authors

Bhargavi Kumaran hails from Chennai and has been crafting stories since her earliest memories. She spends her time researching underrepresented women in history, finding excuses to dive into the ocean, and pining for that one cat that blinked at her slowly. Kannagi is her debut novel. Her book: Kannagi (forthcoming)

Sharmishtha Shenoy is an accomplished author renowned for her contributions to crime fiction and mystery. She has authored the compelling True Crime novel, The Hyderabad Heist, with another novel in the same genre, titled Candle in the Wind, currently in the pipeline, both published by Rupa Publications. Shenoy is also the mastermind behind the Vikram

Mr Kushal Pal Singh (K P Singh), serves as the Chairman Emeritus of DLF Limited, India’s largest publicly listed real estate company, with residential, commercial, and retail properties in 15 states and 24 cities. Mr Singh has been instrumental in shaping modern India’s urban landscape. His visionary leadership has set new benchmarks in housing, urban development, and

Radha Chadha is an author, a columnist, and one of Asia’s leading marketing and consumer insights experts. Her best-selling book, The Cult of the Luxury Brand: Inside Asia’s Love Affair with Luxury, was a pathbreaking study of an unusual phenomenon sweeping the luxury world. For over a decade, she wrote a column on luxury for

Manjula Padmanabhan, is an award-winning author, playwright, artist and cartoonist. She grew up in Europe and Southeast Asia, returning to India as a teenager. Her play Harvest won the first ever Onassis Award for Theatre, in Greece. She has published some 16 books of prose and theatre. Her two most recent titles are Stolen Hours

Karen Anand, widely regarded as one of India’s first food gurus, has been influencing the way people eat and perceive good food in India for over thirty years. A prolific writer, she has published numerous books including the bestselling Good Food Good Living and Simple Cooking for Smart Men, and co-authored The Penguin Food Lovers

Jibu Elias is a prominent figure in the field of AI ethics, activism, and research, holding key roles such as the creator of the government initiative INDIAai and Country Lead (India) for Responsible Computing Challenge at Mozilla Foundation. With a focus on building a unified AI ecosystem in India, Jibu actively contributes to inclusive AI

Rohan Chakravarty is a cartoonist, illustrator and the creator of Green Humour, a series of cartoons, comics and illustrations on wildlife and nature conservation. Cartoons from Green Humour appear periodically in newspaper columns, magazines and journals. Illustrations from Green Humour have been used for several projects and campaigns on wildlife awareness and climate change. Rohan

Chetna Chakravarthy is a Dubai-based Relationship and Life coach as well as a certified Happiness Trainer and Chakra Healing practitioner. Her journey started with two powerful Alternative Heailing practices, Bio-Touch and Chakra Healing and these eventually led her to translate spiritual wisdom for everyday living through life-changing healing and coaching programs. She empowers individuals with