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Saurabh Nigam has over fifteen years of experience leading people practices in organizations with a cumulative headcount of over 15,000 employees. As an active member of the Indian start-up ecosystem, both as a professional and an angel investor, he possesses a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities unique to this space.

Manish is a distinguished serial entrepreneur in the internet and digital industry, with a journey that began in 1999. As Managing Partner of Smile Group, he has been instrumental in establishing successful ventures in digital media, eCommerce, and gaming.

Jawaharlal Nehru (Author)
Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14 November 1889 at Allahabad and educated in England, at Harrow and Cambridge. In 1912, Nehru returned home to play a central role in India’s struggle for freedom from British colonial rule, and then, as prime minister of independent India for seventeen years, went on to shape the nation’s future as a modern, secular and democratic state. He died in office on 27 May 1964. Visionary and idealist, scholar and statesman of international stature, Nehru was also an outstanding writer. His three most renowned books—An Autobiography, Glimpses of World History and The Discovery of India—have acquired the status of classics, and are all published by Penguin.

Saisudha Acharya studied Economics at the University of California, San Diego, and shifted from working with financial data to education. She writes to make Indian history accessible and engaging for children and designs school learning experiences. Saisudha lives in Bangalore with her family.

Devina Mehra is founder, chairperson, and managing director at First Global. Earlier, she used to head research and investment strategy, but soon she started with fund management functions. Her work has appeared in several publications, including the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune, Business Week, Barron’s, etc. She keeps appearing on business channels such as CNBC, Bloomberg, ZEE Business, ET Now, ET Swadesh, etc. Devina was a gold medalist both at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and Lucknow University. Devina appeared on the Fortune list of the 50 most powerful women along with Nirmala Sitaraman and Nita Ambani, among others.

Gayatri Chatterjee is an independent scholar working in Film and Cultural Studies. Based in Pune, she teaches in India and has lectured widely in USA and Europe. Awara was awarded the Swarna Kamal, the President’s Gold Medal, for the Best Book on Cinema. She is also the author of Mother India (2002).