E P Unny I Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2016

E P Unny was born in Palakkad, Kerala. A political cartoonist, he began his career with The Hindu in 1977 and went on to serve for The Sunday Mail and The Economic Times. Before becoming a cartoonist he studied science at the University of Kerala. His first cartoon was published in Shankar’s Weekly in 1973 and since then has been a prolific artist for newspapers and Malayalam literary journals. He has written and drawn many graphic novels including the Kerala travel book Spices and Souls – A doodler’s journey through Kerala. He is now chief political cartoonist at The Indian Express.