Harsh Gupta ‘Madhusudan’ is an India-based public markets investor. He has written extensively on economics, finance and politics for Mint, Swarajya, The Wall Street Journal, The Hindu Business Line, The Indian Express and other publications.
Harsh enrolled to study at IIT Delhi, before dropping out. He graduated from Dartmouth College with an AB degree in economics. He also holds an MBA from INSEAD. He is on Twitter at @harshmadhusudan.
Rajeev Mantri is an India-based entrepreneur and investor, investing in public companies and early-stage technology ventures. He has contributed articles on political economy, technology, investing and entrepreneurship to Mint, Swarajya, India Today, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Indian Express and other publications.
Rajeev graduated with a BS in materials science and engineering from Northwestern University, and an MBA from Columbia University, specializing in private equity and value investing. He is on Twitter @RMantri.
Tenzin Dickie is a writer and a translator. She is editor of Old Demons, New Deities: Twenty One Short Stories from Tibet, the English language anthology of modern Tibetan fiction.
Sunanda Kulkarni followed in her illustrious father’s footsteps to become a celebrated doctor. She is currently associated with the Chinmaya Mission Hospital, Bengaluru. Dr Kulkarni has won several awards for her contribution to women’s health and her humanitarian work. She has published widely in Kannada, with her stories and articles being regularly featured in popular magazines and journals. This is her first collection of stories in English.
Sandeep Das is a business storyteller. An MBA from IIM Bangalore, Sandeep has been a consulting and FMCG leader for over fifteen years. He is a guest faculty at IIM A, IIM B and IIM L.. He is the bestselling author of How Business Storytelling Works.
Avik Chanda is a bestselling author, columnist, and business advisor, with two decades of Global Big 4 Consulting experience. His book, From Command To Empathy, featured in Amazon India’s best reads for Business, Strategy and Management, and Dara Shukoh: The Man Who Would Be King, reached the #1 spot in the National Non-Fiction Bestsellers list. Avik is Founder-CEO of NUVAH, and Director of the international literature festival, CANTO.
Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay is Professor of Economics at the University of Birmingham, where he leads the multi-disciplinary Centre for Crime, Justice and Policing, as well as the 21st Century Transnational Crime theme at the Institute for Global Innovation. A multi-disciplinary scholar, he has published in internationally leading journals in Economics, Politics, Law and Medicine. He has a special interest in translating his research into policy and practice.
Neil Borate is Deputy Editor at Mint, where he heads the personal finance team. Neil is a graduate in law and economics. He also has a post graduate diploma in investments from the University of Birmingham, UK and has passed the CFA Level 1 exam. He started writing about personal finance in 2016, at Value Research a mutual fund research portal. After a few stints at fintechs, Neil joined Mint in 2019 as a reporter covering mutual funds and other investments. He was made editor in 2021.
Aprajita Sharma is a financial journalist and has worked across diverse media formats from digital, print to broadcast. She now freelances for Mint, Fortune India, Outlook Money, Angel One and a couple of mutual fund houses. She has previously worked with Business Today, Business Standard, Economic Times and Zee Business. She covers the stock market, and personal finance extensively, including specific beats such as mutual funds, insurance, loans and fintech. She recently made it among 17 journalists across Asia who got selected for Asia Journalism Fellowship. She is a Certified Financial Planner.
Aditya Kondawar is Partner, Vice President of Key Accounts at Complete Circle Capital Ltd, a Delhi based Financial Services company. His 6-year financial services sector journey spans Investment Banking, Equity Research and even Entrepreneurship. In his previous role, he was the co-founder and COO. Aditya is well known in Industry circles for simplifying finance and telling stories with a message. He has over 82000 followers on Twitter and over 12,000 followers on LinkedIn and his articles/views have been covered on all the major news sites and blogs. He has been featured on major TV channels such as CNBC Awaaz, ET Now, ET Now Swadesh. He has a post-graduate diploma from the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM).
