E. P. Unny

Unny left his job as a bank official to start his career as a professional cartoonist with The Hindu in 1977, where he spent 12 years learning about journalism from Kasturi.

He is currently the Chief Political Cartoonist with The Indian Express,[1] in which his editorial strip, Business as Usual, appears daily.

[3] A recurring character who features in his cartoons is a bespectacled young boy who makes statements too mature for his years.

This character was developed during his time at Sunday Mail and resumed when he moved to The Indian Express.

[2] Cartoonists who had an influence on him include R. K. Laxman, K. Shankar Pillai, O. V. Vijayan, Abu Abraham and Rajinder Puri.