From a Humorous Angle

There is humour in almost every situation, and no one spots it faster than cartoonists and comedians.

- By MOHD SHEHWAAZ KHAN

Their reflections don’t always sting; instead, they offer clarity wrapped in wit. Rather than providing mere comic relief in an otherwise serious moment, they use humour to critique the situation itself, often with a touch of sarcasm. This is exactly what BP Acharya’s Obtuse Angle does so well.

Acharya, a senior officer of the 1983 LAS batch, calls these moments of humorous insight his ‘obtuse angle’, lending the book its title. The collection gathers cartoons drawn and published over nearly four decades, tracing his journey as an IAS officer, including his early years at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie.