G.N. Devy, a literary scholar and cultural activist, writes in three languages – Marathi, Gujarati and English, and has received prestigious literary awards for his works in all three languages. His academic and activist work shows a rare combination of a deep interest in India's classical literature and philosophy, as well as the threatened languages of Adivasis and nomadic communities, in higher education and rural development.
Ravi Shanker (aka Ra Sh) is a poet and translator. He lives in Palakkad, Kerala. His poetry volume in English Architecture of Flesh was published in 2015. In 2014, he was part of A Strange Place Ot
Max Weber, a German political economist, legal historian, and sociologist, had an impact on the social sciences that is difficult to overestimate. According to a widely held view, he was the founde
Satish Chopra (b. 1942 in Lahore, now in Pakistan) M.A. from University of Delhi (1965), served the Central Bank of India for 37 years in different managerial capacities. An ardent lover of music a
