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Priya Kuriyan

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Priya Kuriyan
CitizenshipIndian
Alma materNational Institute of Design, Ahmedabad (2004)
Occupation(s)Comic book writer, Illustrator, Animation filmmaker
AwardsBig Little Book Award (2019)

Priya Kuriyan is an Indian comic book writer, illustrator and animation filmmaker,[1][2] based in Bengaluru, Karnataka.[2][3] She is the author of the comic book Ammachi's Glass,[4] and the author of the picture book and children's adaptation of the writer Perumal Murugan's acclaimed novel Poonachi.[5][6] Kuriyan was the recipient of the Big Little Book Award at the Mumbai Literature Festival in 2019.[7][8]

Kuriyan graduated from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad in 2004 and began her career as an illustrator for Tulika Books.[1][4] Since then she has been the illustrator for over 100 books and collaborated with a number of writers including Ruskin Bond, Manu S. Pillai, Natasha Sharma, Meera Nair, Jerry Pinto and Radhika Chadha.[4][7] She has also collaborated with the author Devapriya Roy for the graphic novel Indira (2018), based on the life of the former prime minister Indira Gandhi.[9][10] As an animation filmmaker, Kuriyan directed educational animation films for the Children's Film Society, India and episodes for the Indian edition of Sesame Street (Galli Galli Sim Sim).[11]

Books

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  • Drawing the Line: Indian Women Fight Back (eds., 2015) Zubaan Books . ISBN 978-0-99-405071-7.
  • Ammachi's Glasses (2017) Tulika Books . ISBN 978-93-5046-908-8.
  • Poonachi: Lost in the Forest (adaptation of Perumal Murugan's Poonachi, 2020) Red Panda Westland Imprint. ISBN 978-9-38-964831-7.

References

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  1. ^ a b George, Liza (14 July 2016). "Art of the imagination". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Chakrabarti, Paromita (17 November 2019). "More than words: Priya Kuriyan's illustrations capture the world of everyday quirks". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Our masked identities: Cartoons of India's new normal". BBC News. 31 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Ray Chaudhuri, Zinnia (12 August 2017). "Priya Kuriyan's new book tells the story of an adorable, eccentric grandmother – without any words". Scroll.in. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. ^ Venugopal, Nikhita (24 August 2020). "Perumal Murugan and illustrator Priya Kuriyan on children's adaptation of 'Poonachi'". The News Minute. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  6. ^ Ghoshal, Somak (6 September 2020). "Perumal Murugan's 'Poonachi' returns through Priya Kuriyan's art". Livemint. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  7. ^ a b Datta, Sravasti (17 December 2019). "More should be spent on children's writing, feels illustrator Priya Kuriyan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Big Little Book Awards 2019: Priya Kuriyan wins best illustrator, Prabhat bags prize for best children's literature in Hindi". Firstpost. 20 November 2019.
  9. ^ Kirpal, Neha (19 June 2019). "These 4 women graphic novelists have an agenda: Humanism and equality". CNBC TV18. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  10. ^ George, Liza (7 August 2019). "Children's book illustrator Priya Kuriyan on sketching facts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  11. ^ Roy, Devapriya (10 June 2017). "Ten fabulously illustrated books for young readers that adults will enjoy just as much". Scroll.in. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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