Book excerpt: 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.