“r k laxman”

New Page 7 The Management of Management or How Managers Really Manage! A rip-roaring riotous view of how managers manage their affairs by India's most loved and celebrated cartoonist. Unfailingly witty and irreverent, R. K. Laxman takes sharp aim at the pomposity of ma... More

From 1947, throughout the entire history of independent India, R.K. Laxman's cartoons have appeared regularly in the Times of India, commenting on every possible aspect of India's social and political life. Some years ago, Time magazine called R.K. Laxman 'the country's sharpest cart... More

From financial crises to the woes of householders, from political instability to rampant corruption, Laxman’s cartoons capture the entire gamut of contemporary Indian experience. Hilarious and thought-provoking at the same time, this is a treasure house of humour from one of the most striking voic... More

Featuring a trademark Common Man cartoon from R.K. Laxman and an interesting factoid on every diary page, The Penguin India Desk Companion 2009 is ideal for use throughout the coming year. A sleek design, sufficient writing space and international production standards make the Desk Companion a pleas... More

Snippets from the life of India’s best-loved cartoonist. R.K. Laxman has always had a rather unique way of looking at things. His Common Man cartoons have lampooned just about every aspect of political and social life over the past five decades. Now that he has, at long last, decided to write the ... More

A humorous look at doctors and their ilk by India's best-loved cartoonist Laughter, they say, is the best medicine. It is therefore fitting that the world's most honourable profession should have a great deal of fun made at its expense. Humour directed at physicians and medicine has sustaine... More

Following in the footsteps of the storytellers of his native India, R. K. Narayan has produced his own versions of tales of gods, demons, magicians, king, and virtuous wives from the Ramayana and the Mahabarata.Following in the footsteps of the storytellers of his native India, R. K. Narayan has pro... More

SynopsisThis collection brings together some of Laxman's best short stories, travelogues, about the United States, Australia, the Andamans, Darjeeling, Mauritius and Kathmandu, and a few rare anecdotes about Laxman's cartooning career. Prices includes shipping charges.... More