Abhirami Girija Sriram, who lives in Chennai, is an editor and translator. Having worked in publishing for over a decade, she is particularly interested in literature in translation from Tamil and Malayalam. She has reviewed fiction for India Today, The Indian Express and The Book Review, and translated C. Ayyappan’s short story “Branthu” (Madness) for The Oxford India Anthology of Malayalam Dalit Writing (OUP, 2012). Currently, she is chief sub-editor, Frontline magazine.
Mytheli Sreenivas is Associate Professor of History and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the Ohio State University. Her research interests include women’s history, the history of sexua
Saleem Kidwai is a medieval historian, scholar and translator. He has co-edited Same-Sex Love in India: Readings from Literature and History (2000), a pioneering work documenting and exploring the
Ziya Us Salam is a noted literary and social commentator. He has been associated with The Hindu for more than 18 years. He has been The Hindu’s Features Editor for North India editions for 16 ye
Qurratulain Hyder is one of Urdu’s greatest fiction writers. Her published work consists of four collections of short stories, five novels and several novellas. She was a journalist, scriptwriter an
