Geet Chaturvedi is a Hindi poet, short story author, lyricist, screenwriter and novelist from Mumbai, Maharashtra. His poems have been translated into 22 languages worldwide and he translated the work of great Spanish Poet Pablo Neruda in Hindi and many other languages. In 2011, The Indian Express included him in a list of the Ten…
Dr. Adyasha Das, an Associate Professor at Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management (IITTM) Bhubaneswar, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India is a contemporary writer and travel blogger from Odisha known for her insightful and colourful portrayals of life. Suffused with sensitivity, she uses words and imagery with an uninhibited freedom, modulated with quality. An Amazon best-selling…
Rishabh C. Kothari is an entrepreneur by profession and a Heartfulness Meditation Trainer by passion. As CEO of CKC Fragrances (www.ckcfragrances.com), a leading manufacturer of fragrances for industrial applications, his craft is an interesting mix of science and creativity which extends to his interests and personality as well. He is very active in social as…
Yatish Kumar has made a special creative presence in the literary world in the last few years. His poetic reviews on popular novels, stories and travelogues have particularly attracted the attention of readers. His poems and memoir have been published in most of the reputed magazines namely ‘Naya Gyanodaya’, ‘Hans’, ‘Aha! Zindagi’, ‘Sanmarg’, ‘Prabhat Khabar’…
An award-winning senior publishing professional, Lipika Bhushan heads MarketMyBook, a leading publicity and digital marketing agency for writers and publishers. She founded MarketMyBook in 2013 after heading Marketing at HarperCollins India for about 7 years. MarketMyBook has serviced some of the leading publishers and writers in the world since its inception. Lipika contributes as an…
Swati Chopra has worked for two decades in journalism, media and publishing. She is at present Executive Editor at HarperCollins India, prior to which she was Senior Commissioning Editor at Penguin Random House India. She commissions and publishes non-fiction, encompassing politics, history, investigative journalism, foreign policy and current affairs. Prior to publishing, she worked as…
Paramita Satpathy (born 30 August 1965) is an Odia writer. She is the daughter of Sahitya Akademi Award winner poet Pratibha Satpathy and Nityananda Satpathy. Her first short-story was published in 1985 in ‘Jhankar’ magazine. Paramita, who has authored seven short-story collections, has been selected for the Sahitya Akademi Award 2016 for Odia. She has won the…
Gourahari Das was born on 9 October 1960 in Sandhagada village of Bhadrak district of Odisha to Gajendra Prasad Das and Smt. Sakuntala Das. After finishing elementary education at his village primary school and then at Ghatapur High School, he left for Cuttack. He holds the M.A, Ph.D., M.J.M.C. degrees. He writes a political gossip…
KLF Curator Hindi Born on 25 June, 1980, Vyomesh Shukla grew up imbibing all orderly and chaotic elements of Varanasi. As he began with writing essays and penning responses focusing on the City of Light’s various facets, he forayed into translations of towering intellectuals such as Eliot Weinberger, Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Raymond Williams, Terry…
Renu Kaul Verma is a publisher with a decade of experience as a former journalist with leading newspapers like The Indian Express and Hindustan Times. She has co-authored a biography on one of the most enigmatic leaders of our time, Selvi Jayalalitha besides running a successful publishing business and a trade newspaper. Today, Vitasta stands…