Shwetambari Shetty has gone from being a banker to a fitness trainer and then entrepreneur, and has spent the last decade changing the face of fitness in the country, making it more available, accessible and affordable through the largest health and fitness chain in India, Cure.fit.
A B.Com graduate with multiple fitness certifications, she has taught dance-based workouts on television, been on radio prime-hour shows, and reached out to millions through her videos and training on the Cure.fit app available in India, US and Canada. She enjoys spreading her knowledge, and inspiring and motivating women to take up weight training on social media. Above all, her aim is to make fit and healthy living simple.
S.K. Das is Honorary Advisor to ISRO. His book Touching Lives: The Little Known Triumphs of the Indian Space Programme (Penguin) won the Luigi Napolitano Book Award of the International Academy of Astronautics, and has been translated into many regional languages.
S.K. Das is Honorary Advisor to ISRO. His book Touching Lives: The Little Known Triumphs of the Indian Space Programme (Penguin) won the Luigi Napolitano Book Award of the International Academy of Astronautics, and has been translated into many regional languages. He is also the author of Mission Moon: Exploring the Moon with Chandrayaan 1.
T.V. Sairam, a senior member of the civil services, holds a master’s degree in botany and a doctorate in alternative medicine. For the past three decades he has been gathering and documenting data relating to the household use of medicinal plants.
Priyanka Mookerjee grew up in India and was educated at Loreto House and the Ohio State University, where she studied Narrative Theory, Film, International Relations, and Popular Culture. She currently lives in Kolkata. This is her first novel.
Rajesh Chakrabarti teaches finance at the Indian School of
Business, Hyderabad. He has published several scholarly papers
in international journals, has authored or edited three books and
writes a fortnightly column at the Financial Express. He is regularly
quoted in the media, both in India and abroad.
Saurav Mohapatra is a writer of comics who has authored Mumbai Confidential, Devi, Sadhu, India Authentic and Moon Mountain.
Priya Alika Elias is a lawyer and a writer. Elias has written for New Republic, VICE, Gawker, Buzzfeed, Teen Vogue, Outline, Toast, McSweeney’s, Vox, Ask Men, Firstpost and Outlook. Her writings cover a range of subjects, from feminism, race and mental illness to dating and music videos, while her essays explore universal questions through the lens of pop culture.
A popular Twitter celebrity, Elias was named one of the ‘Amazing Women to Follow on the Internet’ by Paper magazine in 2016.
Besharam is directly inspired by Elias’ stint as an advice columnist for Burnt Roti, her experience navigating two different cultures, and from the fact that she has never heard a man being described as ‘shameless’.
