Internationally acclaimed management cartoonist and strategic thinker Prriya Raj is an MBA with over 24 years of rich and varied corporate experience. He packs layers of meaning in his cartoons full of wit, humour and satire to bring a smile to corporate executives. Grounded in reality these cartoons also expose business games and corporate shortcomings in a style that's very much his own.

NEWSPAPER COLUMNS

  • Prriya Raj's first cartoon appeared in Parag, a Times of India publication in June 1975 and then in a variety of publications in Hindi and English, while he was in college. After completing his MBA, he joined the corporate world and cartooning took a back seat. After a gap of 20 long years, he started a daily news cartoon column 'Counterpoint' in The Daily. The column subsequently ran in The Free Press Journal from 2000-2003.

  • In 1996, he started India's first daily management cartoon 'Under The Pyramid' in The Pioneer. The column was picked up by Hong Kong Standard to make Prriya Raj India's first cartoonist to have a daily published cartoon column abroad (1997-2000).

  • He continued the daily cartoon column 'Under The Pyramid' as a management catoon column in The Financial Express. (1999-2001).

  • His weekly management cartoon column 'Out Of The Box' appeared in The Hindu in its business review section from 1999-2003.

MAGAZINE COLUMNS

  • Did a column for A & M, a magazine on advertising and marketing 2000-2001.

  • Currently doing a column for 'Harmony', a new magazine for senior citizens by Dhirubhai Ambani Trust.

BOOKS

Prriya Raj has four books to his credit:

  1. Under The Pyramid (India Book House, 1998)
  2. Counterpoint (Business Publication Inc., 1999)
  3. Business Cartoons (Vision Books, 2004)
  4. Corporate Cartoons (Vision Books, 2004)

MERCHANDISE

  • Management diary Organise & Smile with cartoons on every page and on in-built time management system published by Nightingale in 1999/2000/2001/2002/2003 and 2004.

  • Management Calendar for Alps Management Consultants for 2000/2001/2002/2003.

  • Greeting Cards (Self) with cartoons for 1996/1997/1998.

EXHIBITION

  • Organised India's first management cartoon exhibition titled 'Under The Pyramid' at Nehru Centre, Mumbai during February 1999. The exhibition, which drew excellent response, was co-sponsored by The Asian Age, The Afternoon, Business India, CNBC, India World, Aaren, etc.

  • Did a monsoon cartoon series at Samovar Restaurant, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai during 1998.

  • Exhibited cartoons at British Council, Mumbai during their Management Week in 1999, 2000 and 2002.

    INTERNET

    • He was the second Indian cartoonist on the web, first being RK Laxman. He was also the first one to have a daily cartoon on the internet at India World. His website was India's first cartoon website and had won several awards and accolades including nominations for best humour site in Webwiz Awards 2000.

    • Prriya Raj also launched a comprehensive cartoon channel on www.123india.com (first such on a horizontal portal) during the year 2000, which was inaugurated by the lateral thinking guru Dr. Edward de Bono.

    ILLUSTRATIONS

    • Illustrations of management articles in Ascent of The Times of India (1997-1998), The Brief (2000) and Solus (2001/2002/2004).

    • Done humorous illustrations for books published by IBH, BPI and Vision Books.

    CARICATURES

    • Caricatures of business leaders for the cartoon website of www.123india.com

    • Also did spot caricatures for www.123india.com stall at the Internet Exhibition at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi in 2000 to promote the website.

    LECTURES

    • Delivered lectures in educational/management institutions such as Lucknow University, KC College, Xavier and NMIMS, etc.

    • Delivered lectures/talks in clubs like Rotary International.
    • Addressed management conventions such as Indian Television Academy.

    MEDIA COVERAGE

    • Television - Zee TV (Dream Merchants), Subah Aaj Tak (Metro). Subah Savere (DD), Star News (Morning Show), Zee News (Morning Show), CNBC, ABNi. Sony TV (Archana Pooran Singh Show), in Mumbai (The RKB Show).

    • Radio - Times FM, Mid-Day FM

    • Print - Several important Indian publications and in Hong Kong Standard.