Archives: Authors

Wing Commander Arijit Ghosh is a military historian and a veteran Wing Commander of the Indian Air Force, who has served in the IAF for twenty-five years.

Shannah Kennedy is one of Australia’s foremost strategic life coaches. She works to transform her clients’ careers, well-being, and lives. She specializes in executive strategy, transition, values, vision, overcoming burnout, and life planning for individuals. Her proven expertise enables clients to gain control of their lives in order to achieve their visions and goals and find happiness and fulfillment. She is the author of The Life Plan, a wellbeing specialist, keynote speaker, workshop facilitator and media contributor, and a wife and mother of two.

Colleen Callander spent 30 years in the retail industry, serving as CEO of two iconic fashion brands, Sportsgirl and Sussan, where she established winning cultures and empowered people to reach their full potential. She is the author of Leader By Design: Be empowered to lead with confidence in business and in life.

Keshav Chandra is an Indian civil servant and a member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Known for his dedication and innovative
governance, he has held various significant positions in the government. Chandra’s work has earned him recognition and respect in administrative circles, reflecting his commitment to public service and his ability to bring about meaningful change. He also has a diverse range of artistic talents. Apart from being an accomplished photographer, he is also a painter, poet and writer. He has held many exhibitions of his photographs and paintings at prestigious art galleries. His combination of skills suggests a rich and multifaceted perspective on art, with each medium potentially influencing and enhancing
the others.. He completed his master’s degree in public governance and management from the London School of Economics. At present,
he is the chief secretary of the Andaman
and Nicobar Islands.

Raghav Rao was born in Mumbai, and grew up in London, Los Angeles and south India. He graduated from the University of Chicago and School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He enjoys bird-watching, playing squash and biking along Lake Michigan. This is his first book.

Sreekumari Ramachandran is a Malayalam–language novelist, short story writer, orator, columnist, trained dancer and an accomplished singer from Kerala, India.

Nandita Rajhansa works for Marcellus Investment Managers. She completed her postgraduate studies in economics from Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics. An intuitive problem-solver, Nandita enjoys reading books and articles of multiple genres. She is passionate about finding solutions to real-world problems.

Akshita Nanda is the author of the novels Beauty Queens of Bishan and Nimita’s Place. Her debut, Nimita’s Place, was adapted for the stage in 2019 by Singapore arts group T:>Works and in 2020 co-won the prestigious Singapore Literature Prize for English fiction. She also writes non-fiction as a journalist and analyst interested in health, migration and the ocean.

Acclaimed writer Shamsur Rahman Faruqui is also modern Urdu’s most celebrated critic. He was editor and publisher of the highly regarded literary journal Shabkhoon and is the author of a landmark four-volume study of the poet Mir Taqi Mir, and another four-volume work on Urdu’s immense oral romance, Dastan-e Amir Hamza. He received the prestigious Saraswati Samman in 1996 for his contribution to Urdu literature. He also has a novel to his credit, The Mirror of Beauty, originally published in Urdu to
huge acclaim. He is also the recipient of a Padma Shri.