Archives: Authors

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).

Lekhnath Chhetri is a journalist from Darjeeling, as well as a poet and social activist. His interests lie in fiction, history and the archiving and documenting of violence, both by and against the state. Phoolange was shortlisted for the Madan Puraskar, Nepal’s topmost literary award. He is also a translator, and his last published work was the Nepali translation of The Free Voice by Ravish Kumar.

Anurag Basnet is an editor and translator based in Gangtok, Sikkim. He has been associated with the publishing industry for fifteen years with stints at Penguin Books India (now Penguin Random House India), Rupa Publications and Speaking Tiger. His published works include translations of a travelogue by Anil Yadav, Is That Even a Country, Sir!, and a book of essays by Ravish Kumar, The Free Voice: On Democracy, Culture and the Nation.

Saundarya Rajesh is an award-winning social entrepreneur, a sought-after DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) strategist and a torchbearer for women in the workplace. As the founder–president of Avtar, India’s top DEI consulting firm, she is a trusted advisor for hundreds of organizations and has facilitated the creation of inclusive workplaces for nearly 10 lakh women.
One of the earliest proponents of gender diversity in the workplace at a time when women’s careers were viewed as unnecessary, Saundarya firmly believes that women’s workforce participation can promote national economic prosperity. A pioneer of the idea of second career paths for women and the concept of career intentionality, an innovative success tool for women, she has made it possible for thousands of women to re-enter and flourish in the workplace.
Saundarya has demystified DEI for a remarkable range of audiences including women, policymakers, CEOs, HR leaders and DEI enthusiasts, through her training sessions and speeches across various platforms. Her stellar contribution in the space of women’s workforce participation has won her several awards including the Ministry of Women and Child Development’s #100 Women Achiever Award (2016), NITI-Aayog’s Women Transforming India Award (2016) and the Chevening Global Changemaker Award (2019).
Her first book, The 99 Day Diversity Challenge (2018), is a unique and practical DEI guide for business leaders that continues to be a bestseller.