Archana Garodia Gupta

Archana Garodia Gupta

Archana Garodia Gupta is an Indian author, entrepreneur, business leader and celebrated quizzer. National audiences know her from over fifty episodes of Kaun Banega Crorepati, where she appears as an expert, and as a winner of the prestigious BBC Mastermind quiz.

A bestselling writer of children’s books on Indian history, Archana brings the past alive with wit and clarity. She also writes widely on history, retail and women’s issues for publications such as The Hindu and The Indian Express and is a popular speaker at literary festivals and schools across India.

A strong advocate for women’s empowerment, she has served as national President of the FICCI Ladies Organization and led various FICCI committees.

Passionate about education, Archana serves on the boards of leading educational institutions including IIM Sirmaur, Indraprastha College for Women, and Modern School, Vasant Vihar.

An MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, she is the founder of the digital-first exporter Touchstone and a recipient of several entrepreneurship awards.

Shruti Garodia

Shruti Garodia is an author whose work brings stories from India’s past to young readers in a lively and engaging way. She studied engineering and quantitative finance at Cornell University, USA, and spent several years working in banking in New York and London before pursuing her love of history and storytelling.

She has authored several bestselling children’s books on Indian history and written many columns for The Indian Express and The Hindu. Shruti enjoys sharing everyday details, lesser-known people and surprising moments that make history come alive. She often speaks at schools and literary festivals across India, UK and France.

Travel is central to her writing. Shruti loves exploring museums, heritage sites and old towns around the world, always looking for stories to bring to young readers. She also enjoys adventure sports like trekking, sailing and scuba diving.

Based between London and New Delhi, Shruti divides her time between writing, finance and projects that connect learning, culture and discovery.