ABOUT THE MUSEUM
R.K.LAXMAN Museum of Art is a vision of our Hon. Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modiji. The Government of Maharashtra took up the project under the guidelines of Hon. Shri. Modiji. The Pune Municipal Corporation undertook the responsibility to execute the project. They identified a plot in Balewadi, Pune and started the infrastructure work of the museum.
The architectural design of the museum was assigned to UNITECTURE, a design consultancy firm. They started the work in the year 2015 and completed in 2020. The architectural layout was for having a temporary exhibition centre, hall of fame, exhibits of Laxman’s cartoon and a cafeteria. The design of the R.K.Laxman museum has been assigned to Laxman’s family.
We took up this project in the year 2020 after all the due diligence got completed. Due to Covid 19 there was a delay for almost 8 months, but that did not hamper our spirits. We utilized that precious time to plan, strategise, sign up with the required departments and of course digitize all the art works of Laxman.
This is a project very close to my heart, doing something for our dear father who has left a huge legacy behind through his 80 years contribution, self-made with just one clear focus—‘SERVE THE COMMON MAN’
OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
R.K.LAXMAN MUSEUM OF ART undoubtedly requires recognition. But all this could not have been possible without the support of Government bodies, departments from various institutions, the entire team in charge of the project and of course the generous sponsors that came together equally excited and spirited about the project.
I take this opportunity to express my gratitude and thank each and every individual, institution and organisation that commissioned
Laxman to showcase his talents and to convey valuable messages through his cartoons. Laxman was proud and happy to be associated with one and all.
-USHA LAXMAN
The PUNE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
RK IPR MANAGEMENT PVT LTD-R.K.LAXMAN FAMILY -USHA
LAXMAN-ART WORK CONTENT CURATION & PROJECT
DESIGN
ROHAN KULKARNI-PROJECT DESIGN & LAYOUT IN CHARGE
DEPARTMENTS
1. FILM & TELEVISION INSTITUTE OF INDIA
2. USHA LAXMAN-MUSEUM SCRIPT & ART CONTENT
COLLATERALS IN ENGLISH
3. USHA LAXMAN-CLASSIFICATION & CATEGORISING OF
CARTOONS
4. COMMON MAN NARRATION SCRIPT IN ENGLISH
-ROHAN KULKARNI
5. COMMON MAN NARRATION SCRIPT TRANSLATION IN
MARATHI - SACHIN JOSHI
6. EVEN FLOW PRODUCTIONS-WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT, ART
CONTENT HIGH RESOLUTION & OTHER COLLATERALS
DESIGN & LAYOUT
7. SHRUTI SASAN- ART CONTENT HIGH RESOLUTION
8. ART CONTENT SCANNING AND SORTING - SUZANNE
MARK & SRINITHI KARTHIKEYAN
9. RUCHIRA SAWANT & SIDDHI MAHAJAN-MARATHI
TRANSLATION OF COLLATERALS
10. SIDDHARTH TATOOSKAR-ART DEPARTMENT ASSISTED BY BHAKTI, VIRAJ WALVEKAR & MOHINI GAIKWAD
11. DARA SINGH-SOUND DESIGN
12. AMEYA GORE-FILM DIRECTOR
13. MANGESH DHAKDE-MUSIC DIRECTIONASSISTED BY
NOKESH KANITHI
14. RECORDINGS DONE AT RARE ELEPHANT AND BAND WAGON STUDIO
15. COMMON MAN WORKS PVT LTD-ANIMATION
FOR HOLOGRAM
16. DAYAL THAKKAR-HOLOGRAM HARDWARE
17. CHINTAMANI HASABNIS-BRAILLE
18. BAJAJ ELECTRICALS-LIGHTS & AUTOMATION
19,. KHATAVKARS-COMMON MAN STATUE
20. SUNIL KANDALLOOR - WAX STATUE OF RK.LAXMAN
21. TREE PLANTATION-GARDEN DEPARTMENT -PMC
VOICE OVER ARTIST
1. BOMAN IRANI
2. DILIP PRABHAWALKAR
3. ROHAN KULKARNI
4. AMEYA GORE
5. ANGAD PATWARDHAN
6. DEEPTI DEVI
7. ARNAV MAHAJAN
8. AMAN SINHA
9. KSHITIJ GAIKWAD