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Sukumar Ray was a noted Bengali poet, writer and playwright.
Sampurna Chattarji is a poet, novelist and translator.

Nazia Sayed has been a crime reporter for over a decade now, with experience in television and print journalism. Currently working as a special correspondent with Mumbai Mirror, Nazia is credited with breaking several stories, which includes her exposé on the Mumbai mafia and the ISIS network in the country. Her crime stories have won her accolades in the Indian as well as international press.
Sharmeen Hakim is a legal correspondent with Mumbai Mirror, known for her impeccable court reporting. Apart from the Malegaon blasts and the ‘Mumbai triple blasts’, she covered the 7/11 trial for three years until it concluded last year. Only twenty-four, Sharmeen is widely respected in the fraternity for being one of the most thorough court journalists in the city, and for her strong grasp on the law.

T.N. NINAN gave fresh shape and brought a new liveliness to business journalism in India during a quarter century of leadership at India Today, the Economic Times, BusinessWorld and finally at Business Standard where he also served as the publisher before becoming its chairman. His Saturday column ‘Weekend Ruminations’
has a dedicated following. He serves on the boards of non-profit organizations, including one that supports public-spirited journalism. This is his first book.

Shobita Punja holds a BA in Art History, an MA in Ancient History from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and another MA in Art Education from Stanford University, California.

Omkar Goswami is a well-known economist. A DPhil from Oxford, he has taught at various universities in India and abroad, edited a major business magazine, and was the chief economist at the Confederation of Indian Industry before setting up CERG Advisory, an economic and corporate advisory practice. An author of several books, academic papers and regular columns, he also serves as an independent director on the boards of some major listed companies and international agencies.
Gurcharan Das is a world-renowned author, commentator and public intellectual. His bestselling books include India Unbound and The Difficulty of Being Good; his newest book is India Grows at Night. A graduate of Harvard University, Das was CEO of Procter & Gamble India before he took early retirement to become a full-time writer. He lives in Delhi.

Dr Manvir Bhatia is a senior neurologist, electrophysiologist and sleep specialist. She is a director of the Department of Sleep Medicine at Max Superspeciality Smart Hospital, Delhi, and director of Neurology & Sleep Centre, New Delhi. She is one of the pioneers in the development of Neurophysiology and sleep medicine in the country. She was in charge of the Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory at AIIMS and developed the state-of-art Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory.
Dr Bhatia initiated and was the coordinator of the epilepsy surgery programme at AIIMS. She also started the first sleep clinic and sleep laboratory under Neurosciences at AIIMS. She has been a pioneer in creating awareness about sleep disorders in the country.

Kinita Kadakia Patel is a sports nutrition consultant who runs a private practice called MEALpyramid. She specializes in sport-specific diets along with weight management. She holds a graduate and post-graduate degree (MSc) in dietetics with research in sports nutrition. She has further qualifications from globally reputed institutes like the Oxford College, London; Sports Dietetics Association, Australia; and the International Sports Science Association, USA.

Lina Ashar is the chairperson of Kangaroo Kids Education Ltd (KKEL), a leading education chain, which has schools such as Kangaroo Kids, Billabong High International School, and its newest affiliate, Brainworks.