Sankar Narayan Mallick is a graduate from Ravenshaw College, Cuttack and a postgraduate in Management from Utkal University. He has worked in the field of agriculture and rural development in Odisha, Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, UP and Mizoram in various capacities in NABARD. He is a bilingual writer in English and Odia. His passion…
Sujeet Kumar is an Indian politician affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party and currently serves as a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the State of Odisha in the Rajya Sabha (The Council of States or The Upper House) since 2020. Apart from his political career, he is also a lawyer and trained arbitrator who has…
Sanjeev Paliwal, widely regarded as a trailblazer in the field of Indian television journalism, is now a literary sensation with his gripping crime thrillers. A career spanning over 25 years in television broadcasting has shaped his unique ability to weave realistic narratives that keep readers on the edge of their seats. His bestselling novels, including…
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…
Nila Madhab Panda is a notable Indian filmmaker renowned for his socially relevant films that address pressing issues such as environmental conservation and social inequality. With a distinctive storytelling approach, he gained prominence with his debut feature “I am Kalam” in 2010, followed by films like “Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid” and “Kaun Kitney Paani Mein,”…
Mr. Kamala Kanta Dash is a Founder Member of Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) and brings his interdisciplinary dynamism to this prestigious international literary platform. Mr. Dash has- more than 22+ years of experience in industry, academia and the government. He has studied and worked in Odisha, New Delhi and Melbourne (Australia) for his higher education…
Advisor, Lalit Kumar is a Fellow at Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML), Teen Murti House, New Delhi. He teaches English at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi. His articles have appeared in many national dailies such as The Hindu, The Indian Express and The Times of India. Some of his publications include the English co-translation of…
Durga Prasad Panda is an accomplished bilingual poet, translater and critic whose works have appeared in prestigious journals like ‘Indian Literature’, ‘Debonair’, ‘Kavya Bharati’, ‘The Little Magazine’, ‘Gentleman’, ‘Stag Hill Literary Journal’, ‘Outlook’ among so many others. Some of his poems have been included in significant anthologies like ‘Yearbook of Indian Poetry in English 2020-21’,…
उर्मिला शिरीष हिंदी साहित्य जगत में एक मजबूत हस्ताक्षर मानी जाती हैं। इनका जन्म 19 अप्रैल 1959 को मध्यप्रदेश दतिया जिले में एक सभ्रांत, प्रतिष्ठित और उच्च शिक्षित परिवार में हुआ। पिता डॉ. डी.पी. गोस्वामी उद्योगपति थे एवं माता श्रीमती गिरिजा देवी गोस्वामी एक सरल सहज घरेलू महिला हैं। उर्मिला जी की प्रारंभिक शिक्षा गाँव…
Ranjit Hoskote is a poet, cultural theorist, translator and curator based in Bombay, India. His collections of poetry include Vanishing Acts: New & Selected Poems 1985-2005 (Penguin, 2006), Central Time (Penguin, 2014), Jonahwhale (Penguin, 2018, published in the UK by Arc as The Atlas of Lost Beliefs, 2020, a Poetry Book Society Recommendation), Hunchprose (Penguin,…