ADVAITA KALA

Advaita Kala is the award winning writer of the film, Kahaani and a bestselling novelist. Her latest series Illegal Season 2 is now streaming on Voot Select.

ANDY GRIFFITHS

Andy Griffiths is an internationally successful, award-winning children's author. He is the co-creator of the bestselling, award-winning Treehouse series with illustrator Terry Denton.

ANUPAMA CHOPRA

Anupama Chopra is an author, journalist and film critic. She is the founder & editor of www.filmcompanion.in She is also Director of the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival and chairperson of the Film Critics Guild. Her most recent book is A Place in My Heart.

APARNA SEN

Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and actress Aparna Sen is a renowned name in Bengali as well as Indian cinema. Most of her films have been well acclaimed nationally and internationally.

ARUNAVA SINHA

Arunava Sinha is an award-winning translator. He translates classic, modern, and contemporary Bengali fiction and non-fiction into English.

ASEEM CHHABRA

Aseem Chhabra is a film journalist, freelance writer, and Festival Director at New York Indian Film Festival.

DEEPANJANA PAL

Deepanjana Pal is a journalist and the author of Hush A Bye Baby and the Puchku series of books.

DEVDUTT PATTANAIK

Devdutt Pattanaik is an author, speaker, illustrator, mythologist. He has written over 30 books.

DOLLY THAKORE

Dolly Thakore is a veteran actor, newscaster, columnist and casting director who has worked in advertising, communications and public relations.

DR. ALKA PANDE

Dr. Alka Pande is an art historian, curator and author of several books. Currently, she is a consultant art advisor and curator of the Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

DR. CHRISTINE CORNET

Dr. Christine Cornet is a university professor and historian on China. She is the author of several books published by Scheibliédition, Actes-Sud and Ellipses.

DR. MICKEY MEHTA

Dr. Mickey Mehta, global leading holistic health guru has completed 51 years of yoga and a span of 40 years of professional run. He has bagged prestigious awards like the 'Health and Wellness Icon' by the Economic Times. He was among the '100 most impactful wellness leaders of the world', announced at the Global Wellness Conclave 2018. The author, poet, philosopher, the brand, the institution, the legendary - DR. MICKEY MEHTA who gets you Energized, Naturalized, Optimized, Maximized, Wellness Revolutionized and gets you MICKEYMIZED !!

DR. SHASHI THAROOR

Dr. Shashi Tharoor is an author, politician, and former international civil servant. Shashi Tharoor is currently a Lok Sabha MP representing the Thiruvananthapuram constituency.

EMMANUEL LEBRUN-DAMIENS

Emmanuel Lebrun-Damiens is the Counsellor for Education, Science, and Culture, Embassy of France in India, Country Director of Institut Français en Inde (French Institute in India).

GOUTAM GHOSE

Goutam Ghose is one of India's critically acclaimed film director, actor, producer, music director and cinematographer, who predominantly works in the Bengali film industry. This exceptionally talented filmmaker is popular for his directorial ventures such as Paar (1984), Dekha (2001), Moner Manush (2010), Yatra (2006) and Dakhal (1982). He is one of the few directors of India whose films were awarded for Best Direction, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography at the National Film Awards.

INDRAJIT LAHIRI

Indrajit Lahiri is a content creator, published author, and first generation entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Foodka YT webseries on YouTube

INDRANEE GHOSH

Indranee Ghosh was born in Shillong, in 1953 and moved to Kolkata in 1973 after the formation of the hill state, Meghalaya. Her book, Spiced, Smoked Pickled, Preserved, recalls a past in stories and recipes spanning a period from the early decades of the last century up until she left her hometown.

IRÈNE FRAIN

Irène Frain became one of the young graduates of France, teaches in high school and at the Sorbonne University, before turning to literature and journalism in 1979. She is the winner of Prix Interallié 2020 which is one of five literary major prices in France for her novelUn crime sans importance.

JEET THAYIL

Jeet Thayil is a performance poet, librettist, novelist, and journalist. His first novel, Narcopolis (2012), was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won a DSC Prize for South Asian literature. His latest book "Names of the Women" is out now.

JHILAM CHATTARAJ

Jhilam Chattaraj is an academic and poet. She is the author of several books and her works have been published at national and international journals.

JUGAL HANSRAJ

Jugal Hansraj is an Indian Actor, Director, and Screenwriter. He has worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayala Movies. Jugal turned as a director and directed films like Roadside Romeo (2008) and Pyaar Impossible (2010).

KABIR BEDI

Kabir Bedi is an international actor, producer, columnist, and activist. His career spans from Bollywood to Hollywood, in three mediums- film, television, and theatre. Bedi is also is a voting member of the Oscars Academy, and is now a debut author with his best-selling autobiography, "Stories I Must Tell: The Emotional Life of an Actor."

KALYAN RAY

Kalyan Ray is the author of the novel EASTWORDS and has translated several books of contemporary Indian poetry into English. Ray has long been associated with Indian social-service organizations. He has lived and taught in several countries on four continents, and currently divides his time between the USA and India.

KARUNA EZARA PARIKH

Karuna Ezara Parikh is a poet and writer whose work has appeared in Vogue, The Wire, India Today and Lonely Planet amongst others. Her first novel The Heart Asks Pleasure First was published to great acclaim in 2020. Her second book, a volume of poetry, Where Stories Gather, is out now with Harper Collins.

KUNAL BASU

Kunal Basu is a renowned author, whose literary output includes novels, short stories, plays, poetry and screenplays. He has acted in films and on stage. Basu is the author of three acclaimed novels-The Opium Clerk, The Miniaturist, and Racists- written poetry and screenplays. The title story of his short story collection, The Japanese Wife, was made into a motion picture by Aparna Sen.

MILAN VOHRA

Milan Vohra has written five books, 'The Love Asana' (with Harlequin,2010), which made her the first Indian Mills & Boon author, 'Tick-tock we're 30', (with Westland 2013, and soon to be seen on the screen), 'Our Song' (with HarperCollins, 2019). 'Head over heels' and 'Mates, Dates & Double Takes' a collection of contemporary short stories about first love. Milan is also a TEDx speaker and an advertising professional.

MIR AFSAR ALI

Mir Afsar Ali is a celebrity performer & content creator. With his impeccable timing and one liners, he is probably the most popular speaker in any format. He is also the co-founder of Foodka Webseries.

NANDINI SENGUPTA

Nandini Sen Gupta is a Pondicherry based journalist and writer of historical fiction and narrative history. Her book credits include the bestselling The Blue Horse And Other Amazing Animals from Indian History (publisher Hachette) -- which debuted in November 2020 and was shortlisted for Auther Awards 2021 in children's fiction category -- The King Within & The Poisoned Heart, Book I & II of the Gupta Empire Trilogy by HarperCollins India and The Story of Kalidas: The Gem Among Poets by Eicher Goodearth Publications.

NILANJANA S. ROY

Nilanjana S.Roy is the author of two award-winning fantasy novels (The Wildings and The Hundred Names of Darkness), a collection of essays on reading (The Girl Who Ate Books). Before she became a full-time novelist, Nilanjana worked as a food columnist, a travel writer, a reporter, and a columnist on gender and gender violence, an editor, and a publisher.

OINDRILA DUTT

Oindrilla Dutt is an arts and events curator and presenter; a moderator and a freelance writer. She is associated with a number of NGOs, has served on the editorial board of Upper Crust magazine. She was the first delegate to the Cannes Ad Film Festival from Kolkata.

PRITI PAUL

Priti Paul is the Director of Apeejay Surrendra Group and the creative force behind Oxford Bookstores. She is a member of prestigious organizations like Royal Institute of British Architects, Women in Shipping and Trade Association (WISTA), England, India Committee of American Bureau of Shipping, USA, FICCI Committee of Art and Business of Art, India, Harvard Club India, MIT Club India.

RAHUL RAWAIL

Rahul Rawail is an Indian film director and editor in Bollywood known for his films like Love Story, Betaab, Arjun, Dacait, Anjaam, Arjun Pandit, and the recent one Jo Bole So Nihaal. He was nominated for Filmfares Best Director award for the films Betaab (1983) and Arjun (1985).

ROY

Roy Choudhury, is a former Radio Jockey and at present a freelancing emcee and voice-over artist. He's also the curator of Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsob.

RUCHIRA GUPTA

Ruchira Gupta is an Emmy award-winning journalist & activist. She is the founder-president of the Indian anti-sex-trafficking organization, Apne Aap Women Worldwide. Ruchira is also an author, filmmaker, speaker and professor at The New York University.

SAGARIKA GHOSE

Sagarika Ghose is a noted journalist, columnist and author. She is the author of the bestselling biography Indira: India's Most Powerful Prime Minister and the polemical work 'Why I Am A Liberal. Her latest book Atal Bihari Vajpayee is out now.

SAIKAT MAJUMDAR

Saikat Majumdar's most recent book is The Middle Finger, a campus novel that examines the intricacy of the teacher-student relation through the lens of ancient myths. His other books include the novels The Scent of God, The Firebird and two non-fictions. He is Professor of English & Creative Writing at Ashoka University.

SAMRAT CHOUDHURY

Samrat is an author and journalist, and a former editor of newspapers in India's major metropolises, Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

SANDIP ROY

Sandip Roy is a writer and podcaster based in Kolkata. He is a columnist for Mint Lounge, The Hindu and occasionally for the Times of India. He is the author of the novel Don't Let Him Know.

SANJEEV KAPOOR

Sanjeev Kapoor is the most celebrated face of Indian cuisine. He is Chef extraordinaire, runs a successful TV Channel FoodFood, hosted Khana Khazana cookery show on television for more than 17 years, author of 150+ bestselling cookbooks, restaurateur and winner of several culinary awards.

SEEMA GOSWAMI

Seema Goswami is a journalist, columnist, and author.

SHANTANU GUHA RAY

Shantanu Guha Ray is a Wharton-trained journalist, currently associated as India Editor with the Vienna-based Central European News. He is also a columnist for MoneyControl and an accomplished author.

SHOBHAA DE

Shobhaa De is one of India's top best-selling authors, journalist, columnist, social commentator, opinion-shaper, and former model.

SHREYA PUNJ

Shreya Punj has previously worked with the Times Internet and HarperCollins India. Currently, she is a Commissioning Editor at Penguin Random House India.

SOURISH BHATTACHARYYA

Sourish Bhattacharyya is the Managing Editor of the Indo Asian News Service (IANS) and co-author of the upcoming Companion to India Food to be published by Bloomsbury UK.

SUDEEP CHAKRAVARTI

Sudeep Chakravarti is the author of several other critically acclaimed and bestselling works of non-fiction, including Plassey: The Battle that Changed the Course of Indian History,The Bengalis: A Portrait of a Community, Red Sunand Highway 39;and several novels and shortstories. His latest work is the just-publishedThe Eastern Gate: War and Peace in Nagaland, Manipur and India's Far East.

SUNIT TANDON

Sunit Tandon is Director of the India Habitat Centre and President of the Delhi Music Society. He is also a theatre and film actor, stage director and enthusiast.

TERRI COLE

Terri Cole is a licensed psychotherapist, global relationship and empowerment expert, and the author of Boundary Boss: The Essential Guide to Talk True, Be Seen and (Finally) Live Free.

TISHANI DOSHI

Tishani Doshi is a distinguished poet with seven published books of poetry and fiction. Her latest book of poetry A God At The Door was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Poetry.

TUSSHAR KAPOOR

Actor Tusshar Kapoor is the son of veteran actor Jeetendra and brother of film and television producer Ekta Kapoor. His book Bachelor Dad: My Journey to Fatherhood and More will be out on February 2022.

VANDANA KOHLI

Vandana Kohli is a filmmaker and writer with an interest in the human mind, behaviour and efficiency. She is the author of HINGE: (Re)Discovering Emotional and Mental Wellness.

VANI TRIPATHI

Vani Tripathi Tikoo, an Actor and a producer by profession. She has been closely involved in theatre, films and television, in India and abroad.

VIKAS KHANNA

Chef Vikas Khanna is an award-winning Michelin Star chef, author, filmmaker and James Beard Nominee. He is one of the most beloved Indian chefs in the world. His recent book Barkat: The Inspiration and the Story Behind One of World's Largest Food Drives FEED INDIA is out now.

VIR SANGHVI

Vir Sanghvi is the best-known Indian journalist and TV anchor. His career straddles print, television, books, and now, new media.

VIVAN MARWAHA

Vivan Marwaha is a user researcher who works on technology projects in emerging markets. He is the author of What Millennials Want (Penguin Viking).

WILLIAM DALRYMPLE

William Dalrymple is a multi-award-winning and bestselling historian, author and Festival Director of The Jaipur Literary Festival.