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Sameera works as a social development sector professional with more than a decade of experience in education, computational thinking, career and gender. She also has a deep interest in art and culture having diverse experiences participating in film/cultural festivals, filmmaking, film criticism, theatre, choirs and more. Her keen interest in preserving Telugu literature led her to participate in Chaaya Publication’s first-of-its-kind six-month translation workshop led by the famous French translator Ros Schwartz in 2024. Over the years, she has translated several short stories from the Telugu to English. Amma Diary lo Konni Pageelu is the first novel she has translated.

L.N. Rangarajan was a graduate from the University of Madras. He joined the Indian Foreign service in 1956 and served as an ambassador to several countries such as Greece, Sudan, Norway, Tunisia and Iceland. He translated Kautilya’s Arthashastra and is also the author of the book Commodity Conflict.

Akshay Lokapally is a science graduate from Ramjas College with experience in the field of education. He has contributed to various publications on sports and sociological issues, and is known for his balanced views. This is his second book, having co-authored Net Flicks, a book on badminton, with Vijay Lokapally.

Vijay Lokapally is a retired sports journalist who worked with The Hindu and Sportstar for more than three decades. He is acknowledged for his expertise in cricket and for having a healthy relationship with the players and the sporting fraternity. He is the author of the bestselling book, Driven: The Virat Kohli Story.

Author Bio:
Lesley D. Biswas is the author of books for children and a freelance writer who had dreamed of playing cricket. For the past twenty-six years, her work has appeared in magazines, newspapers and on digital platforms. Her book, A Conspiracy in Calcutta, won the Binod Kanoria Children’s Book Award 2023 and Unlucky Chumki was shortlisted for the Neev Book Award 2020. Some of her other children’s books include the Chumki series, Ostrich Girl and The Wish Fish. Lesley enjoys gardening, photographing birds and watercolour painting. Cricket and nature are close to her heart.

Illustrator Bio:
After a fifteen-year stint as a software engineer, Anupama Ajinkya Apte decided to pursue her childhood passion for art. She loves drawing quirky characters. An avid urban sketcher, she deeply enjoys working in water colours.