authors

Nishtha Gautam is a journalist who has written for several Indian and international newspapers on gender and conflict. Her book: In Hard Times: Security in a Time of Insecurity

Praveen Swami, an award-winning journalist, who has reported on regional conflicts in South Asia for over two decades. He is the author of India, Pakistan and the Secret Jihad and The Kargil War. His book: In Hard Times: Security in a Time of Insecurity

Manoj Joshi, a journalist and commentator, and distinguished fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, is the author of Understanding the India-China Border: The Enduring Threat and Kashmir: The Lost Rebellion. He was a member of a Government of India task force on reforming India’s national security system. His book: In Hard Times: Security in a

Mansoor Khan has directed four very successful Bollywood films – Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander, Akele Hum Akele Tum and Josh. In 2003, he moved to Coonoor to pursue his real calling – living on an organic farm, Acres Wild, and making cheese. His present pursuit is critiquing civilization as the single

Rohithari Rajan has been a sales manager, management consultant, executive recruiter, CEO and tech company executive. He has yet to decide what he wants to be once he grows up. He is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, and of Delhi University. He lives in Delhi, and his previous works include IIM

Robert Vlach is a senior business consultant, specialized in supporting independent professionals and business owners. In 2005, he founded one of the largest national freelance communities in Europe, which is currently being expanded into Freelancing.eu. In 2012, he founded Europe’s first think-tank for freelancers which meets regularly in Prague and other cities. He has been

Buchi Ramagopal was born in India and spent his early years there. After he completed his undergraduate and master’s degrees he earned his Ph.D. in Economics at Indiana University, Bloomington. For ten years after that he was an academic, on the faculty at Middlebury College, the University of Vermont, and McGill University. He subsequently moved

Deepali Gupta is a financial journalist turned author. She spent nearly two decades with the leading publications such as The Economic Times, Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal, Network 18, and The Indian Express Group covering the Indian economy and conglomerates. Her book Tata Vs Mistry: The Battle for India’s Greatest Business Empire was

New Delhi-born-and-based culinary authority Suvir Saran is the author of three celebrated cookbooks: Indian Home Cooking, American Masala, and Masala Farm, and the chef-creator of THC, The House of Celeste, a modern Indian restaurant in Gurgaon. His Slice of Life column appears fortnightly in the Sunday Eye magazine of Indian Express, where he shares musings that inspire provocative thinking and raise questions on