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Devdutt Pattanaik writes, illustrates and lectures on the relevance of mythology in modern times. He has, since 1996, written over fifty books and 1000 columns deconstructing the symbols and myths of ancient and modern cultures around the world. His books with Penguin Random House India include Myth = Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology; The Book of Ram and the Devlok series. Devdutt consults with corporations on leadership and governance, and TV channels on mythological serials. His TV shows include Business Sutra on CNBC-TV18 and Devlok on Epic TV. He illustrates his own books, as he has these ones.

The bestselling author Ankit Fadia is a 29-year-old tech junkie who loves tinkering with computers, gadgets and everything tech. He has hosted a popular show on MTV called What the Hack!, where he gave tips, tricks and tweaks to get more out of technology and the Internet. Widely recognized as a computer security expert, he has delivered more than a thousand talks in twenty-five countries, received several awards and trained more than 20,000 people in India and China. He has studied at Stanford University and was chosen as a Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum. Ankit loves to travel and has visited over a hundred countries. For more information, please visit his website http://www.ankitfadia.com.

Indu Bhan is one of the country’s top legal journalists with nearly two decades of experience. She works with the Financial Express and writes a weekly column, ‘Verdict Corner’, on the recent developments in the field of law. Her first book, Legal Eagles, was published in 2015 and became a national bestseller. In the past, Bhan has worked with Business Standard, Mint and the Press Trust of India. She has also contributed to Pritish Nandy’s Peerless Minds: An Arc of Achievement, published by HarperCollins.

Gaurav Tekriwal is the founder president of The Vedic Maths Forum India. An educator, he has been imparting high-speed vedic mental mathematics skills over the past fifteen years across the globe. He inspires and informs people, helping them to realize their true potential by introducing them to the world’s fastest mental-math system called Vedic Mathematics.
Gaurav is the author of ‘Speed Math’ and his complete DVD set on the topic is a popular among Students and Academicians worldwide.
Through television programmes, DVDs, books, workshops and seminars, Gaurav has taken the vedic maths system to over four million students in India, South Africa, Australia, United States and Oman. He is a four-time TED speaker and has been recently awarded the Young Visionaries Fellowship from Indiafrica by the ministry of external affairs, India.

Binod Chaudhary is the president of the Chaudhary Group (CG Corp Global), a multinational conglomerate with a portfolio of 122 companies spread over five continents and with seventy-six renowned brands in the global market. He is an internationally respected name in FMCG as the man behind Wai Wai noodles, the most iconic brand from CG. His other business interests include electronics, hospitality, infrastructure, education, telecom and realty, which are among the fifteen business verticals he runs within CG. The Chaudhary Group’s assets include a controlling stake in Nepal’s largest private-sector commercial bank (Nabil Bank) and a string of hotels, and JVs with the Taj (Tata Group), Alila, Fern and The Farm at San Benito, to name a few prominent brands. Mr Chaudhary is also regarded as a leading philanthropist in Nepal. He is an avid trekker and a fitness enthusiast.

Anil Rai Gupta is the chairman and managing director of Havells India Ltd. He joined Havells in 1992 and climbed the ranks under the tutelage of his father, Qimat Rai Gupta. Anil led the acquisition of German lightings system company Sylvania in 2007. He was instrumental in its turnaround during and after the economic meltdown of 2008. Anil studied Economics at Sri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, and has an MBA from Wake Forest University, North Carolina, USA. He lives in Delhi with his mother Vinod Gupta, wife Sangeeta and children Abhinav and Aradhana.

Nikita Singh is the best selling author of six novels, including The Promise, Someone like you and love @ Facebook. She has co- authored two books with Durjoy Dutta, titled If It’s not Forever …and Someone Like You. She has also contributed to the books in the Backbenchers series. She was born in Patna and grew up in Indore, from where she graduated in pharmacy. She is currently based in New DElhi, where she works as an editor at a leading publishing house. Nikita receved a live India Young Achivers Award in 2013. With a library stocked with over 12,000 books, she is a voracious reader and adores her collection of fantasy novels. She is a cricket enthusiast and enjoys a good cardio workout.

Swati Kaushal is the bestselling author of five highly acclaimed novels, including Piece of Cake, Drop Dead, Lethal Spice and her most recent work, A Few Good Friends. An alumna of Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi, and an MBA from IIM Calcutta, Swati has worked with Nestlé India and Nokia, India. She currently lives in Connecticut, USA, with her husband and two children.
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Voted by Reader’s Digest as one of ‘India’s Most Trusted People’ and one of the ’50 Most Powerful Women in India’ by Daily News and Analysis, Shobhaa Dé is one of India’s highest selling authors and a popular social commentator. Her Works comprising both fiction and non-fiction have been featured in comparative literature courses at universities abroad and in India. Her writing has been translated into many regional languages as well as French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Turkish. She lives in Mumbai with her husband and six children.

Vikram Sood was a career intelligence officer for thirty-one years. He retired in March 2003 after heading the R&AW. He is currently adviser at the Observer Research Foundation, an independent public policy think tank based in New Delhi. He writes regularly on security, foreign relations and strategic issues in journals and newspapers and has contributed chapters related to security, China, intelligence and India’s neighbourhood to various books published in the last few years.