A C Grayling CBE, is the Master of the New College of the Humanities, London, and its Professor of Philosophy.

Aarthi is an Indian filmmaker, writer and comic researcher, who has worked on a variety of short films, animations and documentaries, as well as written a number of articles, comics and short graphic stories.

Abhinav is an advocate who practices at the Bombay High Court.

Ajit is Chief Economist of the Aditya Birla Group.

A former Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh, Alexander has written more than 100 books. He is best known for ‘The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency’ series.

Ambarish is a Delhi-based vascular surgeon and writer. His multifariously provocative opinion pieces have appeared in ‘Outlook’, ‘India Today’, ‘Tehelka’, ‘Open’, ‘Time Out’ and ‘Hindu Blink’.

Ambi is an independent brand strategist and founder of Brand-Building.com, a brand advisory.

Amrita is the author of the novel ‘Milk Teeth’. Her writing has appeared in ‘Hindustan Times’, ‘Scroll’, ‘Himal Southasian’ and ‘Brown Paper Bag’.

Andrew is one of Australia’s most respected and successful playwrights. His work has been produced extensively throughout Australia and internationally.

Andrey is a Ukrainian novelist who writes in Russian and Ukrainian. He is the author of over 20 novels and 10 books for children. His work has been translated into 37 languages.

Anil Dharker is a Mumbai-based writer and columnist.

Anita is a critically acclaimed and best-selling author, whose books have been translated into over 31 languages around the world.

Annie’s body of work includes reportage, essays, fiction, drama, poetry and graphic storytelling. She won the Nine Dots Prize for innovative thinking in 2019.

Anthony's works include award-winning period drama ‘Foyle’s War’, ‘Injustice’, ‘Collision’, ‘Poirot’ and ‘Midsomer Murders’.

Antoine Lewis is a Food & Wine writer and columnist.

George, also known as Appupen, is a noted graphic novelist and artist from Bangalore.

Arshia works with Sanskrit epics and the story telling traditions of the Indian sub-continent. Her translation of the ‘Valmiki Ramayana’ has stayed in print continuously for more than 25 years.

Arun has an unusual combination of hands-on leadership experience in both the private and the public sector, as well as in consulting with leaders in the corporate, government, and social development sectors in many countries.