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Kalyana Malla was an esteemed poet at the court of the Lodhi prince Lad Khan, in eastern Uttar Pradesh at the beginning of the sixteenth century. His works describe him as of a royal lineage from the Karpura warrior clan of the lunar line, and his father, Gaja Malla, and grandfather, Trailokya Chandra, as respected rulers and military commanders. Writing in classical Sanskrit, he is known to have composed two still-extant works for his princely patron. One is the celebrated sex manual Ananga Ranga, and the other is the remarkable story collection Suleiman Charitra, drawn from Islamic and Biblical stories.

Günter Blamberger is the professor of German philology at the University of Cologne and, since 2009, has been the director of the Internationales Kolleg Morphomata (Centre for Advanced Study in the Humanities, Cologne). A renowned scholar and writer, he is the author of several works including Figuring Death, Figuring Creativity: On the Power of Aesthetic Ideas. He has received visiting scholarships in Stanford, Melbourne, Parma, Adelaide and Krakow, and was awarded the Humanities International for the best book in the humanities in Germany in 2011.

Isabella Tree is a writer and journalist based in the UK. She is the author of three other non- fiction books and writes frequently for publications such as Conde Nast Traveler, the Sunday Times and the Observer. She has been travelling regularly to Nepal since the 1980s.

Ray Titus is Professor of Marketing and Strategy at the Alliance School of Business, Alliance University. His teaching, research, and business consulting interests converge on consumer behaviour and marketing strategy. Prior to academia, he’s worked at the Taj Group of Hotels, INI Technologies, Landmark Gulf Group, and Coffee Day.
Ray’s business articles and expert comments have featured in the Globe and Mail, Sunday Guardian, Voice of America, Telegraph, Hindu Business Line, and other leading media publications. He is also the co-author of the book Business Drama: How Shakespearean Insights Help Leaders Manage Volatile Contexts.
Ray lives in Bangalore with his wife Alphy, son Jaden, and daughter Brooklyn.

Clyde DeSouza is a creative technology evangelist. Raised in different parts of the world, he is at ease in multicultural enviornments and loves interacting with people from diverse backgrounds, believing that holding on to tradition is overrated, and a border – less, technology – driven world is the future. His first book, Think in 3D, has been seen on a growing number of film sets and is used as prep – reading by dirctors and cinematographers.

Rupa Subramanya is an economist, analyst, and writer. Previously she was a columnist for Wall Street Journal India. At present she is editor at large for Swarajya and a regular contributor to Foreign Policy. Rupa is from Bangalore and at present lives in Mumbai.

Vivek Dehejia is an economics professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and a columnist for Mint. Vivek is from Mumbai and at present lives between Ottawa and Mumbai.

Leena Mogre is India’s first woman personal fitness trainer, Madhuri Dixit being her first client followed by John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Sameera Reddy, Katrina Kaif and Isha Koppikar, among others. Leena was the first Indian CEO of an international gym chain and was responsible for setting up and expanding this chain in India. She runs her own signature brand of fitness centres-Leena Mogre’s Fitness-in Bandra, Shivaji Park and Thane in Mumbai, and Chandigarh. She was also associated with shows like Nach Baliye and Bigg Boss. Leena Mogre’s Fitness is also the official trainer for Gladrags (Megamodels, Manhunt and Mrs India) and Elite Models.
Leena has a master’s in food science and nutrition, specializing in sports medicine and injuries. She taught food science and nutrition at SNDT University, Mumbai, for a year. She is a pioneer of fitness education, and has trained more than 18,000 students till date. She has won the Indian Merchant Chamber (Women’s Chapter) Business Woman of the Year award, the Mumbai Mayor’s Award, 2008, and WAVES Woman of the Year-Fitness award. She is currently pursuing her PhD in nutrition. She lives in Mumbai with her family. This is her debut book.

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LM-The Fitness Academy was started in 1994. It has trained 18,000 personal trainers, and offers courses on fitness management, power yoga and kick-boxing.

David B. Feldman, PhD, is considered to be among the top experts on hope in the field of psychology. An associate professor of counseling psychology at Santa Clara University, he holds a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Kansas and completed a postdoctoral fellowship with the VA Palo Alto Health Care System.Dr. Feldman is the author of two previous books, has written for Psychology Today and the Huffington Post, and has published numerous research articles. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
www.davidfeldmanphd.com