Sharanya Manivannan is an award-winning writer based in India. Her fiction, poetry and essays have been widely published internationally, and she was specially commissioned to write and perform a poem at the 2015 Commonwealth Day Observance in London in front of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Ammuchi Puchi is Sharanya’s first picture book. Her recent books for adults include The High Priestess Never Marries and The Altar of the Only World. You can find out more about Sharanya on her website: www.sharanyamanivannan.wordpress.com.
Nerina Canzi is an award-winning Argentinian illustrator with a degree from National School of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires. Nerina has illustrated for publishing houses around the world and lived and worked in Italy, Spain and Argentina. In 2015, she won the prestigious Premio Nacional y Latinoamericano de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil award (The National and Latin American Prize for Children’s and Young People’s Literature) and was selected for the VI Salón de Ilustración IMAGENPALABRA (The Sixth Illustration Exhibition by IMAGENPALABRA) in Colombia. You can find out more about Nerina on her website: www.nerinacanzi.com.
Nirmal John has worked in advertising and journalism. He was earlier the assistant editor of Fortune.
Usha Alexander is the author of the critically acclaimed novel, Only the Eyes Are Mine (2005). An American of Indian parentage, she now resides in India, where she spends time travelling and learning the intricacies of its deep history. Her outlook is also informed by her background in science and anthropology. Her travel writings and other essays have appeared in various publications, including Even the Smallest Crab Has Teeth (‘Travelers’ Tales’, 2011) and The Best Travel Writing 2007 (‘Travelers’ Tales’). Find her on the web at www.ushaalexander.com.
Faiqa Mansab is a Pakistani writer. Her first novel, This House of Clay and Water was published by Penguin India in 2017. It was an Amazon Editor’s Pick, Amazon International Women’s Writing pick and was shortlisted for the Getz-Pharma Literary Award and the German Consulate Peace Prize in 2018. The novel has been translated into Turkish and is available as an audiobook by Blackstone Publishing USA. It has also been optioned for screen adaptation. Faiqa’s work in English has also appeared in Lucy Writer’s Platform, Cambridge; The Missing Slate, London; Medusa, London; and in Punjabi she has written for Barahmah, Pakistan. The Sufi Storyteller is her second novel. She lives with her family in Lahore.
Snehal Shingavi is associate professor of English at the University of Texas, Austin, where he specializes in teaching South Asian literatures in English, Hindi and Urdu. He is the author of The Mahatma Misunderstood, and has translated to wide acclaim the iconic short-story collection Angaaray as well as Bhisham Sahni’s memoir Today’s Pasts. Most recently, he has co-translated Agyeya’s Shekhar: A Life with Vasudha Dalmia.
A marketing professional by qualification, Samah is working towards a career in storytelling. A keen enthusiast of films, fashion, food and fitness, her ultimate goal is to travel the world. She lives in Mumbai with her best friend who also happens to be her husband.
GYALO THONDUP was born in 1929 and is the second-eldest brother of the 14th Dalai Lama. During his political career, he served, among other things, as the secret go-between for the CIA and the Tibetan resistance fighters and later as a chief political strategist as well as the Dalai Lama’s official envoy to the international community.
Subramanian S. Kalpathi (Subbu) is a millennial. He is Senior Director at KNOLSKAPE. He has worked with a range of clients across sectors, in the areas of Employee Engagement, Employer Branding, Learning & Development and Talent Management. He holds a degree in Computer Engineering from SIES GST and an MBA from Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA). He dabbles in Improv Theatre and enjoys playing the guitar. The Millennials: Exploring The World Of The Largest Living Generation is his first book.
David Aaker is the vice chairman of a global brand and strategy consultancy, Prophet, and Professor Emeritus of Marketing Strategy at the Berkeley-Haas School of Business. He is the winner of four career awards for contributions to the science of marketing (Paul D. Converse Award), marketing strategy (Vijay Mahajan Award), the theory and practice of marketing (Buck Weaver Award) and outstanding contributions to the field of marketing (the NYAMA Marketing Hall of Fame). He has published more than a hundred articles and seventeen books that have sold over one million copies and been translated into eighteen languages.
Named as one of the top ve most important marketing/business gurus in 2007, Professor Aaker has won awards for the best article in the California Management Review and in the Journal of Marketing. A recognized authority on brand strategy, he has been an active consultant and speaker throughout the world. A columnist for AMA’s Marketing News and Germany’s Absatzwirtschaft, he regularly blogs at davidaaker.com and LinkedIn. His Twitter handle is twitter.com/davidaaker. An avid biker and struggling golfer, he lives in Orinda, California.
Akhileshwar Pathak is a professor of business law at IIM Ahmedabad. He holds a doctorate in law from the University of Edinburgh, UK, and an LLB from Delhi University. His areas of interest are corporate law and the globalization and liberalization of India.
