A Vote for Laughter: Birth Centenary Edi

A witty look at the strange world of politics by Indias best-loved cartoonistAfter the phenomenal success of A Dose of Laughter a collection of R.K. Laxmans cartoons and jokes about the medical profession comes the second book in the series which takes a humorous look at the colourful personalities peculiar codes of conduct and bombastic rhetoric that characterize the inimitable world of politics.A Vote for Laughter contains a hundred of R.K. Laxmans classic Common Man cartoons that have to do with political subjectsfrom party meetings election campaigns and VVIP movements to cabinet reshuffles horse trading and foreign tours not to forget the activity that for Laxman defines the Indian politician the impulse to rush to the well of the House. These are accompanied by a hundred of the funniest jokes about politics and politicians collected from all over the world.A Vote for Laughter is an exhilarating collection that will entertain everyone who enjoys seeing the farcical streak in our contemporary politics even as we take pride in being the worlds largest democracy. About the Author Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Laxman (1921-2015) was born and educated in Mysore. He started contributing as a cartoonist to college magazines his brother R.K. Narayans books publications such as Koravanji and also Gemini Studio. He initially worked at Blitz (Mumbai) and the Free Press Journal and six months later he joined Times of India where he enjoyed a long and prolific career. He created Indias most beloved and iconic cartoon character The Common Man. Laxmans books include Idle Hours (later retitled The Distorted Mirror) The Hotel Riviera The Messenger and Servants of India. The Tunnel of Time is Laxmans autobiography and several collections of his cartoons are part of the series The Best of Laxman and Laugh with Laxman. R.K. Laxman was awarded the prestigious Padma Bhushan (1973) and the Padma Vibhushan (2005). He was a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award (1984) and CNN IBN TV18s Lifetime Achievement Award for Journalism (2008) as well as several honorary docorates by prestigious universities.