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A female author who has explored each and every aspect of being an Indian woman and had the graciousness to pen it down to reveal the seen yet unseen to general masses through books like Mukhwas-Indian Food Through the Ages, Shringara- The Many Faces of Indian beauty, Ardhanarishvara the androgyne, and Indian Erotica. She is … Continued

Anwar Jalalpuri is true genius of various languages. He was lecturer in English by profession, poet of Urdu by heart, academician of Hindi languages! Born in the town Jalalpur which is very famous for the Urdu poets. Early educated in Jalalpur & Azamgarh, whereas reached the climax of his literary intellect in Aligarh Muslim University … Continued

Shalini Sinha works as an expert on gender and developmental issues and is based in New Delhi. She is currently affiliated with Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), a global network that holds a secretariat at Harvard University and seeks to improve the status of the working poor, especially women, in the informal … Continued

Urvashi is an Indian feminist and historian. She is the Director and Co-founder of Kali for Women, India’s first feminist publishing house. Her writing has appeared in several newspapers including The Guardian, The Statesman, The Times of India and several magazines including Outlook, the New Internationalist and India Today. Her main areas of research are … Continued

Smriti is a mother, writer and blogger and freelancer as she couldn’t bear to let her son and then her daughter out of her sight. She loves her garden, her fridge full of chocolate, her teetering stacks of books and her lily pond, all of which she appreciates thoroughly when she is not busy fighting … Continued

Jaishree Misra has an MA in English Literature from Kerala University and two post-graduate diplomas from the University of London, one in Special Education and the other in Broadcast Journalism. She returned to India from the UK, where she worked at the BBC, in the Social Services department and as a film examiner at the … Continued

Dr. Vijay Kumar Karn is Associate Professor and Head of the Department, Sanskrit in a reputed college of Lucknow. He has been working for the promotion of Sanskrit language among people. His famous books are- Vyavahaarik Sanskrit Parshikshak, Karn Ek Vishisht Vyaktitva, Sanskrit Ratna(All the 4 parts), Semiconductor Shabdawali and Prasaar Bharti Shabdaawali. He has … Continued

Shabana Azmi is an actress of film, television and theatre. She made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of Parallel Cinema, an Indian New Wave movement known for its serious content and neo-realism. Regarded as one of the finest actresses in India, Azmi’s performances in films in a … Continued