Aswathy Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi is an Indian writer from Kerala and a member of the Travancore Royal Family. She has ten books to her credit. Aswathy Thirunal is the niece of the last King of Travancore, Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma. She was awarded India’s fourth highest civilian award the Padma Shri in 2024. Aswathi…
Sayari Debnath is a culture journalist at Scroll where she writes about books, art, and literary trends. She translates from Hindi and Bengali into English. She is the winner of the 2025 Rabindranath Tagore Award for Translation (presented by the Banaras Lit Fest) and a finalist of the 2024 Armory Square Prize for South Asia Literature in Translation. Social…
Dr. Binod K. Chaudhary is a rich philanthropist, politician, and businessman from Nepal. He serves as the Chaudhary Group’s (CG) president and chairman. With an estimated net worth of $1 billion, he was named Nepal’s lone billionaire and wealthiest individual in February 2013. His net worth has increased to $1.7 billion since 2013. In addition…
Lily Wangchuk has 30 years of extensive experience in varied fields as a Writer, Consultant, Former Politician, Former Diplomat, Former Assistant Resident Representative, UNDP; Former Executive Director for Bhutan Media Foundation. She is currently the Founder and President for 33 Soksoom Centre for Well-Being & Happiness, the first center of its kind in the country…
Kanchana Priyakantha, a writer and educator turned entrepreneur, is based in Aluthgama, Sri Lanka. In 2017, she co-founded KBOOKS, and in 2022, she co-founded KReader. She currently serves as the co-founder and CEO of both KBOOKS and KReader while actively pursuing her passion for writing. Since her school days, Kanchana has been deeply involved in…
