Archana Rajiv Amberkar is a commerce graduate from Mumbai University and the daughter of Indian comic book artist Ram Waeerkar. Since the 1990s, she has worked in comics, carrying on the family legacy in the arts. After her father passed away in 2003, she resumed the "Suppandi" serial for the monthly children's publication Tinkle. Along with this, she also does illustrations of Nasruddin Hodja, Raghu, Ina, Mina Mynah, Mo, and Kalia the Cow. She had freelanced for periodicals including Shloka, Bright Sparks, Jeevandeep Prakashan, Alka Publication, Creative Education, Frank Publication, and Lalit Media before joining Tinkle.