Laugh with Laxman by R.K. Laxman


Laugh with Laxman
Title : Laugh with Laxman
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ISBN : 0140284354
ISBN-10 : 9780140284355
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 192
Publication : First published October 14, 2000

The author is best known for his common man cartoons, and hascreated cartoons os a world that even the ubiquitous common man is not privy to. It is here that Laxman's sense of parodyand satire find some of their finest expressions. A selection of these rare and masterly cartoons which comment caustically on our social and political character were togethter in the first volume of "laugh with Laxman", and proved to be immensly popular. This is the second volume in the series replete with timeless gems that continue to amuse.

Laugh with Laxman Reviews

  • Reading_ Tamishly

    I wish I get to read something like this everyday.

  • Anonymous

    Within a career span of 50+ years, i think a mention of date the cartoon would have provided a more comprehensive context to the current affairs (esp. for millennials atleast).

  • Abhinav Agarwal

    This is a collection of cartoons that RK Laxman drew outside the world of his famous pocket cartoon - You Said It. While several are from the sunday edition of the Times of India, during a period when RK Laxman was at his prolific best, there are some that have been taken from cartoons he drew for the monthly magazine, Science Today.

    The cartoons themselves provide a rich mix of humour - the plain visual gag for instance, like the one where an eager-to-please father is trying to blow up a balloon, only to find himself floating in the air, and without much success with the balloon. Then there is a wry but cutting comment on man's futile attempt to tame nature where a person remarks with incredulity at a river's ever-changing course and man's attempt to bridge it.

    The 187 cartoons in this book provide ample opportunity to indulge the zygomaticus major muscle and the dozen other muscles to varying degrees - smile, chuckle, guffaw, or the cliched ROFL.
    (originally posted on my blog at
    http://blog.abhinavagarwal.net/2013/0...)

  • Denim Datta

    collection of humorous cartoon strips of R.K.Laxman. Really funny. This book collects 187 comic strips.

  • Maxine Mathew

    I still find his Common Man better.

  • Ganadeep గణదీప్

    R.K Laxman Sir , at his best. This is the book where your imaginations on every situation presented in the book would get failed and brings a small smile on your face when you read the description given by the author and reminds you that no other author can be as sarcastic as Laxman's sir. True Genius he is...

  • Chhavi Chauhan

    I've always been a fan of R.K Laxman's comic strips. And recently when I came across one of his cartoons, it made me quite nostalgic. So I decided to find a collection of his works.
    This book was witty and the scenarios depicted in it are still relevant. However it didn't make me "laugh out loud". It was okay.

  • Mashiat Nahreen

    A light hearted, funny good read.

  • Debapriya Basu

    Still so relevant and pertinent. Nothing to drive home a point than humor and cartoons.

  • Vaishak Mahadevan

    It is a hilarious way of representation of life and society with magical aid of a pencil that eches out the characters which found relevance in the society!