| Title | : | Servants of India |
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| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0670910988 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780670910984 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 136 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2000 |
Servants of India Reviews
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India's most loved and creator of "The Common man", cartoonist R.K.Laxman was more famous for his caricatures than for his writings. This is one of his few adventures in filed of writing. The collection is a hilarious account of the role and importance of servants in the life of average middle class Indian. Each servant featured brings something interesting and funny to the table. Good, engrossing read.
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My first book for 2020's reading challenge . RK Laxman's at his humourous best ... Lovely pencil sketches by the master cartoonist ...
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What a nostalgia. Read this a few years back for school. While I couldn't remember anything about the author the imagery stuck with me all these years. The more things change, the more they remain the same.
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A wonderful narrative!
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It’s about all those characters that we encountered growing up. This book is great for nostalgia value and relatable encounters but the language is very plain and uninteresting and is nowhere close to his brother’s wit or style . His illustrations of the characters are fun and accurate but he should just stick to his forte, cartooning.
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Good anecdotes, very well written but feels monotonous after reading few of them.
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Ganesh a Journalist when sits down to write about the Servants of India he discovers such enthralling and humourous stories that leave you in laughing splits. Each of the stories also represents the lifestyle of the new middle class that came up in the late 80s and early nineties who too dreamed to live a life of luxury like the rich and with the rich came this servants that became the part and parcel of their lives and without whom we can not see our house function. Set in 2000, the book gives the reader a taste of their own medicine and reveals the emotional connect and the middle class was living the luxurious lifestyle because of these servants. The stories capture the employers state of mind and the relationship or bond the employer makes with the servants and R.K. Laxman's writing brings more flavour in the human psyche of "Jhanjhat" a hindi slang and what really goes in the minds of people and why these stories remind us to not underestimate the power of the poor and much before the concept of doing your own work came in, first came the need for a driver,a cook,a cleaner or an Ayah. Definitely worth your time and humor at its best.
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Household helps, drivers, cooks etc. form an essential part of the Indian household. Life of the inmates of a household often comes to a standstill without their presence. This book is a collection of stories of helps who keep the Indian household running smoothly or sometimes throw the functioning of a household into a turmoil. This collection is a mixed bag of emotions and experiences.
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Interesting first couple of reads. But not really much more to it. Quite a few grammatical errors too.
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Going by the title, anyone accustomed to R. K. Laxman would assume this to be a book on the esteemed politicians of our country, but it is not so! This book is basically about the most important person in the Indian household - the servant, something that is even unheard of in our western counterparts of similar social status. For Indians, the servant of the house is of utmost importance for the plethora of activities they perform at lower rates which constantly seem to rise, and the topic is worrisome as well due to their unpredictability, inefficiency or sheer unavailability. And our dear Mr. Laxman tries to write by hand a picture of the helping hand.
In a single sentence, it is a nice little book. So, this review is going to be a short and a crisp one. The first two stories were amusing enough. A crook handyman and another cook who emerge as a priest and motivational speaker after taking a well-informed leave respectively. The following stories are ordinary incidents narrated with Laxman's signature satire and sense of humour. They do give you his perspective and Indian people's outlook of the servant condition of India, but I would especially mention (not spoil!) two of his servant stories which I actually loved very much.
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Nice little collection of stories by R.K.Laxman.
Sounds a little weird to write a collection of stories on the Servant hired by his friends.
But nevertheless, all the stories are worth reading, full of wit, typical R.K.Laxman satire and sense of Humour, wish he had written more.
Style is very simple at the same time well written.
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An average book... Nothing great...
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A simple, engaging book with stories that seem a little true and a little made up. A nice short read.
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Nice short read
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An Indian household is incomplete without a servant. The stories are very much relatable for an Indian. Stories are full of wit, satire and written in a simple manner. Overall a nice little read.
