• ISBN13: 9789386906052
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: General Books
• Publisher: Niyogi Books
• Publisher Imprint: Niyogi Books
• Publication Date: August 12, 2017
• Pages: 148
• Original Price: 495.0 INR
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 500 grams

In this kaleidoscopic collection are of some of the best political cartoons since Independence by Rajinder Puri. Used as a vehicle for spreading public awareness on the burning issues of the day, these cartoons give us a glimpse of Puri’s virtuosity as a prescient columnist, fearless writer and activist. His work exudes a certain directness and purity of purpose that continue to impress and intrigue discerning readers in its combination of realism and humour. No matter how controversial some of Puri’s cartoons seem, his vision of the society, politics and life will continue to play an important role in contemporary culture.

Rajinder Puri’s cartoons appeared in The Manchester Guardian and The Glasgow Herald in the UK (1957–59). He was the staff cartoonist for The Hindustan Times (1959–65) and The Statesman (1969–70). He also drew cartoons for publications as diverse as The Indian Express, The Hindu, The Illustrated Weekly of India and Outlook, to mention a few. His published works include India 1969: A Crisis of Conscience (1971); India: The Wasted Years (1975); Government That Works and How! (1989); Recovery of India (1992); Bull’s Eye (2004) and A Tale of Two Countries: Chronicles of a Columnist (2008). Puri edited Stir Weekly from 1972 to 1974. He was General Secretary of the Janata Party in 1977 and the Lok Dal in 1979. He later formed the Ekta Party, which merged with the Janata Dal.