Archives: Authors

Tanushree Podder is a well-known travel writer and novelist. She has written several non-fiction books before moving to fiction, and has now published sixteen novels. Her books include Nur Jahan’s Daughter, Boots Belts Berets, On the Double, Escape from Harem, Solo in Singapore, A Closetful of Skeletons, Before You Breathe, No Margin for Error, The Teenage Diary of Rani Laxmibai, The Girls in Green, Spooky Stories and An Invitation to Die. Ambapali is her seventeenth novel. Three of her books, Boots Belts Berets, A Closetful of Skeletons, and The Girls in Green, are being adapted into web series

GOPINATH MOHANTY (1914-1991), one of the chief architects of modern Indian literature, was the first recipient of the Kendriya Sahitya Akademi Award (1955) and other prestigious honours, including the Soviet Land Nehru Award (1970), Jnanpith Award (1973) and Padma Bhushan (1981). He wrote twenty-four
novels, ten collections of short stories, three plays, two biographies, two volumes of critical essays and two works of translation.

Aditi Mathur Kumar is an author, mother, advertising professional and a proud Indian Army wife. Aditi’s first book, Soldier & Spice, is a heart-warming and poignant story about the grand and mysterious world of Army wives, and since it was released in 2013, the book gave way to a whole new genre of stories about defence families. As a civilian married to an Army officer, she believes that the world needs to hear the stories of families of those serving in the forces.

Aditi is also the only Indian Army wife to deliver a TEDx talk about the lives of Army families.

Aditi’s other books include Love, Whatever That Means, which is a hilarious and moving story of an Army girlfriend, and This Heartbreak, a collection of poems.

Aditi’s latest book, Operation Payback, is the story of a Veer Nari (war widow) and her unmatched grit and courage in the face of misfortune and adversity. This is a story that takes inspiration from the brave Veer Naris who know the price of freedom, and from the brave Lady Officers in the Indian Forces who are heroes to every young girl and boy growing up in today’s India.

Aditi can be found on social media on @adicrazy.

Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy, better known by his pen name Kalki, was an Indian writer, journalist, poet, critic and Indian independence activist who wrote in Tamil. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel, Alai Osai (The Sound of the Waves).

Nitin Kushalappa MP, by profession, is a software developer who has been responsible for twenty-two iPhone apps that have been released so far. Over the past decade, he has worked as a team lead, entrepreneur, and senior consultant for numerous companies. In his free time, he can be found either coding or digging up history-something he’s very passionate about.
Born Mookonda Poonacha Nitin Kushalappa and hailing from Coorg, a region rich in oral lore, Nitin devours myths and folk tales. He has authored seven books so far: four on local history, one biography about an army officer, one translation and a modern-day retelling of the Ramayana. A researcher for the Kodava Virtual Museum, Nitin has worked on an old temple script, and has also written several articles for news dailies. Currently, he lives in Bengaluru with his family.

Debasmita Dasgupta is an internationally published, Kirkus Best Prize nominated illustrator, graphic novelist, and a screenwriter. She was born in Kolkata and lived in Singapore for more than a decade. Currently, she lives in the United Kingdom.

Debasmita enjoys drawing both fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults. She has illustrated over twenty picture books, comics and poems working with publishers across the globe.

She has also illustrated animated stories that have been showcased in the Raindance Film Festival, in London and Toronto. As an art-for-change advocate, she tells stories of changemakers from around the world partnering with global non-profits. Her art has been exhibited around the world and more than forty international media outlets have featured it. Debasmita mentors aspiring and emerging visual storytellers in Asia.

ANA LUENEBURGER has had a global career with organizations such as INSEAD, Danone and the Boston Consulting Group. Following a decade and a half of coaching and advisory work, Ana is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) with the International Coaching Federation, has a PhD in business from the University of St Gallen, Switzerland, was a postdoctoral research fellow in change management at INSEAD, France, and a founding fellow of the Institute of Coaching at Harvard Medical School, USA. Ana is also a fully licensed and accredited integrative psychotherapist in the UK.

Harinder Kohli is the Founding Director and Chief Executive of Emerging Markets Forum as well as the Founding Director, President, CEO, and largest shareholder of Centennial Group International, both based in Washington, DC.

Yogi Trivedi is a former broadcast journalist, communications strategist, classical musician and a scholar of religion and bhakti studies at Columbia University. His time in war zones and monasteries, coupled with his uniquely close relationship with Pramukh Swami Maharaj, constitutes the foundation for his reflections on the guru’s everyday spirituality.

Dr Hansaji Yogendra is the director of The Yoga Institute, Mumbai, and president of the Indian Yoga Association (IYA). She is an exemplary yogi, philanthropist, scholar, internationally-renowned spiritual guru, wellness mentor and thought leader. She is a global symbol of peace, balanced living and yoga. She is the leading face of Householder Yoga and has personally conducted more than 1.5 lakh theoretical and practical yoga sessions.
Through the Householders Yoga Movement, it has been her mission to spread the teachings of Classical Yoga to the masses. She has trained over one lakh yoga teachers, who are dedicated to creating awareness about yogic living in the world. She has enriched millions of lives with her wisdom by authoring and co-authoring more than 100 books. Dr Hansaji has a robust and compelling digital
presence on various social media platforms and connects with millions worldwide. Under her guidance and training, millions have gained spiritual enlightenment, mastered mindfulness, unlocked hidden happiness and found balance in life.
Under her powerful leadership and guidance, The Yoga Institute has been awarded the Prime Minister’s Award by Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ‘Outstanding Contribution in Yoga’. She brought about revolutionary changes in the institute by designing health systems, special techniques, health camp programmes and well-being modules that cater to a wide range of people across age, ethnicity and gender. She has led numerous research programmes in developing yogic solutions for common ailments. Dr Hansaji is on the board of numerous national and international committees devising yoga syllabi and yoga policy. In a lifetime dedicated to service, she has been committed and devoted to helping others lead a healthy and happy life. With her humble nature, compassionate attitude and charming personality, Dr Hansaji continues to influence, shape and transform people’s lives with her enlightening wisdom and simple, effective methods.