Kadak Collective is a collaborative group of female artists from South Asia, who work on graphic art projects, including zines, publications, and other forms of story-telling.
[1] Later members include comic book writer Kruttika Susarla, and artists such as Rae Zachariah, Nausheed Javed, and Priya Dali.
Initially housed at the Goethe-Institut's Max Mueller Bhavan in Bengaluru, it was later presented in several locations in India as both, a physical and virtual space, with the content being hosted online as well.
Many of the works including in 'Reading Room' dealt with social expectations surrounding female sexuality, as well as engaging with feminism, gender, identity, and caste in South Asia.
[5] A zine created by Mira Malhotra for this project, titled 'Unfolding the Sari' received particular acclaim, with Livemint describing as a 'distinctive' examination of the Madonna-whore complex.