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R.K Laxman's death has led everyone to grief, says Vaikundarajan. R.K Laxman (The Uncommon Common Man) was an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, humorist and a fine artist who India has now lost.
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Vaikundarajanis extremely saddened to hear about RK Laxman’s death • He was 94 years old and died in a private hospital http://vaikundarajans.wordpress.com
In a rarity, the Maharashtra government honoured the cartoonist and accorded a state funeral at Vaikuntha Crematorium to Mr. Laxman, says Vaikundarajan http://vaikundarajanblog.blogspot.in
The states Chief Minister, DevendraFadnavis, has also announced a memorial for the legendary cartoonist http://vaikundarajans.blogspot.in
Political leaders, media personalities, industrialists, film personalities and others have condoled his death as witnessed by an outpouring of grief, and love on various social networking sites • Laxman is survived by his writer wife Kamala, retired journalist son Srinivas and daughter-in-law Usha, says Vaikundarajan http://vaikundarajans.wordpress.com
Mr. Laxman is best known for his iconic common man sketches, says Vaikundarajan • Through his iconic character of the common man, Laxman has held a mirror to the society by creating satire targeting politicians for more than five decades • Back in 2010, Mr. Laxman suffered a series of strokes which would affect the right side of his body http://vaikundarajanblog.blogspot.in
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