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E P Unny
Chief political cartoonist with The Indian Express.
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CM Satheesan can democratise power — or emulate his predecessor
May 15, 2026 15:20 IST
The last CM, Pinarayi Vijayan, did something fundamental to the office. Over his decade-long tenure, his CMO became the central pole in a way Kerala has never seen before. Post-Pinarayi, the top job is bigger than ever
Fri, May 15, 2026
Legacy in motion, Udhayanidhi fronts ‘Stalin 3.0’ campaignSubscriber Only
April 20, 2026 08:00 IST
As the DMK scion and Deputy CM campaigns in politically symbolic Andipatti and bellwether Vedasandur, The Indian Express tracks his pitch to voters.
Mon, Apr 20, 2026
Film star vs key BJP face vs hotelier: How Sobha Surendran looks to outdo ‘Metro Man’ in PalakkadSubscriber Only
April 07, 2026 07:20 IST
Ramesh Pisharody is making debut on Congress ticket, with the party wary of swing votes as it tries to contain the impact of sexual harassment charges against its expelled sitting MLA Rahul Mamkootathil
Tue, Apr 07, 2026
Quiet streets, high stakes as CPM faces rebel test in a Kerala bastionSubscriber Only
April 06, 2026 07:28 IST
Low-key campaign by G Sudhakaran after he enters fray as UDF-backed Independent, CPI(M)’s H Salam says he knows his former colleague’s playbook
Mon, Apr 06, 2026
Kerala Assembly polls: In industrial hub on comeback trail, snapshots of a campaignSubscriber Only
April 03, 2026 06:40 IST
Kerala minister P Rajeev’s record on getting big-ticket projects sets the tone in Kalamaserry
Fri, Apr 03, 2026
In Kerala, the election has a new secular edgeSubscriber Only
March 31, 2026 06:17 IST
The state’s two broad-based veteran alliances in the fray are accusing each other of hobnobbing with not just the significant saffron player but every fringe Islamic group. In so many words, CPI(M) and Congress are acknowledging an election that is getting less one-sided.
Thu, Apr 23, 2026
Scott Adams, the satirist of the corporate lifeSubscriber Only
January 15, 2026 07:10 IST
Of the 70 Dilbert-reading nations, many, including India, were adopting the first world workplace practices that Scott satirised. His career was peaking serendipitously even as national economies globalised, outsourced, and became Internet-driven
Thu, Jan 15, 2026
What V S Achuthanandan meant to cartoonists – and what he should have to India’s opposition leadersSubscriber Only
July 24, 2025 17:25 IST
From Rahul Gandhi to Akhilesh Yadav and M K Stalin to Omar Abdullah, not a single player from the multiple parties that seek to build a country-wide alternative was present at his funeral
Thu, Jul 24, 2025
A cartoon as a miracle: Dodging censors one pen stroke at a timeSubscriber Only
June 26, 2025 17:14 IST
Abu's iconic cartoon in The Indian Express, of President Fakhruddin Ahmed signing away ordinances from the presidential bathtub, left us wondering for a moment: Was Emergency revoked? If not, like “good cop, bad cop”, was there “good censor, bad censor”?
Fri, Jun 27, 2025
Ananda Vikatan row: If we get too touchy about cartoons, we will shrink our leaders’ space in historySubscriber Only
February 18, 2025 06:55 IST
Bill Clinton is remembered through a popular video that sums up his two-term presidency in 24 cartoons, not all equally unflattering.
Tue, Feb 18, 2025
Cartoonist Jules Feiffer: A natural nonconformistSubscriber Only
January 27, 2025 07:10 IST
In the constitutional democracy where Jules Feiffer functioned, cartoonists could offend the rulers and get away with it. But to question, interrogate or unsettle readers is a tricky business in a career driven by readership
Mon, Jan 27, 2025
E P Unny writes: When big newspapers play it safe, what happens to the political cartoon?Subscriber Only
January 08, 2025 07:02 IST
Editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes’ departure from ‘The Washington Post’ might seem to be the end of the road for political cartoons, but the future may not be as dire as it seems.
Wed, Jan 08, 2025
From Maharashtra to Kerala, from CPM to BJP political parties are facilitating their own declineSubscriber Only
November 21, 2024 06:59 IST
In Palakkad, the three major parties were projecting candidates not to win but to pass the buck in case of defeat. One thing is clear. Kerala has busted some of the distance to Maharashtra. Its major parties are working towards their redundancy
Thu, Nov 21, 2024
After MGR, Jaya, who? ADMK battles with the legacy questionSubscriber Only
April 12, 2024 20:17 IST
Eight years after her death, Jayalalithaa's legacy remains severely disputed, with many claimants. The one to provide the kind of grand spectacle reminiscent of the former CM's days seems to be T T V Dhinakaran
Sat, Apr 13, 2024
It’s Kanimozhi all the way – through Ramanathapuram to ThoothukudiSubscriber Only
April 10, 2024 18:14 IST
Unlike 2019, where she faced a tough opponent in then state BJP chief, the DMK leader is up against relatively easier opponents this time
Thu, Apr 11, 2024
In Tamil Nadu, BJP rides on stormy petrel Annamalai in bid to disrupt Dravidian playSubscriber Only
April 08, 2024 17:02 IST
Caught in three-way contest in Coimbatore, Annamalai goes all out to connect with youth, even as both his DMK and AIADMK rivals gun for him
Tue, Apr 16, 2024
T M Krishna row shows how hard it is to weed out caste orthodoxy in Carnatic music todaySubscriber Only
March 23, 2024 08:10 IST
The institution managed to surpass an earlier Dravidian challenge without too much internalisation. The current opposition is more difficult to handle as it comes from within
Sat, Mar 23, 2024
In Telangana, reaching voters goes futuristic as flash mob sets the toneSubscriber Only
November 29, 2023 11:18 IST
This kind of a wayside event can fit into any hollow in a concrete jungle. What marks the show’s success is not the size of the crowd but for how long it waits: Time replaces space
Thu, Nov 30, 2023
Owaisi in his labyrinth: Canvassing in Old Hyderabad streets to live TV performanceSubscriber Only
November 28, 2023 21:46 IST
AIMIM's core strength is at municipal level and 'Owaisi Saab' spins it as a developmental plus with an appeal for its 'double engine' at local body and Assembly levels
Wed, Nov 29, 2023
Cong’s Telangana face Revanth Reddy takes centre stage amid street theatre, waiting crowdSubscriber Only
November 26, 2023 10:32 IST
Revanth is pitched against KTR, whose father KCR is being taken on by Cong's Delhi contingent – Kharge with help from 'RGPG (Rahul Gandhi Priyanka Gandhi) effect'
Mon, Nov 27, 2023
In Telangana, waiting for ‘brahmandam CM’ at a BRS rallySubscriber Only
November 23, 2023 14:00 IST
K Chandrashekar Rao begins his campaign post-lunch, but from a 'TV studio' in the BRS office tracking his day to party rallies rattling off his "brahmandam (magnificent)" achievements, the CM is everywhere.
Sun, Nov 26, 2023
E P Unny on Guardian sacking cartoonist: When the cartoon hurts moreSubscriber Only
October 20, 2023 07:00 IST
The Guardian sacked its longtime staff cartoonist Steve Bell for his drawing of Benjamin Netanyahu. But he has been no more of an offender than the best in the business
Fri, Oct 20, 2023
Namboodiri, the artist whose lines traced an arc of history, is no moreSubscriber Only
July 08, 2023 04:04 IST
He had uncanny recall. You only had to ask and he would sketch anyone he knew from the past, with no reference, purely from a well-archived memory. He would rewind to the 1960s, 70s or 80s to produce portraits of individuals or groups with precise vintage.
Sat, Jul 08, 2023
A post-pandemic note from ChennaiSubscriber Only
January 02, 2023 07:17 IST
Covid break served as a sabbatical to young artists. Results were visible during the Chennai music season
Mon, Jan 02, 2023
Rahul’s Yatra: Wanting on plans, banking on connect, an effort to see India ‘in slow motion’Subscriber Only
September 28, 2022 16:45 IST
The next leg is in Karnataka, which is when Rahul enters the BJP turf. That is when the national padyatra would well and truly begin
Thu, Sep 29, 2022
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