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Mudita Chauhan-Mubayi and Adittya Nath Mubayi are the founders of Quizcraft Global that has conducted over 4000 knowledge shows across the world. Mudita has worked extensively in media and publishing as a journalist with TOI and an editor with Penguin India. Adittya is one of India’s top quizmasters and has headed Research for Kaun Banega Crorepati and Mastermind India.

Madhurima Vidyarthi is an endocrinologist who always wanted to be a writer. She trained in London for many years and then returned to live and work in Calcutta.
My Grandmother’s Masterpiece is her first book, but she is planning to write many more.
When she is not writing-books or prescriptions-Madhurima likes to travel, eat good food and delve into history. She lives in an untidy house full of unruly members and desperately wants a dog.
Find out more about her at www.madhurimavidyarthi.com

Hannah Lalhlanpuii is a PhD research scholar in Mizoram University. Her area of interest lies in postcolonial studies, trauma writing and children’s literature. Her poems and short stories have been published locally in Mizoram. Apart from creative writing, she also works as a freelance writer for English news outlets in the state. Hannah is currently living with her family in Aizawl, Mizoram.

Joeanna Rebello Fernandes has worked for over a decade as a features writer with The Sunday Times of India, across Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi. She is the author of the children’s book Treasure at the Train Station: A Mumbai Adventure (2018), a fantasy set in Victoria Terminus. A freelance writer and editor, she was an editor with Goodearth Publications and was involved in commissioning and editing children’s books. She has a Master’s in English Literature and a Bachelor’s in Mass Media from the University of Mumbai.

Cdr Abhilash Tomy KC, NM is a retired officer of the Indian Navy. He was the first Indian to complete a solo, non-stop circumnavigation of the world under sail in 2013. Cdr Abhilash Tomy also competed in the 2018 Golden Globe Race. He is decorated with the Kirti Chakra, the Nau Sena Medal, the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award and the MacGregor Medal for military reconnaissance. He is the recipient of an honorary doctorate.

Deepam Chatterjee is a retired Indian Army captain. He took up film-making after a debilitating spinal injury compelled him to leave the army. It was during this period that he spent time with various spiritual teachers, including the Dalai Lama. Later, he trained under Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and taught the Art of Living courses before embarking on a journey of self-exploration.

A keen researcher as well as a chronicler of oral narratives, Deepam writes and lectures on Hindu thought, meditation, spirituality, mysticism, mythology and wellness. He has translated a signifi-cant body of Sanskrit works into easily readable literature for young readers and mainstream audi-ences. His work appears regularly in newspapers and periodicals across the country. You can connect with him on Instagram @deepam.chatterjee.

SUBHASH CHANDRA GARG was a member of the Indian Administrative Service for more than thirty-six years. He served as secretary, economic affairs,
finance secretary and power secretary in
the Government of India, and finance secretary of the state of Rajasthan. Presently, he works as a freelance policy strategist on economy, finance and fiscal affairs.He has been writing blogs regularly for more than two years, which can be read at subhashchandragarg.blogspot.com. He also writes regularly for newspapers and magazines, and appears on television channels for discussions on the Budget and other public policy matters.