Anupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in over 500 films and many plays. Mainly working in Hindi films, he has also appeared in acclaimed international films. Anupam Kher is an author as well and has bestseller books to his credit.
Anuja Chauhan has worked in advertising for over seventeen years and is credited with major campaigns like Pepsi’s Yeh Dil Maange More and Oye Bubbly, Kurkure’s Tedha Hai Par Mera Hai and Mountain Dew’s Darr Ke Aage Jeet Hai. She has written four best-selling romantic comedy novels – The Zoya Factor, Battle for Bittora, Those Pricey Thakur Girls and The House That BJ Built. Two of these have sold movie rights and a third has been made into a daily, prime-time soap on television. Her new novel, Baaz, about three IAF fighter pilots during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, came out in April 2017.
Anita Nair is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of the novels The Better Man, Ladies Coupé, Mistress, Lessons in Forgetting, Idris: Keeper of the Light and Alphabet Soup for Lovers. She has also authored a crime series featuring Inspector Gowda.Anita Nair’s other books include a collection of poems titled Malabar Mind, a collection of essays titled Goodnight & God Bless and six books for children. Anita Nair has also written two plays and the screenplay for the movie adaptation of her novel Lessons in Forgetting which was part of the Indian Panorama at IFFI 2012 and won the National Film Award in 2013. Among other awards, she was also given the Central Sahitya Akademi award and the Crossword Prize. Her books have been translated into over thirty one languages around the world. She is also the founder of the creative writing and mentorship program Anita’s Attic. Nair also worked as a creative director of an advertising agency in Bangalore where she wrote her first book, a collection of short stories called Satyr of the Subway, which she sold to Har-Anand Press.The book won her a fellowship from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.
Anand Neelakantan invented a new genre in literature: the counter-telling of mythology. He debuted in early 2012 with the block-buster hit Asura – Tale of the Vanquished, which told the story of Ramayana from the point of view of Ravana and a common Asura called Bhadra. The novel was shortlisted for 2013 Crossword Popular Award and still remains on the best-seller charts. The novel has been translated into all major Indian languages and Indonesian Bahasa and has gone for multiple reprints in almost all the languages it got published. This was followed by Ajaya series, Ajaya Book I – Roll of the Dice and Ajaya Book II – Rise of Kali, which told the Mahabharata from Duryodhana’s perspective. The Manava Gita or counter-argument for Bhagawat Gita is a highlight of this work.
Amita Nigam Sahaya is a social entrepreneur and gender activist .She has authored and edited seven books on women and gender issues. The present book, The Shaadi Story, Behind the Scenes of the Big Fat Indian Wedding, examines the Indian wedding through a socio-economic and gendered prism. She has also done the translation of the Hindi classic:Jhansi ki Rani, Lakshmibai. She is the co-founder of the Sweden India Gender Network (SIGN) a platform for collaboration between researchers and universities from India and Sweden. She has established two Community Education & Development Centres in the unauthorized colonies of Delhi.Amita Nigam Sahaya is a social entrepreneur and gender activist .She has authored and edited seven books on women and gender issues. The present book, The Shaadi Story, Behind the Scenes of the Big Fat Indian Wedding, examines the Indian wedding through a socio-economic and gendered prism. She has also done the translation of the Hindi classic:Jhansi ki Rani, Lakshmibai. She is the co-founder of the Sweden India Gender Network (SIGN) a platform for collaboration between researchers and universities from India and Sweden. She has established two Community Education & Development Centres in the unauthorized colonies of Delhi.
Described as ‘India’s first literary popstar’ by world-renowned film director Shekhar Kapur, Amish’s unique combination of crackling story-telling, religious symbolism and profound philosophies have made him an overnight publishing phenomenon, with spiritual guru Deepak Chopra hailing his books as ‘archetypal and stirring’. His Shiva Trilogy series is the fastest selling book series in Indian history. Forbes Magazine has listed Amish amongst the 100 most influential celebrities in India, four years in a row. He was Man of the Year by Radio City, GQ 50 Most Influential Young Indian and selected as an Eisenhower Fellow.
Ambi Parameswaran has spent a large part of his working career in advertising at Draft FCB Ulka, where he rose to be Executive Director and CEO. An engineer from IIT Madras University in 2012, Ambi has authored/ co – authored six books on topics ranging from brand building and advertising to consumer behaviour.