:Kruttika Susarla
{{short description|Indian comic book writer, illustrator and graphics designer}}
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Kruttika Susarla is an Indian comic maker, illustrator and graphic designer,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2016-09-24|title=Kruttika Susarla's Take On The 'Brand Brigade'|url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/fashion-and-beauty/artist-kruttika-susarla-fashion-illustration-brands|archive-url=|archive-date=|website=Verve|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Maria|first=Ashraya|date=2018-12-25|title=Here Are 12 Feminist Artists We Loved In 2018|url=https://feminisminindia.com/2018/12/26/feminist-artists-2018/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-06|website=FII English|language=en-US}} from Andhra Pradesh, India.{{Cite web|last=Jain|first=Priyanshi|date=|title=Kruttika Susarla|url=https://www.platform-mag.com/design/kruttika-susarla.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-06|website=Platform magazine}} Her works have been described as observations of the status quo,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=People: Designers|url=http://welcometocup.org/People?page=5&page_name=People&role=Designers|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130165954/http://welcometocup.org/People?page=5&page_name=People&role=Designers|archive-date=30 November 2020|access-date=2020-12-06|website=Center for Urban Pedagogy|language=en}} and versatile in style, ranging from the use of minimalistic graphics to detailed sketches,{{Cite web|last=Ladha|first=Shubham|date=2018-09-11|title=9 New Artists Making The LGBTQIA Universe A Tad More Colourful|url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/arts-and-culture/9-new-artists-making-the-lgbtqia-universe-a-tad-more-colourful|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-06|website=Verve|language=en-US}} and have become known for highlighting social causes including those of feminism, gender issues, LGBTQ issues, and issues of other marginalised sections of society.{{Cite web|last=Mathew|first=Soumya|date=2017-12-17|title=Gender through comic illustrations: Kruttika Susarla on intersectionality and how personal is political|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/feminism-through-comic-illustrations-kruttika-susarla-on-intersectionality-and-how-personal-is-political-4984670/|archive-url=|archive-date=|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Suridhi|date=2017-02-26|title=Women power, rebranded|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sunday-chronicle/style-sutra/260217/women-power-rebranded.html|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}
Susarla graduated from the DJ Academy of Design in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, and has been involved in a number of collaborations including those with organisations such as the Mumbai based Point of View and the YP Foundation. Her project The Feminist Alphabet came out of 36 Days of Type, an annual call for various designers and artists to share work on Instagram related to a theme such as feminism;{{Cite web|date=2017-05-03|title=Meet Kruttika Susarla – The Artist Behind 36 Days Of Feminist Type|url=https://feminisminindia.com/2017/05/04/kruttika-sarla-36-days-feminist-type/|archive-url=|archive-date=|website=FII English|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Dey|first=Sohini|date=2017-03-09|title=5 Women Illustrators From India Who Use the Power of Art to Shatter Taboos and Change Mindsets|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/90834/5-women-illustrators-india/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=The Better India|language=en-US}} Verve wrote that the project "took Instagram by storm".{{Cite web|last=Tata|first=Huzan|date=2017-06-17|title=The Female Gaze: Kruttika Susarla's 36 Days of Feminist Type|url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/arts-and-culture/kruttika-susarla-36-days-of-feminist-type-feminism-week|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-06|website=Verve|language=en-US}} She has collaborated with author Samhita Arni and The Caravan magazine to illustrate women in ancient Indian literature.{{Cite web|last=Arni|first=Samhita|date=1 May 2019|title=Female voices in ancient Indian literature|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/literature/female-voices-ancient-indian-literature|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-06|website=The Caravan|language=en}}