Sitakant Mahapatra is an Indian poet and literary critic. He was in the Indian Administrative Service from 1961 until retiring in 1995, and has held ex officio posts such as the Chairman of National Book Trust, New Delhi since then. He completed his B.A. in History from Ravenshaw College, in 1957, followed by master’s degree…
Gaurie Dwivedi is a seasoned journalist, columnist, author and a classical dancer. She has worked in all major print and broadcast companies like Economic Times, Business Standard and The Sunday Guardian. With over 16 years of experience, Gaurie has covered a variety of issues ranging from public policy to diplomacy. She was part of the…
Rajat Sethi is a public policy and management graduate from Harvard University and MIT Sloan, respectively. He is also an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur. Rajat is currently the political adviser to the chief minister of Manipur. He is active in impacting politics in the various North-eastern states of India. He has authored books such as…
Sudha Menon is the author of six non-fiction books and a former journalist with distinguished publications such as The Independent, The Hindu Business Line and Mint. She is the founder of the writing workshop series Get Writing and Writing With Women. Sudha is also a speaker on women’s leadership, diversity and inclusion.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay is a business journalist, known for his weekly column on banking and finance Banker’s Trust published in Business Standard. He had started this column in Mint. He has authored five books namely HDFC Bank 2.0: From Dawn to Digital, From Lehman to Demonetization: A Decade of Disruptions, Reforms and Misadventures, Bandhan: The Making…
Arun Maheshwari is the Managing Director of Vani Prakashan and Chairman of Vani Foundation. He has showcased Hindi literature in more than 32 countries. He has been awarded with the Medal of Honour in Sweden and by the Ambassador of Norway to India for his contribution to the field of literature and Indo-Swedish and Indo-Norwegian…
Ramakanta Rath is one of the most renowned modernist poets in the Odia literature. He obtained his MA in English Literature from Ravenshaw College in Odisha. He joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1957. Some of his notable works are Kete Dinara (1962), Aneka Kothari (1967) Sri Radha (1984) Sri Palataka (1997). He received the…
SUBAS PANI is an author, translator, composer and creative director with a PhD on Jayadeva’s Geetagovinda. A civil servant by profession, he was Chief Secretary to the Government of Odisha and Secretary to the Government of India. With a lifelong deep and abiding interest in the heritage of India and especially of Odisha, his research…
Jayanta Mahapatra is an Indian English poet. He completed his M. Sc. in Physics from Patna University, Bihar. He began his teaching career as a lecturer in physics in 1949 and taught at various government colleges in Odisha including Gangadhar Meher College, Sambalpur, B.J.B College, Bhubaneswar, Fakir Mohan College, Balasore and Ravenshaw College, Cuttack. He…
Uday has reported and covered top political stories of the country including the 2014 & 2019 General Elections & various state assembly polls. Uday anchors and hosts the Entertainment segments at NewsX as well and has interviewed the top actors & singers from Bollywood & Hollywood. After studying at The Doon School, Dehradun , he…