PHOTOS: Common man's tribute to R K Laxman

Cartoonist's everywhere mourned the death of R K Laxman, who made personified the sublime wit and absurdity of life in his rendition of the Aam Aadmi, better known as Laxman's Common Man.

Many fans of Laxman's work came up to the Common Man statue along the Worli seaface and paid their tributes to the artist.

Two women stand by the Common Man statue along the Worli seaface in Mumbai. Photograph: Deepak Salvi

Republican Party of India (A) leader Ramdas Athawale paid tribute to R K Laxman by garlanding the Common Man statue in Mumbai. Photograph: Deepak Salvi

The older generation remembers Laxman's Common Man and his humour quite well. Photograph: Deepak Salvi

The apolitical nature of Laxman's creation attracts many fans one of whom was clicked here whilst paying tribute to the artist. Photograph: Deepak Salvi

Even the young are attracted to the sardonic wit of Laxman's Common Man. Photograph: Deepak Salvi

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