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Bengaluru:  When you think of a banker, you imagine columns of numbers, files stacked high, and a man in a crisp shirt counting coins of responsibility. But for Jeevan Shetty, numbers were only half the story. His real currency was lines—simple, bold strokes that could make people laugh, think, and sometimes even squirm. A cartoonist being celebrated with a Lifetime Achievement Award: For over four decades, Jeevan lived a life of balance—by day, an employee at Syndicate Bank, and by night (and weekends), a cartoonist who sketched the world in his own irreverent style. If the bank gave him security, cartooning gave him freedom. And together, they made him who he is today: A cartoonist being celebrated with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Karnataka Cartoonists Association. The early sparks:  The seeds were sown during his college days. Jeevan’s sketches found space in campus magazines, but the influence was bigger than that. His brothers, Prakash Shetty and Harisc...