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Tsering Wangmo Dhompa’s parents fled Tibet in 1959 and she was raised in India and Nepal by her mother. She has published three collections of poetry and two chap books. A Home in Tibet is her first full-length book.

Anjana Narayan is an assistant professor at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Her areas of interest include ethnicity, gender and migration. She is the co-author of Living Our Religions: Hindu and Muslim South Asian-American Women Narrate Their Experiences (2009) and co-editor of Research beyond Borders: Interdisciplinary Reflections (2012). She received her doctorate in sociology from the University of Connecticut and a postgraduate degree in social work from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai.

Tara Sethia (Ed) (Author)
Tara Sethia is a professor of history and the founding director of the
Ahimsa Center at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
She led the task of establishing on campus the degree programme for
an interdisciplinary minor in Nonviolence Studies. She teaches Indian
history and core courses in the Nonviolence Studies programme and
directs summer institutes for K-12 teachers. She is the author of
Gandhi: Pioneer of Nonviolent Social Change (2012) and has edited Ahimsa,
Anekanta and Jainism (2004). She received her doctorate in history from
the University of California, Los Angeles.

Anjana Narayan (Ed) (Author)
Anjana Narayan is an assistant professor at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Her areas of interest include ethnicity, gender and migration. She is the co-author of Living Our Religions: Hindu and Muslim South Asian-American Women Narrate Their Experiences (2009) and co-editor of Research beyond Borders: Interdisciplinary Reflections (2012). She received her doctorate in sociology from the University of Connecticut and a postgraduate degree in social work from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai.

Namita Jain’s career in the wellness space spans over twenty-fi ve years.
Her company Liveactive and brand Jaldi Fit are names to reckon with
in health and lifestyle products and services. She has authored several
bestselling diet books, including The Four-Week Countdown Diet: Now
You Choose How You Lose! and Figure It Out: The Ultimate Guide to
Teen Fitness. She has been a columnist with Elle, GQ and The Hindu,
on nutrition, fi tness and various health-related issues.
Namita offers consultations at the Bombay Hospital as a Clinical
Fitness Specialist where she conducts one-on-one as well as group
sessions on exercise, lifestyle and weight management.
She is associated with Diet Mantra, a pan-Indian venture where she
trains dieticians in the art of healthy eating for a healthy life. She was
also the nutrition partner for Femina Miss India 2012.
Namita also gives guidance in aerobics, yoga, Pilates, step-workout
and interval training. For more information on Namita Jain and her
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Shiv K. Kumar has donned many hats and lived many lives: poet, novelist, short-story writer, playwright, translator and critic. He was born in Lahore, where he received his school and college education. He obtained his doctorate in English Literature from the University of Cambridge. He was Professor of English at Osmania University and the Central University of Hyderabad. He was also Visiting Professor of English in various British, American, European, and Australian Universities.

Shiv K. Kumar has published thirteen volumes of poetry, five novels, two collections of short stories, a play, and this translation of Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s poetry into English. His own poems have appeared in several renowned newspapers and magazines like the New York Times, Poetry Review (London), Western Humanities Review, among others-and been broadcast on BBC. In 1978, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (London). He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1987 for his collection of poems Trapfalls in the Sky. In 2001, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to literature.

Vipul Mittra lives in Ahmedabad with his family. His first book, Pyramid of Virgin Dreams, was a best-seller. He happens to be a member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). His satirical and unabashedly witty style of writing is rooted in everyday life and holds universal appeal. To know more about the author, visit www.vipulmittra.com. To write, interact, or share your views on the book, visit www.thedreamchasersbook.com

Clyde D’Souza has produced TV shows, written scripts, created annoying caller tunes, and bastardized content for clients. He has kissed ass at media companies like JAM, MTV and 9X Media. He lives in Mumbai and is currently stuck in traffic.

Sathnam Sanghera was born to Punjabi immigrant parents in Wolverhampton in 1976. He entered the education system unable to speak English but went on to graduate from Christ’s College, Cambridge with a first class degree in English Language and Literature. He has been shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards twice, for his memoir The Boy With The Topknot and his novel Marriage Material. Empireland has been longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, was named a Book of the Year at the National Book Awards of 2022, and inspired both the Channel 4 series Empire State of Mind and Sanghera’s children’s book about the British empire Stolen History. He lives in London.