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Aashay Kadam

Poet, India

Aashay Kadam is a poet seeking new experiences.

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Abanti Sankaranarayanan

Business Leader, India

Abanti Sankaranarayanan is a seasoned business leader presently on the Mahindra Group Executive Board.

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Adrian Terron

Corporate Leader, India

Adrian Terron is Head of Corporate Brand and Marketing Strategy, Tata group.

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Amith Prabhu

Public Relations Consultant, India

Amith Prabhu has founded a variety of Public Relations platforms.

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Amrita Shah

Writer & Journalist, India

Amrita Shah is a writer and journalist. Well known for her pioneering investigations into the Mumbai underworld, she has worked for the Time-Life News Service, edited features magazines, Debonair and Elle, and…

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Andrey Kurkov

Author, Ukraine

Andrey Kurkov is an award-winning Ukrainian novelist who writes in Russian and Ukrainian. He is the author of more than 20 novels and 10 books for children.

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Anisha Rachel Oommen

Digital Content Specialist, India

Anisha Rachel Oommen is the co-founder of Goya Media, which specialises in digital content and communications within the F&B and hospitality sectors.

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Anjan Sundaram

Journalist, India

Anjan Sundaram is an award-winning war correspondent, author, and television presenter. He has degrees in mathematics and journalism.

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Anjum Hasan

Author, India

Anjum Hasan is a much-decorated author and poet.

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Anthony Sattin

Journalist & Travel Writer, Italy/UK

Anthony Sattin is a highly regarded author of several books on history and travel.

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Antoine Lewis

Food-writer, India

Antoine Lewis is a Food & Wine writer and columnist.

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Anuja Chauhan

Author, Columnist, Copywriter, India

Anuja Chauhan has written seven best-seller novels, before which she created advertisements for multinationals for seventeen years.

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Anuradha Sengupta

Journalist, India

Anuradha Sengupta is a well-known television anchor and editor based in Mumbai.

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Anuvab Pal

Stand-up Comedian, India

Anuvab Pal is a universally acclaimed stand-up comedian and has held over 1000 shows in 30 cities across the world.

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Arjun Raj Gaind

Author, India

Arjun Raj Gaind writes mysteries, comics and speculative fiction.

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Arpit Yadav

Poet, India

Arpit Yadav is a poet from Agra, currently working with an NGO in Mumbai.

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Arunava Sinha

Professor & Literary Translator, India

Arunava Sinha is a creative writing professor and a prolific literary translator between English and Bengali.

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Ashok Gopal

Journalist & Author, India

Ashok Gopal is a journalist, consultant and author of a recent biography of B.R. Ambedkar the architect of the Indian constitution.

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Ashu Bhoir

Poet, India

Ashu Bhoir is a transwoman poet, accountant and voice over artist from Mumbai.

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Ashwani Kumar

Poet, Author & Professor, India

Ashwini Kumar is a widely published and translated poet and a professor at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

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Atul Khatri

Comedian, India

Atul Khatri is a former businessman from Mumbai who has successfully moved to becoming a popular standup-comedian.

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Bhaskar

Poet, India

Bhaskar is a qualified engineer who is currently a full-time poet, actor, singer and dancer.

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Briohny Doyle

Author, Australia

Briohny Doyle is an Australian novelist and essayist.

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C S Lakshmi

Author, India

C S Lakshmi is one of India’s leading authors in Tamil and the recipient of the Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award for 2023.

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Cheuk Kwan

Filmmaker, Canada

Cheuk Kwan is an human rights activist, filmmaker and author, with a deep interest in the cultural aspects of Chinese food.

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Denzil Smith

Actor, India

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Eeva Maria al-Khazaali

Poet, Finland

Eeva Maria al-Khazaali is a poet whose work is mainly feminist and auto-fictional.

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Elena Medel

Poet & Author, Spain

Elena Medel is an award-winning author and founder-publisher of the prestigious poetry imprint La Bella Varsovia.

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Elif Shafak

Author, UK/Turkey

Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist of international repute.

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Faye D’Souza

Journalist, India

Faye D’Souza is a journalist and media entrepreneur who runs her own news app

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Fiona Fernandez

Editor & Author, India

Fiona Fernandez is a senior journalist and author, who writes extensively on heritage.

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G N Devy

Literary Critic & Cultural Activist, India

GN Devy writes in Marathi, Gujarati, and English and has 110 books to his credit, either as an author or editor.

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Gavin McCrea

Author, Ireland

Gavin McCrea is the critically-acclaimed author of two novels and a memoir.

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Geetha Ravichandran

Poet & Writer, India

Geetha Ravichandran is a poet and former bureaucrat.

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Girish Shahane

Writer & Artistic Director, India

Girish Shahane is an independent writer, curator and columnist.

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Govindraj Ethiraj

Journalist, Media Executive & Entrepreneur, India

Govindraj Ethiraj has reported and written on Indian business for over 25 years. He is the founder of several reputed public interest journalism ventures that aim to make the internet safer.

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Gurcharan Das

Author & Commentator, India

Gurcharan Das is an author, commentator and corporate maven.

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Harish Bhat

Corporate Leader & Author, India

Harish Bhat is an author, columnist and marketer. He works with the Tata Group, where he began his career 36 years ago.

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Harnidh Kaur

Harnidh Kaur is a published poet and a consumer product builder.

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Harsh Mariwala

Business Leader and Philanthropist, India

Harsh Mariwala is the Chairman of Marico and Managing Director and Chairman of Kaya Limited.

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Hrishi K

Radio Host, India

Hrishikesh Kannan, popularly known as Hrishi K, is a leading radio and podcast producer.

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Iffat Nawaz

Author, India/Bangladesh

Iffat Nawaz is based in Pondicherry and has written an acclaimed debut novel.

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Isabella Hammad

Author, UK/Palestine

Isabella Hammad is a British-Palestinian author, who featured in the Granta Best of Young British Novelists for 2023.

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Ishita Thakur

Producer, India

Ishita Thakur is a creative producer across TV and digital mediums.

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Jane Borges

Editor & Author, India

Jane Borges is a Mumbai-based journalist, editor and author.

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Jerry Pinto

Author & Translator, India

Jerry Pinto is a poet, author, translator and editor.

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Kalpana Sharma

Journalist, India

Kalpana Sharma is an independent journalist, author and columnist.

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Kamal Shah

Medical Entrepreneur, India

Kamal Shah is the Co-Founder of NephroPlus, India’s largest dialysis centre network, and the author of Silver Lining, about his experience with long term dialysis and setting up Nephro-Plus.

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Kamala Ganesh

Sociologist, India

Kamala Ganesh is an eminent sociologist, former head of the sociology department at Mumbai University.

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Karan Rajan

Surgeon, Author & Medical Presenter, UK

Karan Rajan is an NHS surgeon and one of the biggest health & science creators on social media, with over 8.5 million followers

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Khushboo Mattoo

Media Brand Solutions Lead, India

Khushboo Mattoo writes and broadcasts on art, conflict, and culture.

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Kirli Saunders

Author & Artist, Australia

Gunai woman Kirli Saunders is an award-winning writer & artist.

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Kunal Purohit

Journalist, India

Kunal Purohit is an award-winning independent journalist.

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Kunal Vijayakar

Broadcaster, Food Columnist, Actor, India

Kunal Vijayakar is a food-writer, YouTuber, author, actor, and political satirist.

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Luke Coutinho

Holistic Nutrition and Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner, India

Luke Coutinho is the pioneer and founder of the You Care Wellness Programme, specialising in many chronic and autoimmune conditions. He has also written best selling on wellness.

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Mamang Dai

Poet & Novelist, India

Mamang Dai is a highly decorated poet and author and the Poet Laureate for Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest 2023

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Manav Kaul

Playwright & Author, India

Manav Kaul is a novelist, theatre director, playwright, author, actor and filmmaker.

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Mani Shankar Aiyar

Politician & Former Diplomat, India

Mani Shankar Aiyar, author and columnist, is a former diplomat and Union Cabinet Minister in the Government of India.

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Manoranjan Byapari

Author, India

Manoranjan Byapari taught himself to read and write at the age of 24 and has authored several books in Bengali, which have been translated into many languages. He is a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly

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Marcus du Sautoy

Mathematician, UK

Marcus du Sautoy is the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford.

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Mario Barenghi

Professor, Italy

Mario Barenghi is full professor of Contemporary Italian literature at the University of Milan Bicocca, and an authority on Italo Calvino.

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Martina Clavadetscher

Novelist & Playwright, Switzerland

Martina Clavadetscher is an award-winning writer and playwright.

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Martina Esberger-Chowdhury

Mindfulness Consultant & Author, Austria/India

Born in Mumbai, mindfulness expert Martina Esberger-Chowdhury works and writes in Vienna.

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Meeran Chadha Borwankar

Former Senior Police Officer, India

Dr Meeran Chadha Borwankar is a recipient of the President of India Police Medal for Distinguished Service, and a prolific writer on crime and gender.

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Mehdi Hasan

TV Show Host & Author, USA/UK

Mehdi Hasan is a British-American author and a popular TV show host.

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Meher Acharia-Dar

Actor, India

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Michel Bussi

Author, France

Michel Bussi is one of the most successful French authors of all time.

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Michelle Philip

Professor, India

Michelle Philip is a professor, author, podcaster and stand-up comic.

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Miles Merrill

Poet, Australia

Miles Merrill is the founder of the Australian Poetry Slam, an international performing writers’ programme across the Asia-Pacific.

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Mithra Venkatraj

Author, India

Mithra Venkatraj is a Kannada short story writer living in Mumbai.

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Nader Fekri

Professor, Argentina

Nader Fekri is a Visiting Professor of Politics at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires, Argentina specialising in European and Middle Eastern politics.

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Nadir Godrej

Industrialist & Poet, India

Nadir Godrej is the Chairman of Godrej Industries Ltd. and Godrej Agrovet Ltd. and is a published poet.

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Nikhil Inamdar

Journalist, India

Nikhil Inamdar is the India Business Correspondent for the BBC based out of Mumbai.

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Nikhil Wagle

Journalist, India

Nikhil Wagle is a journalist, publisher and political commentator.

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Nilakantan RS

Engineer, Data Scientist & Author, India

Nilakantan RS is an engineer by training and is the Chief Data Scientist for one of India’s largest fintech firms.

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Pallavi Aiyar

Journalist, Spain/India

Pallavi Aiyar is an award-winning reporter and author, who has worked as a foreign correspondent for over two decades from China, Europe, Indonesia and Japan.

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Parvez Diwan

Technical Consultant & Entrepreneur, India

Parvez Diwan runs his own Mumbai based cyber security company and is an international consultant in the field.

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Payal Kapadia

Author, India

Payal Kapadia writes and teaches in Mumbai and is a popular author of books for young adults.

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Peter Frankopan

Historian, UK

Peter Frankopan is a leading historian and Professor of Global History at Oxford University.

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Pip Adam

Novelist, New Zealand

Pip Adam is a prize-winning author of four novels and produces a popular podcast.

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Piyush Jha

Film Director, Screen Writer & Author, India

Piyush Jha is a film director, screenwriter and author of crime-fiction novels.

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Prahlad Kakar

Advertising Guru, India

Prahlad Kakar is a prominent ad-film director and co-founder of Genesis Film Production, a leading ad-film production house.

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Praveen Chakravarty

Political Economy Scholar & Data Analyst, India

Praveen Chakravarty is Chairman of Data Analytics for the Congress party.

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Prem

Poet, India

Prem is a poet and a junior artist and dancer for films and stage.

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Premraj

Poet, India

Premraj is a poet from Mumbai who works in the healthcare sector

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Quasar

Theatre Director, India

Quasar is a theatre-holic and lover of all things theatrical. Since 1999, he has directed and produced over 25 plays with QTP; including Every Brilliant Thing, A Peasant of…

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Quinn Slobodian

Professor & Historian, USA

Quinn Slobodian is a Canadian historian and author, currently a professor of History of Ideas at Wellesley College, USA

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R Gopalakrishnan

Author, Business Commentator & Public Speaker, India

R Gopalakrishnan was a corporate leader for 50 years at HUL and Tata. He is a columnist and the author of 18 books.

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R Jagannathan

Journalist & Editor, India

R Jagannathan, Editorial Director of Swarajya magazine, is a veteran journalist who has held senior positions with leading businesses and general print and digital publications.

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Raghu Karnad

Author & Journalist, India

Raghu Karnad is an award winning author, essayist and journalist.

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