R.K. Laxman, a cartoonist who immortalized the common man 5 Photos . Updated: 27 Jan 2015, 05:47 PM IST Livemint R.K. Laxman, the acclaimed Indian cartoonist, died of multiple-organ failure on Monday. His 'Common Man' cartoon was a commentary on Indian society and politics that ran in the Times of India newspaper for more than five decades. 1/5Laxman with his iconic common man sketch in the background. He passed away at the age of 94 in Pune. PTI 2/5A copy of Times of India’s book ‘Jest In Time’ with a caricature of Laxman on the cover page in Ahmedabad on 26 January, 2015. Laxman’s sketches appeared on the front page of The Times of India for more than five decades. AFP 3/5The cartoonist on his 90th birthday. Laxman took digs at many political figures, but always handled humour with sophistication, a hallmark of his work. PTI 4/5The statue of Laxman’s iconic ‘common man’ in Pune. The bespectacled character would be a silent spectator of events in the sketches. AP 5/5ISRO’s tribute on Twitter read- “Tribute to a legend. #rklaxman sent this delightful gift to ISRO a couple of weeks back.” Laxman sent this sketch to ISRO after the Mars Mission. Twitter