Kruttika Susarla
@kruttika.bsky.social
Illustrator & Cartoonist | www.kruttika.com
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Also, you should tell @librariesftp.bsky.social why you ♥️ your local library. Do it today!
Takes less than 15 mins. Send us your photos and tell us about your library!: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Also, you should tell @librariesftp.bsky.social why you ♥️ your local library. Do it today!
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Historian and retired professor from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Janaki Nair on her incarcerated students, Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam
A teacher's testimony: Prof. Janaki Nair on denial of bail to two of her students, Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid
A renowned retired JNU historian expressed anger after her former students, anti-CAA activists Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid, were denied bail by the Supreme Court in a UAPA case linked to the Delhi v...
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January 6, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Historian and retired professor from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Janaki Nair on her incarcerated students, Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam
Also, you should tell @librariesftp.bsky.social why you ♥️ your local library. Do it today!
Takes less than 15 mins. Send us your photos and tell us about your library!: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Also, you should tell @librariesftp.bsky.social why you ♥️ your local library. Do it today!
@librariesftp.bsky.social is entering its fourth year. This year we're launching a Friends and Foundations Network. More details, along with all the resources we shared in 2025, in this month's newsletter:
librariesforthepeople.substack.com/p/for-the-pe...
librariesforthepeople.substack.com/p/for-the-pe...
For The People Newsletter Vol. XXXV
For everyone working to strengthen and expand public libraries
librariesforthepeople.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 PM
@librariesftp.bsky.social is entering its fourth year. This year we're launching a Friends and Foundations Network. More details, along with all the resources we shared in 2025, in this month's newsletter:
librariesforthepeople.substack.com/p/for-the-pe...
librariesforthepeople.substack.com/p/for-the-pe...
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Snapshot of #Hindutva priorities —
“The Delhi riot conspiracy case has become emblematic of the institutional persecution of Muslims under the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
“The Delhi riot conspiracy case has become emblematic of the institutional persecution of Muslims under the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
Delhi riots case: Why won’t India release Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam?
The Delhi riot conspiracy case has become emblematic of institutional persecution of Muslims under PM Modi's government.
www.aljazeera.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Snapshot of #Hindutva priorities —
“The Delhi riot conspiracy case has become emblematic of the institutional persecution of Muslims under the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
“The Delhi riot conspiracy case has become emblematic of the institutional persecution of Muslims under the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
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For comics folks whose readership is often centered in libraries, this is important. From @ginagagliano.bsky.social www.tcj.com/books-are-go...
'Books are going to take longer to get to libraries': What Baker & Taylor's demise means for comics - The Comics Journal
Diamond’s disintegration is not the only crisis facing comics publishers these days. The latest distribution company ceasing to exist is the venerable library distributor Baker & Taylor. If you’re not...
www.tcj.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
For comics folks whose readership is often centered in libraries, this is important. From @ginagagliano.bsky.social www.tcj.com/books-are-go...
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Less than $800 away from 50% of our goal. Sincere thanks to everyone who has donated and shared so far: gogetfunding.com/black-zine-f...
Black Zine Fair Returns in 2026 — Help Us Bring It to Life
The Black Zine Fair was founded by Mariame Kaba and Neta Bomani in 2023 to address a clear gap: Black publishers and artists have long shaped independent publishing, yet we were still underrepresented...
gogetfunding.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Less than $800 away from 50% of our goal. Sincere thanks to everyone who has donated and shared so far: gogetfunding.com/black-zine-f...
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Submissions for the 2026 Minicomic Awards are NOW OPEN through 1/31/26! 🎉
To submit your comic(s), register an account at mca.cartoonist.coop. Be sure to check out the full guidelines and FAQ before submitting.
To submit your comic(s), register an account at mca.cartoonist.coop. Be sure to check out the full guidelines and FAQ before submitting.
January 1, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Submissions for the 2026 Minicomic Awards are NOW OPEN through 1/31/26! 🎉
To submit your comic(s), register an account at mca.cartoonist.coop. Be sure to check out the full guidelines and FAQ before submitting.
To submit your comic(s), register an account at mca.cartoonist.coop. Be sure to check out the full guidelines and FAQ before submitting.
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Some fun animations for myself:
bsky.app/profile/noah...
bsky.app/profile/noah...
The act of making defines the act of being. As our tools change, we change with them. Animated notes from Pre-Capitalist Economic Formations.
January 1, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Some fun animations for myself:
bsky.app/profile/noah...
bsky.app/profile/noah...
This past year, I worked on a few comics and zines I'm proud of :) Newest and most recently published in collaboration with @interruptcrim.bsky.social is a collection of stories by health care workers interrupting criminalization + harm
Story 1: www.interruptingcriminalization.com/resources-al...
Story 1: www.interruptingcriminalization.com/resources-al...
BDNH Storytelling Project: Restorative Justice as an Alternative to Firing a Patient — Interrupting Criminalization
In this zine and audio story, a physician in Massachusetts prevents a patient from being dismissed from his practice by implementing a restorative justice process. This story is part of the Beyond Do ...
www.interruptingcriminalization.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:59 PM
This past year, I worked on a few comics and zines I'm proud of :) Newest and most recently published in collaboration with @interruptcrim.bsky.social is a collection of stories by health care workers interrupting criminalization + harm
Story 1: www.interruptingcriminalization.com/resources-al...
Story 1: www.interruptingcriminalization.com/resources-al...
"poverty cosplay, where such branding does not honor the profession, but mocks it. It treats a caste-coded livelihood as a costume to be worn for commercial authenticity. [..] It is the ultimate act of gentrification, as it steals not just the land, but the very identity of the labor that built it."
Settler branding in Goa - Of Khazans and Balcãos open.substack.com/pub/kaustubh...
Settler branding in Goa - Of Khazans and Balcãos
Why the settler elites love Goan words but ignore Goan realities.
open.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
"poverty cosplay, where such branding does not honor the profession, but mocks it. It treats a caste-coded livelihood as a costume to be worn for commercial authenticity. [..] It is the ultimate act of gentrification, as it steals not just the land, but the very identity of the labor that built it."
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My favorite part of zines is that they exist to be shared. You can keep a very few that move you but the rest are supposed to be shared with others (in laundromats, at bus stops, in cafes, at libraries, etc etc etc). To me this very aspect is what distinguishes them from art books.
I have a few difficult problems to solve.
First problem:
What is the context for zines? How are they supposed to exist? Where do you find them, where do you read them once you’ve found them, what do you do with them when you’ve read them?
First problem:
What is the context for zines? How are they supposed to exist? Where do you find them, where do you read them once you’ve found them, what do you do with them when you’ve read them?
December 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
My favorite part of zines is that they exist to be shared. You can keep a very few that move you but the rest are supposed to be shared with others (in laundromats, at bus stops, in cafes, at libraries, etc etc etc). To me this very aspect is what distinguishes them from art books.
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It would be so incredible if at least 12 people wrote to @librariesftp.bsky.social about why they love their library :) 100 words! Take fifteen minutes this weekend to send us something?: forms.gle/oqTvmGJreEeU...
December 12, 2025 at 2:27 AM
It would be so incredible if at least 12 people wrote to @librariesftp.bsky.social about why they love their library :) 100 words! Take fifteen minutes this weekend to send us something?: forms.gle/oqTvmGJreEeU...
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we haven't been very good about asking for money, but we are a space that is mostly funded by the people who run it (on top of the labor required to keep things running)! if you like what we do, it would mean a lot to us if you helped keep us afloat through a donation :)
Boshi’s, NYC nonprofit games space, is hosting an end of year fundraiser!! Your generous support is greatly appreciated. For more about how, what, when, where, and why, see the link in our bio. We love you!
#game #nyc #donate #videogames #boardgames #giveback
#game #nyc #donate #videogames #boardgames #giveback
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
we haven't been very good about asking for money, but we are a space that is mostly funded by the people who run it (on top of the labor required to keep things running)! if you like what we do, it would mean a lot to us if you helped keep us afloat through a donation :)
It would be so incredible if at least 12 people wrote to @librariesftp.bsky.social about why they love their library :) 100 words! Take fifteen minutes this weekend to send us something?: forms.gle/oqTvmGJreEeU...
December 12, 2025 at 2:27 AM
It would be so incredible if at least 12 people wrote to @librariesftp.bsky.social about why they love their library :) 100 words! Take fifteen minutes this weekend to send us something?: forms.gle/oqTvmGJreEeU...
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I made my first zine in 1985, I believe. I’m still making them in 2025, 40 years later. In 1985, it was unfathomable that I would co-organize a Black Zine Fair. I’m excited to share that the 3rd annual Black Zine Fair will take place on May 9, 2026. gogetfunding.com/black-zine-f... - please fund us.
Black Zine Fair Returns in 2026 — Help Us Bring It to Life
The Black Zine Fair was founded by Mariame Kaba and Neta Bomani in 2023 to address a clear gap: Black publishers and artists have long shaped independent publishing, yet we were still underrepresented...
gogetfunding.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I made my first zine in 1985, I believe. I’m still making them in 2025, 40 years later. In 1985, it was unfathomable that I would co-organize a Black Zine Fair. I’m excited to share that the 3rd annual Black Zine Fair will take place on May 9, 2026. gogetfunding.com/black-zine-f... - please fund us.
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"The cheap alcohol, the boundless hedonism, the carefully staged “freedom” where mainland India’s social constraints do not hold valency — this is the hyperreal party state, designed to capture the aspirational elite’s longing for release."
@kaustubh.bsky.social on the neo-colonialism gaze in Goa
@kaustubh.bsky.social on the neo-colonialism gaze in Goa
December 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
"The cheap alcohol, the boundless hedonism, the carefully staged “freedom” where mainland India’s social constraints do not hold valency — this is the hyperreal party state, designed to capture the aspirational elite’s longing for release."
@kaustubh.bsky.social on the neo-colonialism gaze in Goa
@kaustubh.bsky.social on the neo-colonialism gaze in Goa
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Takes less than 15 mins. Send us your photos and tell us about your library!: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
December 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Takes less than 15 mins. Send us your photos and tell us about your library!: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@librariesftp.bsky.social is inviting folks to send a photo + 100 words about what your local library means to you and your community. We'll feature them every month in our newsletter. Submit: tinyurl.com/b44bfx23
I wrote about @slcpl.bsky.social for this month's newsletter! tinyurl.com/2rac688x
I wrote about @slcpl.bsky.social for this month's newsletter! tinyurl.com/2rac688x
For The People Newsletter Vol. XXXIV
For everyone working to strengthen and expand public libraries
tinyurl.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
@librariesftp.bsky.social is inviting folks to send a photo + 100 words about what your local library means to you and your community. We'll feature them every month in our newsletter. Submit: tinyurl.com/b44bfx23
I wrote about @slcpl.bsky.social for this month's newsletter! tinyurl.com/2rac688x
I wrote about @slcpl.bsky.social for this month's newsletter! tinyurl.com/2rac688x
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Sooooo we got into SDCC! Have any other small pubs exhibited in the Small Press Pavilion? Any recommendations for the kinds of signature/etc that fit and/or work well?
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Sooooo we got into SDCC! Have any other small pubs exhibited in the Small Press Pavilion? Any recommendations for the kinds of signature/etc that fit and/or work well?
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This feels important to me
November 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This feels important to me
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SJP, our micro-press, turned five this year. Join us for a virtual gathering to celebrate our past publications, learn more about what’s coming next, and share in the stories that continue to inspire our work. withfriends.events/event/ojHgXX...
Sat, Nov 22 - 5 Years of Sojourners for Justice Press by Sojourners for Justice Press
Learn more, get tickets, and follow this event
withfriends.events
November 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
SJP, our micro-press, turned five this year. Join us for a virtual gathering to celebrate our past publications, learn more about what’s coming next, and share in the stories that continue to inspire our work. withfriends.events/event/ojHgXX...
Painting at the children's museum is always fun because one second there's an announcement asking kids to use their "walking" feet, one second there's someone wailing, and another second a group of 20 children are going "wowwwwwwwww😮" because they just learnt it takes 6 years to study paleontology 🦖
November 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Painting at the children's museum is always fun because one second there's an announcement asking kids to use their "walking" feet, one second there's someone wailing, and another second a group of 20 children are going "wowwwwwwwww😮" because they just learnt it takes 6 years to study paleontology 🦖
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#ChildrensBook Alert🎇
This is How I Draw is an incredible illustrator led workbook from Canato Jimo, published by Pratham Books.
Stoked to be a part of an incredible roster of artists, and a children’s book that centers the illustrator (pic by Bijal)
storyweaver.org.in/en/stories/6...
This is How I Draw is an incredible illustrator led workbook from Canato Jimo, published by Pratham Books.
Stoked to be a part of an incredible roster of artists, and a children’s book that centers the illustrator (pic by Bijal)
storyweaver.org.in/en/stories/6...
November 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
#ChildrensBook Alert🎇
This is How I Draw is an incredible illustrator led workbook from Canato Jimo, published by Pratham Books.
Stoked to be a part of an incredible roster of artists, and a children’s book that centers the illustrator (pic by Bijal)
storyweaver.org.in/en/stories/6...
This is How I Draw is an incredible illustrator led workbook from Canato Jimo, published by Pratham Books.
Stoked to be a part of an incredible roster of artists, and a children’s book that centers the illustrator (pic by Bijal)
storyweaver.org.in/en/stories/6...