Creator of the ubiquitous mute spectator ‘Common Man’, Laxman was admitted to the hospital in Pune on January 17 for urinary infection.
He suffered multi-organ failure and was put on the ventilator. He died on Monday. Laxman, brother of late novelist R K Narayan, is survived by writer wife Kamala, retired journalist son Srinivas and daughter-in-law Usha.