Vinita Agrawal
The author of five books of poetry, her work was shortlisted for the inaugural Deepankar Khiwani Memorial Prize 2021 and received a special mention in the Hawkers Prize 2019.
Naveen Akhund
Naveen Akhund is a former Human Resources consultant turned freelance arts and culture writer. She focuses on South Asia and has a keen interest in mythology and folklore.
Dr. John Dayal
In a career spanning over half a century, Mr. John Dayal has been sub-editor, crime reporter, war correspondent, foreign correspondent, CEO, editor in chief, and film maker.
Dr. Shantanu Dutta
Shantanu is a certified coach who focuses on Transformational Life Coaching and is part of the world’s leading business coaching firm – the Marshall Goldsmith Group.
Nissim Ezekiel
Awarded the Sahitya Akademi award in 1983 and the Padma Shri in 1988, his work is widely anthologised and his poems are studied in many countries, as well as in India where they are a part of the National Curriculum.
Ram Gidoomal CBE
An experienced businessman and entrepreneur, Ram Gidoomal has worked for over 30 years at board and senior management level in the private, public and voluntary sectors.
Dr. Mohini Giri
Dr. Mohini Giri is one of India’s most outstanding community service workers. She is a Chairperson of the Guild of Service, a New Delhi-based social service organization.
Jyoti Guptara adds the No. 1 Business Skill to the effective manager’s portfolio: storytelling. From the pen of a best-selling fiction writer who is also a full-time business consultant
Catherine Ann Jones
Award-winning author, playwright, screenwriter, and writing consultant, Catherine is also an actor who has played major roles in some fifty-five plays on Broadway and off-Broadway
Meera Khanna
Writer, poet, and social activist, Meera Khanna is Trustee & Executive Vice President of the Guild of Service, an NGO working for the empowerment of vulnerable women & children.
Dr. Varghese Mathai
A Fulbright Scholar, and Visiting Professor of English at St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, India, Varghese Mathai has his Ph.D. from Baylor University where he was a Mortar Board Scholar.
Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca
In a career spanning over four decades Kavita has taught English in Indian colleges, AP English in an International school in India and French and Spanish in private schools in Canada.
Paul Sudhakar Menon
Paul Sudhakar Menon was born in an aristocratic and well-to-do Menon family, from the village of Vadavanoor in the Palakkad District of Kerala, one of the southern-most States of India.
Ujjwala Mhatre
Ujjwala Mhatre is a translator and social activist. She was a teacher and an academic supervisor in several schools in north India.
Biman Mullick
Biman Mullick is a graphic artist, stamp designer, social activist, marathon runner and storyteller. Born in Howrah, India, he has been living in London since 1960.
Rashmi Narzary
Sahitya Akademi Awardee for English Children’s literature in 2016 for her book ‘His Share of Sky’, Rashmi Narzary is an author, creative writing mentor, and independent editor.
Sudeep Sen
The work of the international prize-winning poet Sudeep Sen has been translated into 25 languages, and he is the only Asian to have been invited to read at the Nobel Laureate Festival.
Avay Shukla
Avay Shukla obtained his Master’s degree (English) from Hindu College, Delhi, in 1973, and taught for two years at Delhi University before joining the Indian Administrative Service.
Brijraj Singh
A Rhodes Scholar at Lincoln College, Oxford, and a Fulbright Fellow at Yale University where he was awarded a Ph.D. He is the author of nearly fifty scholarly essays, articles and reviews.
Dr Anthony P. Stone
Anthony P. Stone obtained his first degree in Mathematics, as well as his PhD in theoretical physics, at the University of Oxford. Arriving in India in 1956, he taught mathematics at Indian universities from 1956 to 1975
Sukrita Paul Kumar
Sukrita Paul Kumar is a former Fellow of Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, held the prestigious Aruna Asaf Ali Chair at Delhi University.
Dr. Valson Thampu
Valson Thampu was for eight years, Principal of St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. He has been a voice of reason for over three decades on issues of national importance in India.
Dr. Alastair Niven
Dr. Alastair Niven is the author of several books, including those on D. H. Lawrence, on Raja Rao, and on Mulk Raj Anand. His memoir, In Glad or Sorry Hours, was published in February 2021.