JOYA MITRA is a full-time writer, and author of several novels and collections of poems in Bengali. Her involvement with politics began while she was a college student in the late '60s. Her poetry collections include Pratnoprastherer Gaan (Song of the Ancient Stones), and Deergha Ektara (The Long String Instrument). Among her novels is Swarna Kamaler Cinha (The Sign of the Golden Lotus). She has translated the works of Amrita Pritam, Bhisham Sahni, Vaidehi and Ajeet Caur into Bengali.
Zaheer Baber is Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is the author of The Science of Empire: Scientific Knowledge, Civilization and Colonial Rule in India (Albany: State
Romila Thapar (born 30 November 1931) is a distinguished Indian historian whose principal area of study is ancient India. She is the author of numerous substantial books including the popular class
Ali Raza is Associate Professor of History at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He works on the social, intellectual and anti-colonial history of modern South Asia. He has publis
Vinay Chandran is a counselor and Executive Director of Swabhava Trust, Bangalore, a non-governmental organization working with issues related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and similar (LG
Dr. Deborah Baker Wyrick received her Ph.D. in English from Duke University in English, her M.A. from North Carolina State University, and her B.A. in Art History from Duke University. Dr. Wyrick curr
