Daisy Rockwell is an artist, writer, and Hindi-Urdu translator living in Vermont. She has translated numerous classic and contemporary literary works from Hindi and Urdu into English. Her translations have been awarded The International Booker Prize, the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation, the MLA Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Translation of a Literary…
Ram Madhav is an Indian politician and social leader. Dr Madhav is currently the President of India Foundation (IF), a New Delhi-based Think tank. Previously, he has served as the National General Secretary of the BJP from 2014 to 2020 and handles affairs of Jammu and Kashmir for the party. A renowned strategic thinker and…
Winner of the International Booker Prize 2025 for Heart Lamp. Banu Mushtaq is a writer, activist and lawyer in the state of Karnataka, southern India Mushtaq began writing within the progressive protest literary circles in southwestern India in the 1970s and 1980s: critical of the caste and class system, the Bandaya Sahitya movement gave rise…
Acharya Prashant is the preeminent social reformer and educator of true spirituality in the world today. He speaks powerfully for women’s empowerment, environmental protection, compassion for animals, and righteous living. He leads a global movement for freedom and liberation from societal chains that pull us away from Truth and Peace. Over 70 million people follow…
Winner of the International Booker Prize 2025 for Heart Lamp. Deepa Bhasthi is a writer and literary translator based in Kodagu, southern India Bhasthi’s columns, essays and cultural criticism have been published in India and internationally. Her published translations from Kannada include a novel by Kota Shivarama Karanth and a collection of short stories by…
Sudhir Mishra is an Indian filmmaker. His most notable films include Dharavi, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Chameli, and Serious Men. His work has been recognised with three national awards by the Indian government and the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government.
Tuhin A. Sinha is an author and politician. Presently, he is the national spokesperson of BJP, known for his nuanced articulation, measured aggression, and dignified argumentation style. Prior to his active involvement in politics, Tuhin had been among the most prolific Indian writers with a knack for experimenting with unorthodox genres. Among his recent books,…
Padma Vibhushan Sudarshan Sahu is a renowned Indian sculptor, primarily celebrated for his exceptional skills in traditional stone sculpture. He was awarded India’s second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan in 2021 and India’s fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in 1988.
Adhirath Sethi is an author and entrepreneur based in Bangalore. He is an alumnus of The Rishi Valley School, Eton College, and the London School of Economics. A former management consultant with the Boston Consulting Group, he took an all-too-eager plunge into entrepreneurship in 2008. He spent the first half of 2022 interviewing anyone that might…
Jagdishlal Arun Lal is a retired Indian cricketer, and a cricket commentator. He played for India, as a right-handed batsman, between 1982 and 1989 was a gritty player. His columns about cricket analysis regularly appears in newspaper and internet columns.