Ramkripa Ananthan

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Ramkripa Ananthan (born 1971) is an Indian car designer, and is head of design at Mahindra & Mahindra.

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Career

Ananthan studied Mechanical Engineering at BITS Pilani and is a graduate from IDC School of Design and IIT Bombay. [1] She joined Mahindra & Mahindra as an interior designer in 1997, working on the interiors of the Bolero, Scorpio and the Xylo cars. [2]

In 2022 she left Mahindra & Mahindra to set up her own company Krux Studio and worked for Ola Electric as head of design. [3]

Notable designs

Ananthan has led the teams on the designs for a number of Mahindra vehicles including:

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References

  1. "Taking forward the design story with Ramkripa Ananthan". Autocar Professional. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Ramkripa Ananthan: Ruggedness of M&M's SUV XUV500 has feminine dash". Economic Times. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  3. "Meet Ramkripa Ananthan, The Woman Designer Behind Men's Favourite Mahindra Thar, XUV 700, Scorpio & More". India.com. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.