Akhil Gupta

Author, India

Anjula Bedi

Writer & Editor, India

Appupen/George Mathen

Comic Creator & Graphic Novelist, India

Arundhathi Subramaniam

Author, Poet & Curator, India

Arvind Krishna Mehrotra

Poet, Writer & Translator, India

Asad Lalljee

Cultural Curator, India

Ashwani Kumar

Poet & Professor, India

Ava Davar

Student & Avid Reader, India

Ayesha Sayani

Filmmaker & Director, India

Bettina Gracias

Playwright, India

Bhushan Korgaonkar

Writer, Director & Translator, India

Brane Mozetič

Poet, Slovenia

Cate Dicharry

Novelist & Writer, USA

Chandrahas Choudhury

Novelist & Writer, India

Christopher Merrill

Poet & Essayist, USA

Darius Stewart

Poet, USA

David Aliaga

Novelist & Writer, Spain

Devpriya Bihani

Performing Artist, India

Dia Yonzon

Writer, Nepal

Dinyar Patel

Historian & Writer, India

Dipna Daryanani

Educator, Storyteller & Contemporary Dance Artist, India

Dr Jane Goodall, DBE

Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace, United Kingdom

Farrukh Dhondy

Author, United Kingdom

Fiona Fernandez

Author & Journalist, India

Gauri Gurav

Naturalist, India

Gautam Bhatia

Advocate, Author & Novelist, India

Girish Shahane

Writer & Curator, India

Govindraj Ethiraj

Media Entrepreneur, India

Gregor Podlogar

Poet, Slovenia

Gulzar

Poet, Lyricist & Filmmaker, India

Hemant Divate

Poet, India

Henning Stegmüller

Filmmaker, Photographer & Author, Germany

Hrishi K

Radio Personality, India

Huma Qureshi

Actor & Author, India

Hussain Zaidi

Author, Journalist & Screenwriter, India

Ila Arun

Singer, Actor, Writer & Playwright, India

Imtiaz Ali

Film Director, Writer & Producer, India

Jane Ohlmeyer

Author & Historian, Ireland

Janeita Singh

Author, Writer & Literary-Art Critic, India

Jerry Pinto

Author & Translator, India

Joanna Yang

Poet & Educator, Australia

Kamala Ganesh

Sociologist, India

Kamini Sawhney

Museum Professional, India

Kasim Ansari

Naturalist, India

Katie Bagli

Children's Author & Nature Writer, India

Kausar Munir

Writer, India

Kazim Ali

Writer, USA

L Subramaniam

Musician & Author, India

Lavanya Lakshminarayan

Novelist, Writer & Game Designer, India

Leslie Carol Roberts

Professor, Novelist & Writer, USA

Maddalena Vaglio Tanet

Author & Novelist, Italy

Mahesh Elkunchwar

Playwright, Essayist & Screenplay Writer, India

Malavika Sangghvi

Author & Columnist, India

Manya Joshi

Poet, India

Marcus du Sautoy

Author, Professor & Playwright, United Kingdom

Meera Sitaraman

Actor, Playwright &Theatre Educator, India

Mesak Takhelmayum

Poet & Writer, India

Michelle Philip

Professor, India

Miles Merrill

Performing Writer, Australia

Mohinder Amarnath

Cricketer & Author, India

Murzban Shroff

Author, India

Mustansir Dalvi

Poet, Writer & Translator, India

Nandita Rajhansa

Author, Economist & Financial Analyst, India

Neha J Hiranandani

Author & Social Advocate, India

Neha Singh

Author & Theatre Practitioner, India

Ostap Slyvynsky

Poet, Essayist & Translator, Ukraine

Parashar Kulkarni

Writer, Novelist & Academic, India

Paula Mariwala

Venture Capitalist & Educationist, India

Pavan K Varma

Author, Diplomat & Former Parliamentarian, India

Payal Kapadia

Author, India

Peter Griffin

Poet, Journalist, Writer & Editor, India

Pico Iyer

Novelist & Essayist, USA

Prajakta Koli

Writer, Actor & Activist, India

Pratibha Ray

Novelist, Poet & Essayist, India

Rajender Amarnath

Cricketer & Author, India

Rajesh Parikh

Author & Neuropsychiatrist, India

Ram Ganesh Kamatham

Playwright, Consultant & Researcher, India

Ranjit Hoskote

Poet & Author, India

Rehana Munir

Author, India

Rishita Chandra

Graphic Designer & Art Appreciation Educator, India

Rob Waters

Poet & Spoken Word Artist, Australia

Ruchita Dar Shah

Author & Entrepreneur, India

Rukman Ragas

Author & Novelist, Sri Lanka

Rupangi Sharma

Author, Editor & Education Consultant, India

Sahil Kulshrestha

Computer Scientist & AI risk researcher, India

Sakshi Singh

Author & Poet, India

Sameera Khan

Journalist, Writer & Researcher, India

Sanjeev Khandekar

Poet, Writer & Visual Artist, India

Sara Haque

Poet & Writer, India

Saurabh Mukherjea

Author & Corporate Leader, India

Savitri Medhatul

Actor, Dancer & Researcher, India

Shahu Patole

Writer, India

Shobhaa Dé

Novelist & Columnist, India

Shubhangi Swarup

Author, India

Shubhra Chatterji

Filmmaker & Food Researcher, India

Subhash Ghai

Writer, Director, & Producer, India

Sujata Noronha

Educator, India

Sunita Wazir

HR & leadership development professional, India

Tarana Raja

Actor & Radio Host, India

Tvisha Maheshwari

Teenage Literary Enthusiast, India

Urvashi Butalia

Writer & Publisher, India

Vaishali Shroff

Author, India

Veronika Dintinjana

Poet & Translator, Slovenia

Vijaya Chitre

Editor & Translator, India

William Dalrymple

Historian & Writer, United Kingdom

Zera Parekh

Child Reader & Creative Whizz, India