Deepanjan Paul is a Software Engineer at IBM, Gurgaon. When he was 10 years old, he shifted to Lucknow. He did his schooling from City Montessori School and graduated from University of Lucknow. Since his childhood he had interest in sports and got many medals and trophies for his school. Besides taking part in sports, … Continued
Pankaj Prasun is a young and renowned Hindi satirist who has a strong presence in literary circuits. His articles regularly appear in print media too. He is primarily credited for using scientific similes and terminologies in his satires and poems. Some of his work (couplets and poems) has already been published. His poems, written with … Continued
Dr Srishti Srivastava, recipient of best thesis award in psychology for her Ph.D. thesis on “Self Esteem of Women Slum Dwellers”, still takes great pains to work for under privileged women living in the slums. A well known debater during her college time, she uses her debating skills to serve the society by giving talks … Continued
Dr. Roshan Taqui is an alumni of AMU & Ph.D from Lucknow University on ‘Lucknow Monuments – Preservation, Conservation Solutions’. His books [ Lucknow Dastavez, Lucknow – 1857, Images of Lucknow, Conservation of Lucknow Monuments, Lucknow Monuments – Conservation Problems & Solution, Hazrat Mahel, Bani, Chanchal, Lucknow Ki Bhand Parampara, 1857 Ke Baad Lucknow Ki … Continued
Mehru Jaffer is a Lucknow born author and journalist. She has taught Islam related topics at the University of Vienna, Austria and at the Vienna American Webster University. She is the author of The Book of Muhammad, The Book of Muinuddin Chishti and The Book of Nizamuddin Aulia, all published by Penguin India. She has … Continued
M J Warsi, Indian-American linguist named as the recipient of the prestigious James E. Mc Leod Faculty Recognition for the year 2012. The award is viewed as a very prestigious honor in academics and given to those who have positively and profoundly influenced the educational experiences to the students at Washington University. He has been … Continued
Ashok Arora, a well-known lawyer and a former secretary of Supreme Court Bar Association has done lot of research and has practical experience of more than thirty years in the field of Personality Development, Life/Communication Skills and Stress Management. Feeling concerned about the growing violent and suicidal tendencies, falling standard of physical and mental health … Continued
Lucknow’s native historian, Veena Talwar Oldenburg, has done pioneering work on the colonial impact on Lucknow’s gracious nawabi city. Her book, The Making of Colonial Lucknow (published by Princeton University Press and later by Oxford University Press in their Lucknow Omnibus) is an in-depth study of the aftermath of the bloody and heroic siege of … Continued
Sangita P Menon Malhan is a Delhi-based, former journalist. She worked at the Delhi Mid Day, The Statesman, and The Times of India, before experimenting with creative writing. In 2010, her short stories – Rastapherian’s Tales – were published by the Writers Workshop. In 2011, without having a working knowledge of Urdu, and while she … Continued
Syed Asghar Wajahat, popularly known as Asghar Wajahat is a Hindi scholar, fiction writer, novelist, playwright, an independent documentary filmmaker and a television scriptwriter, who is most known for his work, ‘Saat Aasmaan’ and his acclaimed play, ‘Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya, O Jamyai Nai’. He has published 20 books including five novels, six full-length plays, … Continued
listed Lucknow Literary Festival among
the TOP 6 Lit Fest of India
