# Kevy

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**Kerala Varma** (c. 1924 – 23 July 2010), popularly known as **Kevy**, was an Indian [political cartoonist](/source/Political_cartoonist).

Kevy began his career by publishing cartoons in *[Shankar's Weekly](/source/Shankar's_Weekly)*. He later became a staff cartoonist at *[Eastern Economist](/source/Eastern_Economist)*. During [the Emergency](/source/The_Emergency_(India)), Kevy was jailed, ostensibly for drawing caricatures critical of the prime minister, [Indira Gandhi](/source/Indira_Gandhi).[1] Kevy drew his last cartoons for *[The New Indian Express](/source/The_New_Indian_Express)* in 2008 and 2009.[2]

Kevy believed in the distinction of cartoons from art, and chose to regard a cartoon as a message – the merit of which only depends on how effectively the message is conveyed. His style changed considerably over the course of his career.[3]

He died on 23 July 2010 in [Kochi](/source/Kochi), aged 86.[1]

## References

1. ["Cartoonist 'Kevy' is no more"](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/cartoonist-kevy-is-no-more/story-iGAclWzYAWhh5QS8uf0k7H.html). *[Hindustan Times](/source/Hindustan_Times)*. [Press Trust of India](/source/Press_Trust_of_India). 24 July 2010.

1. ["Kevy sketched his last cartoons for Express"](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2010/jul/24/kevy-sketched-his-last-cartoons-for-express-172479.html). *The New Indian Express*. 24 July 2010.

1. Khanduri, Ritu Gairola (2014). [*Caricaturing Culture in India: Cartoons and History in the Modern World*](https://books.google.com/books?id=lf-GBAAAQBAJ&q=Kevy+&pg=PA217). Cambridge University Press. pp. 217–220. ISBN 978-1-107-04332-9. – via Google Books.

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