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Bibek Debroy (tr.) (Author) Bibek Debroy is a renowned economist, scholar and translator. He has worked in universities, research institutes, industry and for the government. He has widely published books, papers and articles on economics. As a translator, he is best known for his rendition of the Mahabharata in ten volumes, the Bhagavad Gita, the Harivamsha, and the Valmiki Ramayana in three volumes, published to wide acclaim by Penguin Classics. He is also the author of Sarama and Her Children, which combines his interest in Hinduism with his love for dogs. Bibek Debroy (Translator) Bibek Debroy is a renowned economist, scholar and translator. He has worked in universities, research institutes, industry and for the government. He has widely published books, papers and articles on economics. As a translator, he is best known for his rendition of the Mahabharata in ten volumes, the Bhagavad Gita, the Harivamsha, and the Valmiki Ramayana in three volumes, published to wide acclaim by Penguin Classics. He is also the author of Sarama and Her Children, which combines his interest in Hinduism with his love for dogs.

Ushinor Majumdar is an award-winning investigative reporter and author. He has worked for publications such as Outlook, Tehelka, Confluence Media and Hindustan Times. As a freelancer, his reports have appeared in the Mumbai Mirror, OCCRP and the Caravan, and he has also consulted with the BBC. Ushinor is the author of God of Sin: The Cult, Clout and Downfall of Asaram Bapu (2018).

Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan is a traditional Hindustani classical vocalist belonging to the illustrious Rampur Sahaswan Gharana, which owes allegiance to the seniya tradition.

Performing since he was eight years old, his career spans over a period of seventy-five years. At the age of twenty-one, he performed at a conference in Rashtrapati Bhavan held by former president Rajendra Prasad in 1952, alongside other great maestros of that time. He was declared ‘Junior Tansen’ in 1969 by Haridas Sangeet Sabha, Mangalore.

He has performed in music festivals all over the globe. He was conferred an honorary citizenship of Baltimore City after he performed at Baltimore University. The governor of Maryland presented him with honorary citizenship for outstanding contribution to the field of Indian classical music in 1986. He performed at Festival de Lille in the presence of Lady Diana in France.

He has also given his voice to more than seventy documentary films; and played the role of ‘Baiju Bawra’ in a German documentary, Rain Maker. He collaborated on a project of ancient Indian music, ‘Jati Gayan’, with Acharya K.C Brahaspati; and has sung compositions derived from the Natyashastra and the Brihat Deshi written by Matang Rishi.

He has always believed in giving back to the society, be it by identifying and nurturing some of the best musicians in India or mesmerizing the nation through music. He is proud guru of renowned artists such as Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey, Geeta Dutt Roy, A.R. Rahman, Hariharan, Waheeda Rahman, Shaan, Sonu Nigam, Sagarika, Kamal Barot, Ranu Mukherjee, Alisha Chinoy, and his sons-Murtuza Mustafa, Qadir Mustafa, Rabbani Mustafa and Hasan Mustafa.

Born and brought up in Mumbai, Namrata Gupta Khan is a commerce graduate from Mumbai University. She started working while still in college and over a period of twelve years built a career in customer service and sales with one of the largest telecom companies of India. Namrata now runs her own event management outfit, NR Talent and Event Management Company, that organizes events in India and abroad. She is passionate about health and fitness and believes one can always work to change one’s physical and mental state for the better.

Born and brought up in Mumbai, Namrata Gupta Khan is a commerce graduate from Mumbai University. She started working while still in college and over a period of twelve years built a career in customer service and sales with one of the largest telecom companies of India. Namrata now runs her own event management outfit, NR Talent and Event Management Company, that organizes events in India and abroad. She is passionate about health and fitness and believes one can always work to change one’s physical and mental state for the better.

Vivaan Shah is an actor/writer from Mumbai. He was born in 1990, published his first novel Living Hell in 2019 and a horror short story for the Hindu Businessline titled Entombed, and one for HT Brunch called The Reptile Kind. He has acted in movies and shows with literary source material ranging from 7 Khoon Maaf and Bombay Velvet to A Suitable Boy. He has been acting and participating in the theatre since he was a child, and has adapted the works of Edgar Allan Poe and Ambrose Bierce into a play he directed entitled Comedy of Horrors.

Nishant Uppal is an associate professor at Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He is a fellow in management in organizational behaviour and human resource management from Indian Institute of Management Indore.

Bhaavna Arora is the bestselling author of The Deliberate Sinner, Mistress of Honour, Love Bi the Way, Undaunted: Lt Ummer Fayaz of Kashmir and Nagrota Under Siege. She is also a teacher, an educationist and a corporate trainer.
Bhaavna dons many hats, but at the core of it, she is deeply devoted to the Indian Armed Forces, and equally passionate about penning down their true stories and life-experiences. Writing is akin to breathing for her, and she embraces life afresh with every story. Her works reflect the intensity, depth of research and involvement she pours into every word. Her ability to humanize the stories of those in uniform has earned her critical acclaim.
In addition to her work on the Armed Forces, Bhaavna has authored two groundbreaking books on sexuality—one exploring women’s sexuality and the other delving into bisexuality. Bhaavna’s writings aim to dispel myths, encourage open dialogue, and reduce societal frustration.

Ramesh Dorairaj is a consultant, coach and mentor. As founder of Leaders Anvil, he helps companies sell more in an attention-deprived and crowded marketplace. He enables them to understand the nature of the market and calibrate their messages to suit changing patterns of influence and power.
In his former corporate life, he played senior roles in Infosys, MindTree and Wipro. He has helped and coached salespeople close deals totalling over $1.5 billion, and managed the delivery of IT services to many Fortune 500 companies. His assignments have taken him to over thirty countries.
He lives in Bengaluru with his wife and two children.

Radhika Govindrajan is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Washington.

Shutapa Paul has been a journalist for over twelve years, having worked across print and electronic media. Currently, she is founder editor of NewCrop, a video-first, digital media platform for start-ups and entrepreneurs, and founder of a media consultancy, Dharma Media Consultants. A columnist, anchor and panel discussion moderator, Shutapa was selected as one of the fifteen Indians to lead the Australia India Youth Dialogue in 2017. In 2018, she was recognized as one of the ‘100 Women Faces’ by the Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs.