Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o won the Lotus Prize for Literature in 1973. He is the author of such celebrated novels as Weep Not, Child (1964), A Grain of Wheat (1967), Petals of Blood (1977) and Wizard of
Ranabir Samaddar is currently the Distinguished Chair in Migration and Forced Migration Studies, Calcutta Research Group. He belongs to the critical school of thinking and is considered one of the
Jasleen Dhamija is an internationally renowned expert in the field of living cultural traditions, intangible heritage, rural non-farm development and history of textiles and costumes. Her stint in
Maitreyee Chaudhuri is retired professor, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She has written extensively on different aspects of gender studies and on the cultural
Bulbul Sharma is a painter and writer based in New Delhi. She has published several novels and short story collections, including My Sainted Aunts; The Anger of Aubergines; Travels With My Aunts; a
Deepa Bhasthi is a writer based in Bengaluru. She occasionally works on contemporary art projects. Her research interests are in the areas of sociolinguistics, land/landscape and food politics.
