Suvir Saran, is a chef, cookbook author, educator as well as a farmer who specializes in bringing Indian cooking to the American kitchen. He studied visual arts at Sir J. J. School of Art in Bombay before leaving India in 1993 to study in New York City at the School of Visual Arts.
Preeti Shenoy is one of India’s highest-selling authors, with over a million books sold across seventeen bestselling titles. Known for her accessible yet profound storytelling, she explores themes of mental health, gender equality, and human resilience with sensitivity and depth. Featured on Forbes’ list of influential Indian celebrities, Preeti has represented India at prestigious international…
Priyambada Jayakumar was raised in India, specifically in the City of Joy—Kolkata. Born to a Bengali mother and a Tamil father, she completed her schooling from La Martiniere for Girls, Kolkata. The capital city of Delhi soon beckoned where she received her BA (Hons) degree in History from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi. A…
Uma Subedi is a young Nepali poet, lyricist, story writer, editor, singer, and much loved and celebrated fiction writer. She writes in Nepali and knows many other regional languages. Her first published book, a Ghazal collection titled TapkiyaraAnjulima, was published in 2010 which won the “Best Book Award” by the International Nepali Literature Society. Her…
Doorva Devarshi is a writer and editor. Formerly a dentist, in 2020, she decided to switch her scalpel for a pen and hasn’t looked back since. She lives in Jaipur with her parents and their family’s greatest feline obsession, Chimken.
Murzban F. Shroff is a Mumbai-based writer. His fiction has appeared in over 75 literary journals in the U.S. and UK. He is the recipient of the Bacopa Review Fiction Award and the John Gilgun Fiction Award. He has received seven Pushcart Prize nominations, among the most honored short story prizes in the U.S. His…
Perumal Murugan is an Indian author, scholar and literary chronicler who writes in Tamil. Murugan initially studied Tamil literature both as an undergraduate, in Erode and as a postgraduate in Coimbatore then went on to obtain an M. Phil. from Madras University in Tamil studies followed by a Ph.D. where his doctoral thesis focused on…
Satish Padmanabhan, Managing Editor, Outlook Magazine, has been a media professional for over 30 years, having worked in print, TV and digital. He started by reporting for Sunday magazine, Business World and The Economic Times in the 90s. As the television industry opened up after the economic reforms, he joined India Business Report on BBC,…
Author, poet and translator, Deepa Agarwal writes for both children and adults and has over 50 books published. A frequent contributor to magazines and journals in India and abroad, Deepa has edited and compiled several anthologies as well. Among other awards, she received the N.C.E.R.T. National Award for Children’s Literature in 1993 for her picture…
Ileana Citaristi is an Italian Odissi and Chhau dancer, and dance instructor based in Bhubaneswar, India. She was awarded the 43rd National Film Awards for Best Choreography for Yugant in 1995 and became, in 2006, the first dancer of foreign origin to be conferred the Padma Shri for her contributions to Odissi.