Gafoor He was one of the most prominent cartoonists from Kerala and the founder of the Kerala Cartoon Academy. He created some of the best-known comics throughout the course of a career spanning more than three decades, including the social satire Uncle Kunj, or Kunjamman, published in Mathrubhumi in 1980, which gave him a unique fan base. B. M. Gafoor’s famous cartoon character ‘Kunjamman’ is said to influence Kerala’s political and social realm. B. M. Gafoor’s famous cartoon character ‘Kunjamman’ is said to influence Kerala’s political and social realm. He was born in Thalassery, Kerala, in 1942 and attended Chennai's Government School of Arts and Crafts as a student. He worked as a cartoonist for a number of journals, such as Chandrika, Shankar's Weekly, Deshabhimani, and Cut Cut, before deciding to focus on Mathrubhumi for the rest of his career. In addition, he briefly published his own journal, Niramala, which he started during the emergency.