Archives: Authors

Rajendra Yadav (1929–2013) was a leading Hindi writer, known as much for his novels and short stories as for his editorship of the Hindi literary magazine, Hans. He was born in Agra, and moved to Calcutta after his studies, where he stayed for almost a decade. This is where he met Mannu Bhandari, herself a writer, and they married in 1959. In 1964, the couple moved to Delhi. His first novel was Sara Akash (1951), which was made into a film by Basu Chatterjee in 1969. Sara Akash was followed by Ukhde Hue Log, Kulta, Shah Aur Maat, Andekhe Anjaan Pal and Mantravidh. He also co-authored a novel with Mannu Bhandari, Ek Inch Muskaan. He wrote over a hundred short stories and was part of the ‘trikon’ who started the influential Nayi Kahani movement in the 1950s (the other two were Mohan Rakesh and Kamleshwar). In 1986 he revived Hans, the magazine founded by Munshi Premchand in 1936. He edited it till his death in 2013, making it the premier Hindi literary magazine of its time.

Naveen ‘Rashmi’ is the famous literature and editor of Hindi. He is also a skilled editor. He has translated many books of the author of our country and abroad. He has awarded many awards for writing and social work.

Dr. Bhagawan Dash was a famous Aayurveda Chikitsak, researchers and the eminent scholar of Chinees, Tibbati and Sanskrit language. He was the personal doctor of the first president of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad. He has translated many books of Chinees, Tibbaten and Sanskrit. He has awarded with many of award for the medical and social work.

Kushal M. Choksi is an entrepreneur, a first-time author and a former Wall Street trader. After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University, he started his career at Goldman Sachs in New York City. Narrowly escaping death during the 9/11 attacks, he realized that life was too short to be playing safe. This got him started down the path of an eventful entrepreneurial journey, comprising of one failed venture and two successful acquisitions of an investment fund as well as a tech start-up. He currently runs Elements Truffles, an artisanal chocolate company that he co-founded with his wife. More about him at kushalchoksi.com.

Liam Wright (Photographer) – from New Zealand who came to India to experience the culture. He volunteered his time for this project, discovering millets for the first time.
Dr Sangeetha Parthasarathi – a social scientist from Bangalore who worked with ICRISAT and took on this project to connect deeper with India.
Joanna Kane-Potaka – founder of Smart Food initiative and Assistant Director General at ICRISAT. From Australia and discovered millets when she moved to India 9 years ago.

The author is the daughter of the protagonist . A heart felt and touching recount of a story that lived in her heart for decades .

Bhanumathi Narasimhan is the younger sister of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Innocently at first, and with joyful awareness later, she has followed her brother, her Master, throughout her life. She shares his vision of putting a smile on every face on the planet.
Bhanumathi leads the women welfare and childcare initiatives at Art of Living. From a small free school with thirty children of construction workers, the “Gift a Smile project” now supports 435 schools with over 58,000 underprivileged children. As the chairperson of the International Women’s Conference, her vision is to create a global network of responsible women to catalyse positive transformation in society. Over 5000 women from eighty nationalities have participated in these conferences so far.
She holds a master’s degree in Sanskrit Literature from Bangalore University. Trained as a Carnatic singer, people across the world wake up to her soulful albums of sacred chants and melodious bhajans. She has previously authored two books, Tejasvini and Lalitha, which expound on the spiritual significance of popular Hindu scriptures and practices.