R.K. Laxman and R.K. Narayan changed the landscape of Indian literature. The two siblings were extraordinary men – one became India’s greatest English novelists when India was still adapting to the language, and the other brought political satire to Indian households. The two R.K.s never forsook their roots of a traditional middle-class South Indian household. If one R.K. (Lakshman) created the Common Man, the other R.K. (Narayan) celebrated the Everyman. However, despite an age difference of 15 years, the lives of these two gifted brothers were deeply intertwined, as depicted in the biography. The younger brother helped Narayan’s books with his sketches for Malgudi Days when it was adapted as a TV series, while Lakshman had constant support of his older brother. Together, through their respective art, they celebrated the simplicity of the times they lived in against the backdrop of an India that was rapidly evolving.