifth match against the Aussies at Goa.
	www.liveindia.com /cricket/VVSLaxman.html (586 words)

	The Namibian \| Sport News \| Laxman hits highest ever Indian score to rally side (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Laxman hit 275 not out in an innings including 44 boundaries and lasting just over 10 hours to lead the Indian fightback with Rahul Dravid, who was 155 not out.
		Laxman's score was also the highest test effort by a batsman in India, surpassing the 256 by Rohan Kanhai of West Indies made at the same ground in 1958-59.
		Laxman, who seemed to revel in his promotion to number three, played positive shots from the morning to enable India to wipe out a 20-run deficit after resuming at 254-4.
	www.namibian.com.na /2001/March/sport/01DB0F823D.html (507 words)

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		Laxman has long been an opponent of religious obscurantism (he cartooned against conservative opposition to the codification of Hindu law as early as December 1949) and of the use of religion in politics (see, for example, the cartoon on page 108).
		Laxman's regular targets are those persons in full-time politics whose self-seeking concerns and practice are far removed from the plight of the people they purport to represent (pages 104 and 123).
		Laxman, a decade and a half younger than Narayan, is very different in make-up, temperament and experience.
	www.flonnet.com /fl1515/15150780.htm (929 words)

	Laxman: Indian gun in Australian sights - www.theage.com.au
		Laxman prepares for another encounter with Australia during a workout in the nets at the MCG this week.
		That is why, according to the Indian vice-captain who was with V. Laxman as he composed one of Test cricket's finest innings in Calcutta two-and-a-half years ago, the Australian players appear at pains to strategically publicise Laxman's every weakness, his every slip-up, on the eve of the Test series starting in Brisbane next week.
		Laxman did not play in India's warm-up match against Victoria this week; not because he was running scared but because he had the flu.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/11/28/1069825990281.html (1132 words)

	Sachin fact and the Laxman factor
		Laxman was then on a TV camera-roll, so that, after a Pepsi hiccup or two, VVS delivered in the ODIs against Australia, too, with a punchline of 45, 51, 83, 11 & 101.
		Such was the Laxman factor that VVS's Steve Waugh-inspired equation with Sachin had already begun to register on viewers, as they had the rare opportunity to watch the two together, in rousing combat, in that "accountable" March 31, 2001 Indore one-dayer.
		Laxman (viewing distance as the better part of valour) opted not to risk his playing-up knee on the whetstone of one-day cricketing experience in ultra-nimble South Africa.
	www.sportstaronnet.com /tss2440/24400320.htm (1745 words)

	Ramayana - the story of Rama
		It was a ruse by Maricha to distract Laxman and Sita.
		On much insistence by Sita, he then made a line and asked her not to cross the line, popularly called as "Laxman Rekha", in modern days to represent limits of decent behavior and moral conduct.
		He advised that she should not cross the Laxman Rekha or else she could be in danger.
	members.tripod.com /~srinivasp/mythology/ramayana.html (1344 words)

	India won't forget the Test of all time - Cricket - www.smh.com.au
		When VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid came together late on a baking hot third day in Kolkata in the second Test of 2001, the assumption was they would have small parts to play as Australia extended their world record to 17 successive Test wins.
		He saw Laxman through the last five runs of his century, and the two went to stumps at 4-254.
		Adelaide last summer was an example of this new attitude when Laxman and Dravid tortured Australia with a 303-run union, hauling India from 4-85 to within 33 of Australia's first-innings 556 and enabling another stirring victory.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/10/05/1096949516177.html (1022 words)

	Laxman made sacrificial goat?
		Even as a section of the people is supporting Bangaru Laxman's allegation that he was a victim of a conspiracy because of he is a dalit, a section of the BJP here believes he was made a "bakra," if not by the party leadership, by circumstances.
		CASTE CONSPIRACY: The theory of "caste conspiracy" against Laxman is being supported by the party as it believes Laxman was succeeding in weaning Dalits and to some extent the minorities by his Nagpur message, away from their traditional supporters, mainly the Congress.
		He also said Laxman had resigned the moment he was alleged to have been a part of a defence scandal and the Central government had agreed to a thorough probe.
	www.ambedkar.org /News/Laxmanmade.htm (781 words)

	Laxman optimistic of place in Indian ODI squad : Cricket News : IndiaExpress.Com
		Laxman has aggregated 2687 runs from his 44 Tests at a decent average of just over 41, but has managed only 1250 runs in 51 one-dayers at a modest 27.17.
		Laxman said he has fully recovered from a side injury he sustained in March and has also worked on his batting.
		Laxman said it was sometimes frustrating to bat as low as number six in Tests with only tail-enders for support.
	www.indiaexpress.com /news/sports/cricket/20030802-2.html (556 words)

	India will go for a win tomorrow, says Laxman - Sify.com
		Laxman admitted that though the target appeared to be a difficult one, anything was possible when Sehwag was around.
		Laxman said his side knew that Pakistan would come hard at them since "they have nothing to lose".
		Laxman said he was "disappointed" to miss out on scoring a century.
	sify.com /sports/cricket/indopak_2005/fullstory.php?id=13702993 (225 words)

	Laxman, Chopra thwarts Kiwis’ victory bid -DAWN - Sport; October 21, 2003
		Laxman, renowned for his Indian record 281 against Australia at Kolkata two years ago, played two innings of similar character as India, reeling at 18 for three after following on, saved the second and final Test with six wickets in hand.
		India were in dire straits but Laxman picked up where he had left off in the first innings, batting fluently as he dug in with Chopra, who was rock-solid on a pitch assisting New Zealand spinners Daniel Vettori and Paul Wiseman.
		Laxman reached his 17th Test fifty off 115 balls, including six fours, when he scampered through for a quick single to mid-off.
	www.dawn.com /2003/10/21/spt11.htm (595 words)

	Laxman meets media students in Pune - Sify.com
		Laxman was drawing cartoons, seated on a chair in the hospital room, when the students called on him.
		The students were all unanimous that Laxman was the ultimate guru of journalism, who considered mass media as an effective instrument to bring about a tangible change in society.
		Laxman has written and published numerous short stories, essays and travel articles, some of which were compiled in the book "Idle Hours".
	sify.com /news/othernews/fullstory.php?id=13244945&vsv=39 (670 words)

	A case for V V S Laxman
		India's V V S Laxman has made it into the initial Test squad. Here I present a case for Laxman to be included in the playing XI. The right-hander is perhaps the one batsman in the world who has the wood on the Australians.
		In the first Test at Brisbane, Laxman stemmed the rot with Sourav Ganguly scoring an important 75 after India lost three quick wickets. The Test ended in a draw. In the second at Adelaide, it was Laxman who played second fiddle to Dravid as India chased Australia's huge first innings score.
		Laxman was there with a good performance in most of the innings. While Ganguly won the plaudits in Brisbane, Dravid at Adelaide and Tendulkar in Sydney, the one common thread on which all those three innings were built was the support they got from Laxman at the other end.
	in.rediff.com /cricket/2005/jun/28guest.htm (802 words)

	Dropping a clanger called Laxman
		If Laxman also missed two crucial slip chances in the Cuttack ODI, it merely proved that VVS is but human - that he is not the catching-batting superman viewers now expect him to be all the time.
		But not for a Laxman (26) to be similarly vulnerable after 52 balls spent in playing a game totally antithetic to his mental make-up.
		Laxman alone (among our stalwarts) would still be under 30 by the time our World Cup is full to the brim.
	www.sportstaronnet.com /tss2506/25060310.htm (1706 words)

	Laxman: A speedbump or end of the road? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Laxman, no doubt is a class player, but he is quite inconsistent.Too casual in his approach, but good to watch when he is in real form.
		No doubt Laxman is a class payer but he is out of form and he can not be included in the team in the hope that he will make a big score at some time.
		Laxman is one of the most selfish batsmen Indian cricket has ever seen.
	www.expressindia.com /messages.php?newsid=39922 (694 words)

	RK Laxman's 'common man' takes off on Air Deccan : HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		"Laxman does not part very easily with his 'common man', who is the voice of every Indian.
		Quoting India's famous cartoonist, Gopinath said Laxman wanted every Indian to fly regardless of their economic situation and agreed with the airline's vision to empower every citizen to fly.
		When we told him (Laxman) we already have the lowest fare of Rs 500 a ticket, he said even Rs 500 was too high for a majority of the people," Gopinath said.
	www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1348430,0002.htm (373 words)

	India Travelogue: Faces of India - People & Places - Laxman Shreshtha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sunita hugged me and told Laxman, "Look who is here!" The interviewer offered that I should do the interview, which I declined, since it was a face-to-face, and I only did off-camera interviews.
		Laxman does not keep any of his own paintings, but he says, "I am very particular about finding a home for my paintings." And his paintings have certainly found homes in the art collections of India's best known collectors: Harsh Goenka, Kumarmangalam Birla, Ratan Tata, Jehangir Nicholson to name a few.
		Laxman's paintings are a reflection of his mind, which he expresses with eloquence through colour and abstract form.
	www.indiatravelogue.com /face/face8.html (1265 words)

	The Hindu : The deadly dilemma of being V.V.S. Laxman
		Yet this is the precise kind of hard-lines possibility (as I teleview it) that Laxman habitually fails to allow for when, considering the dimension of his talent, he just refuses to seize chances when they come his way.
		Laxman, by now, has watched Sachin long enough to divine how fiercely involved world cricket requires you to be to sustain your Sai- given success.
		Likewise, Laxman's follow-up LOI scoreline (45, 51, 83, 11 and 101), wiping out the Odium of aggregating but 86 runs from 13 such matches for India), only fortified the conclusion that, when VVS is on a roll, the toll he takes of bowlers has to be viewed to be re-lived.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2001/07/14/stories/07140283.htm (1815 words)

	Laxman starts new innings - The Economic Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		HYDERABAD: A tight-knit circle of family and friends were in attendance as the stylish batsman VVS Laxman and his bride-to-be B Shailaja took their final step towards matrimony at a private reception in Secunderabad on Sunday night.
		None of Laxman’s team mates were present at the reception.
		Laxman, clad in fl suit and Shailaja in an orange Kanjiwaram saree greeted all the invitees over two hours before the bride-to-be excused from limelight to perform rituals before the wedding.
	economictimes.indiatimes.com /articleshow/498256.cms (219 words)

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