J. SAI DEEPAK is a litigator, practicing as an arguing counsel primarily before the Supreme Court of India and the High Court of Delhi. A mechanical engineer from Anna University, Sai graduated with a bachelor’s degree in law from IIT Kharagpur’s Law School in 2009 and has carved a niche for himself as a litigator…

Premanka Goswami is an associate publisher at Penguin Random House India. With more than fifteen years in India’s publishing scenario, he enjoys ideating and experimenting in publishing. He was named ‘editor of the year’ in 2019.

Mridula Garg is an Indian writer who predominantly writes in Hindi and English. Her immensity in literature can be measured in novels, short story collections, plays, and collections of essays many of which are translated into English and several Indian regional languages. She has been awarded Sahitya Akademi Award for her literary contribution. Though her…

Ravi Venkatesan is a business leader, author, and social entrepreneur. He is the chairman of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and founder of the Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME). He is also UNICEF’s Special Representative for Young People and Innovation and serves on the Boards of the Rockefeller Foundation and…

Satya Mohan Joshi Mentor, Keynote Speaker, Guest of Honour, Noted Writer

Om Thanvi is an acclaimed journalist and author currently serving as the founding vice-chancellor of Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Jaipur (Rajasthan) He is holding additional charge of V-C, MDSU, Ajmer and V-C, Rajasthan State Skills University, Jaipur. He was born in the town of Phalodi in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan and…

Raj Shekhar is an Indian lyricist. He made his Bollywood debut as a lyricist with the 2011 film Tanu Weds Manu. He went on to write lyrics for other notable films including Tanu Weds Manu Returns, Tumbbad, Veere Di Wedding, Hichki and Uri: The Surgical Strike. He started his career as an assistant director to…

Prof. Shanker Thapa is a Professor and formerly Head of Department at the Central Department of History, Tribhuvan University. He is the First Dean at Lumbini Buddhist University He pursued MA in history (1980), Bachelor in Law (1990) and PG Diploma in Buddhist Studies (2000) from Tribhuvan University (Kathmandu) and Ph. D. (1994) from Patna…

Piyush Mishra is an Indian film and theatre actor, music director, lyricist, singer and scriptwriter. His journey initiated with Hindi theatre after he graduated from National School of Drama, Delhi. As an artist, theatre, lyrics writing and singing brought him establishment and acclamation over the period. He rose to fame with movies like Maqbool, Gulaal,…

Kanak Mani Dixit, 66, is a writer and journalist as well as a civil rights and democracy activist. He is a campaigner for open urban spaces, and is also active in the conservation of built heritage. Dixit helped revive Nepal’s only public bus company and is involved in applying the concept of public transportation to…