K.R. Meera is a writer and journalist.She has penned books in Malayalam including novels, novellas, short-story collections, essays, and children’s literature. Her novel Aaraachaar, which won the Kendra and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards, was translated by J. Devika as Hangwoman and was shortlisted for the 2016 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. Meera has…
Advisor, Lalit Kumar is a Fellow at Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML), Teen Murti House, New Delhi. He teaches English at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi. His articles have appeared in many national dailies such as The Hindu, The Indian Express and The Times of India. Some of his publications include the English co-translation of…
Zarin Virji, a creative writing graduate from the University of Sheffield, follows her passions for teaching and writing. For over three decades she has played the role of a teacher, teacher trainer, and head of school. From 1996 to 2006, she edited the journal Classroom, a safe space for all matters related to education. Her…
Dr. Bibek Debroy is a prominent Indian economist, scholar, and policy expert known for his significant contributions to economics, public policy, and literature. With an academic background from esteemed institutions, he has authored numerous books and research papers on economics, while also actively participating in shaping public policy through his involvement in government committees and…
Dr. Bodhisattva is a well-known Bollywood screenwriter as well as a dialogue writer. He is popularly known for his works in movies like Shikhar which came out in 2005. He tries to tell the story from a realistic point of view and to connect with the billions of people out there with his point of…
Durga Prasad Panda is an accomplished bilingual poet, translater and critic whose works have appeared in prestigious journals like ‘Indian Literature’, ‘Debonair’, ‘Kavya Bharati’, ‘The Little Magazine’, ‘Gentleman’, ‘Stag Hill Literary Journal’, ‘Outlook’ among so many others. Some of his poems have been included in significant anthologies like ‘Yearbook of Indian Poetry in English 2020-21’,…
Daya Dissanayake is a bilingual Sri Lankan novelist, poet, and blogger. he has penned a critical study of king Ashoka, nine novels in English, six novels in Sinhala and a collection of poems, and numerous articles in newspapers, journals, and magazines. He is the author of the first e-novel in Asia, ‘The Saadhu Testament’ published…
Ranjit Hoskote is a poet, cultural theorist, translator and curator based in Bombay, India. His collections of poetry include Vanishing Acts: New & Selected Poems 1985-2005 (Penguin, 2006), Central Time (Penguin, 2014), Jonahwhale (Penguin, 2018, published in the UK by Arc as The Atlas of Lost Beliefs, 2020, a Poetry Book Society Recommendation), Hunchprose (Penguin,…
Kailash Satyarthi is a social reformer who campaigned against child labor in India and advocated the universal right to education. he is the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, along with Malala Yousafzai, “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.” He is…