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			\| name = Priya Kuriyan
			\| citizenship = Indian
			\| alma_mater = National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad (2004)
			\| occupation = Comic book writer, Illustrator, Animation filmmaker
			\| awards = Big Little Book Award (2019)
			}}

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	'''Priya Kuriyan''' is an Indian [[comic book]] writer, [[illustrator]] and [[animation]] filmmaker,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|last=George\|first=Liza\|date=2016-07-14\|title=Art of the imagination\|language=en-IN\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/Art-of-the-imagination/article14488621.ece\|access-date=2020-12-07\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|last=Chakrabarti\|first=Paromita\|date=2019-11-17\|title=More than words: Priya ~~Kuriyan’s~~ illustrations capture the world of everyday quirks\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/priya-kuriyanbig-little-book-awardsprincess-easy-pleasy-more-than-words-6122475/\|access-date=2020-12-07\|website=[[The Indian Express]]\|language=en}}</ref> based in ~~the city of~~ [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news\|date=2020-05-31\|title=Our masked identities: Cartoons of India's new normal\|language=en-GB\|work=[[BBC News]]\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52792382}}</ref> She is the author of the comic book ''Ammachi's Glass,''<ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|last=Ray Chaudhuri\|first=Zinnia\|date=12 August 2017\|title=Priya ~~Kuriyan’s~~ new book tells the story of an adorable, eccentric grandmother – without any words\|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/845009/priya-kuriyans-new-book-tells-the-story-of-an-adorable-eccentric-grandmother-without-any-words\|access-date=2020-12-07\|website=[[Scroll.in]]\|language=en-US}}</ref> and the author of the picture book and children's adaptation of the writer [[Perumal Murugan]]'s acclaimed novel ''Poonachi''.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Venugopal\|first=Nikhita\|date=2020-08-24\|title=Perumal Murugan and illustrator Priya Kuriyan on children's adaptation of 'Poonachi'\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/perumal-murugan-and-illustrator-priya-kuriyan-childrens-adaptation-poonachi-131461\|access-date=2020-12-07\|website=[[The News Minute]]\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Ghoshal\|first=Somak\|date=2020-09-06\|title=Perumal ~~Murugan’s ‘Poonachi’~~ returns through Priya ~~Kuriyan’s~~ art\|url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/perumal-murugan-s-poonachi-returns-through-priya-kuriyan-s-art-11599326745332.html\|access-date=2020-12-07\|website=[[Livemint]]\|language=en}}</ref> Kuriyan was the recipient of the Big Little Book Award at the Mumbai Literature Festival in 2019.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news\|last=Datta\|first=Sravasti\|date=2019-12-17\|title=More should be spent on children’s writing, feels illustrator Priya Kuriyan\|language=en-IN\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/wielding-her-illustrative-pen/article30328439.ece\|access-date=2020-12-07\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-11-20\|title=Big Little Book Awards 2019: Priya Kuriyan wins best illustrator, Prabhat bags prize for best children's literature in Hindi\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/big-little-book-awards-2019-priya-kuriyan-wins-best-illustrator-prabhat-bags-prize-for-best-childrens-literature-in-hindi-7675941.html\|website=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref>		'''Priya Kuriyan''' is an Indian [[comic book]] writer, [[illustrator]] and [[animation]] filmmaker,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|last=George\|first=Liza\|date=2016-07-14\|title=Art of the imagination\|language=en-IN\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/Art-of-the-imagination/article14488621.ece\|access-date=2020-12-07\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|last=Chakrabarti\|first=Paromita\|date=2019-11-17\|title=More than words: Priya Kuriyan's illustrations capture the world of everyday quirks\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/priya-kuriyanbig-little-book-awardsprincess-easy-pleasy-more-than-words-6122475/\|access-date=2020-12-07\|website=[[The Indian Express]]\|language=en}}</ref> based in [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news\|date=2020-05-31\|title=Our masked identities: Cartoons of India's new normal\|language=en-GB\|work=[[BBC News]]\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52792382}}</ref>

			==Education==
			Kuriyan graduated from the [[National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad]] in 2004.

			==Career==
			She began her career as an illustrator for [[Tulika Books]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> 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.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Kirpal\|first=Neha\|date=19 June 2019\|title=These 4 women graphic novelists have an agenda: Humanism and equality\|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/buzz/these-4-women-graphic-novelists-have-an-agenda-humanism-and-equality-4017651.htm\|access-date=2020-12-07\|website=[[CNBC TV18]]\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=George\|first=Liza\|date=2019-08-07\|title=Children's book illustrator Priya Kuriyan on sketching facts\|language=en-IN\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/bengaluru-based-childrens-book-illustrator-priya-kuriyan-on-her-latest-ventures/article28845326.ece\|access-date=2020-12-07\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> 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]]).<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Roy\|first=Devapriya\|date=10 June 2017\|title=Ten fabulously illustrated books for young readers that adults will enjoy just as much\|url=https://scroll.in/article/839323/ten-fabulously-illustrated-books-for-young-readers-that-adults-will-enjoy-just-as-much\|access-date=2020-12-07\|website=[[Scroll.in]]\|language=en-US}}</ref>

			She is the author of the comic book ''Ammachi's Glass,''<ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|last=Ray Chaudhuri\|first=Zinnia\|date=12 August 2017\|title=Priya Kuriyan's new book tells the story of an adorable, eccentric grandmother – without any words\|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/845009/priya-kuriyans-new-book-tells-the-story-of-an-adorable-eccentric-grandmother-without-any-words\|access-date=2020-12-07\|website=[[Scroll.in]]\|language=en-US}}</ref> and the author of the picture book and children's adaptation of the writer [[Perumal Murugan]]'s acclaimed novel ''Poonachi''.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Venugopal\|first=Nikhita\|date=2020-08-24\|title=Perumal Murugan and illustrator Priya Kuriyan on children's adaptation of 'Poonachi'\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/perumal-murugan-and-illustrator-priya-kuriyan-childrens-adaptation-poonachi-131461\|access-date=2020-12-07\|website=[[The News Minute]]\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Ghoshal\|first=Somak\|date=2020-09-06\|title=Perumal Murugan's 'Poonachi' returns through Priya Kuriyan's art\|url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/perumal-murugan-s-poonachi-returns-through-priya-kuriyan-s-art-11599326745332.html\|access-date=2020-12-07\|website=[[Livemint]]\|language=en}}</ref>

	~~Kuriyan graduated from the [[National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad]] in 2004~~ and ~~began her career as an illustrator for [[Tulika Books]].<ref name~~=~~":0" /><ref name~~=~~":2" /> 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~~.~~<ref name=":2" />~~<ref name=":3" ~~/> 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]].<ref~~>{{Cite ~~web~~\|last=~~Kirpal~~\|first=~~Neha~~\|date=~~19 June~~ 2019\|title=These 4 women graphic novelists have an agenda: Humanism and equality\|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/buzz/these-4-women-graphic-novelists-have-an-agenda-humanism-and-equality-4017651.htm\|access-date=2020-12-~~07\|website=[[CNBC TV18]]\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=George\|first=Liza\|date=2019-08-07~~\|title=~~Children’s book~~ illustrator Priya Kuriyan ~~on sketching facts~~\|language=en-IN\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/~~bengaluru~~-~~based-childrens-book-illustrator-priya-kuriyan-on~~-her-~~latest~~-~~ventures~~/~~article28845326~~.ece\|access-date=2020-12-07\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> 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]]).<ref>{{Cite web~~\|last=Roy\|first=Devapriya~~\|date=~~10 June 2017~~\|title=~~Ten fabulously illustrated books~~ for ~~young readers that adults will enjoy just as much~~\|url=https://~~scroll~~.in/~~article~~/~~839323/ten~~-~~fabulously~~-~~illustrated~~-~~books~~-~~for~~-~~young~~-~~readers~~-~~that~~-~~adults~~-~~will~~-~~enjoy~~-~~just~~-as-~~much\|access~~-~~date=2020~~-12-07\|website=[[~~Scroll.in~~]]~~\|language=en-US~~}}</ref>		==Awards and honours==
			Kuriyan was the recipient of the Big Little Book Award at the Mumbai Literature Festival in 2019.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news\|last=Datta\|first=Sravasti\|date=2019-12-17\|title=More should be spent on children's writing, feels illustrator Priya Kuriyan\|language=en-IN\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/wielding-her-illustrative-pen/article30328439.ece\|access-date=2020-12-07\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-11-20\|title=Big Little Book Awards 2019: Priya Kuriyan wins best illustrator, Prabhat bags prize for best children's literature in Hindi\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/big-little-book-awards-2019-priya-kuriyan-wins-best-illustrator-prabhat-bags-prize-for-best-childrens-literature-in-hindi-7675941.html\|website=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref>

	== Books ==		== Books ==
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{{short description|Indian comic book writer, illustrator and animation filmmaker}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}{{Use Indian English|date=December 2020}}

'''Priya Kuriyan''' is an Indian [[comic book]] writer, [[illustrator]] and [[animation]] filmmaker,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=George|first=Liza|date=2016-07-14|title=Art of the imagination|language=en-IN|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/Art-of-the-imagination/article14488621.ece|access-date=2020-12-07|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Chakrabarti|first=Paromita|date=2019-11-17|title=More than words: Priya Kuriyan’s illustrations capture the world of everyday quirks|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/priya-kuriyanbig-little-book-awardsprincess-easy-pleasy-more-than-words-6122475/|access-date=2020-12-07|website=[[The Indian Express]]|language=en}}</ref> based in the city of [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-05-31|title=Our masked identities: Cartoons of India's new normal|language=en-GB|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52792382}}</ref> She is the author of the comic book ''Ammachi's Glass,''<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Ray Chaudhuri|first=Zinnia|date=12 August 2017|title=Priya Kuriyan’s new book tells the story of an adorable, eccentric grandmother – without any words|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/845009/priya-kuriyans-new-book-tells-the-story-of-an-adorable-eccentric-grandmother-without-any-words|access-date=2020-12-07|website=[[Scroll.in]]|language=en-US}}</ref> and the author of the picture book and children's adaptation of the writer [[Perumal Murugan]]'s acclaimed novel ''Poonachi''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Venugopal|first=Nikhita|date=2020-08-24|title=Perumal Murugan and illustrator Priya Kuriyan on children's adaptation of 'Poonachi'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/perumal-murugan-and-illustrator-priya-kuriyan-childrens-adaptation-poonachi-131461|access-date=2020-12-07|website=[[The News Minute]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghoshal|first=Somak|date=2020-09-06|title=Perumal Murugan’s ‘Poonachi’ returns through Priya Kuriyan’s art|url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/perumal-murugan-s-poonachi-returns-through-priya-kuriyan-s-art-11599326745332.html|access-date=2020-12-07|website=[[Livemint]]|language=en}}</ref> Kuriyan was the recipient of the Big Little Book Award at the Mumbai Literature Festival in 2019.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|last=Datta|first=Sravasti|date=2019-12-17|title=More should be spent on children’s writing, feels illustrator Priya Kuriyan|language=en-IN|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/wielding-her-illustrative-pen/article30328439.ece|access-date=2020-12-07|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-20|title=Big Little Book Awards 2019: Priya Kuriyan wins best illustrator, Prabhat bags prize for best children's literature in Hindi|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/big-little-book-awards-2019-priya-kuriyan-wins-best-illustrator-prabhat-bags-prize-for-best-childrens-literature-in-hindi-7675941.html|website=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref>

Kuriyan graduated from the [[National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad]] in 2004 and began her career as an illustrator for [[Tulika Books]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> 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.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kirpal|first=Neha|date=19 June 2019|title=These 4 women graphic novelists have an agenda: Humanism and equality|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/buzz/these-4-women-graphic-novelists-have-an-agenda-humanism-and-equality-4017651.htm|access-date=2020-12-07|website=[[CNBC TV18]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=George|first=Liza|date=2019-08-07|title=Children’s book illustrator Priya Kuriyan on sketching facts|language=en-IN|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/bengaluru-based-childrens-book-illustrator-priya-kuriyan-on-her-latest-ventures/article28845326.ece|access-date=2020-12-07|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> 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]]).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roy|first=Devapriya|date=10 June 2017|title=Ten fabulously illustrated books for young readers that adults will enjoy just as much|url=https://scroll.in/article/839323/ten-fabulously-illustrated-books-for-young-readers-that-adults-will-enjoy-just-as-much|access-date=2020-12-07|website=[[Scroll.in]]|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Books ==

* ''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}}.

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