
Adnan Jaffar
Theatre

Afia Aslam
Sector specialist

Anil Zankar
Film maker, writer, teacher

Aniruddha Sen Gupta
Journalism, communications and graphic design

Antara Dev Sen
Founder editor of The Little Magazine

Arupa Patangia Kalita
Teacher

Arun Sakhardande
Konkani Poet

Arvind Krishna Mehrotra
Author

Aumkar K. Shah
Student

Ayaz Memon
Journalist

Bilal Tanweer
Writer and translator

Bina Ramani
Music, painting, photography

Chetan Raj Shrestha
Architect

Chris Mooney-Singh
Co-founder/director of Litup.sg

Damodar Mauzo
Writer and novelist

Datta Naik
C&F Agent

Dhruba Hazarika
Writer

Eunice de Souza
Teacher

Gaiutra Bahadur
American journalist

Geeta Dharmarajan
Writer, translator

George Menezes
Writer

Gieve Patel
Poet

Guadalupe Dias
Writer

Gulzar
Poet, Filmmaker, Lyricist

Harsh Mander
Social worker and writer

Ilona Yusuf
Poet, printmaker and designer

Jahnavi Barua
Writer

Janice Pariat
Writer

Jeroninio Almeida
life coach, leadership trainer

Jerry Pinto
Author

José Lourenço
Civil engineer

Jugneeta Sudan
Academician

K Satchidanandan
Poet

Keki Daruwalla
Poet

Kiran Budkuley
Professor

Kiren Rai
Writer, a naturalist

Kishwar Desai
Author and columnist

Krishna Udayasankar
Author

Kula Saikia
Teacher

Leana Lyn Doray
Educator

Leonard Fernandes
Software development

Manjiri Prabhu
Doctorate in Communication Science

Malavika Sangghvi
Journalist, editor, author

Margaret Mascarenhas
Multi-lingual and transnational writer

Maria Aurora Couto
Educationist

Manohar Shetty
Poet

Meera Kosambi
Professor and Director of the Research Centre

Meghnad Desai
Professor of Economics

Meena Kandasamy
Poet, writer, activist

Mitra Phukan
Writer, translator, columnist

Moushumi Kandali
Writer

Mridula Garg
Hindi writer

Musharraf Farooqi
Author, novelist and translator

Nandita Haksar
Human rights lawyer

Neerja Mattoo
Writer and translator

Neeta Raghunath Torne
Poet, Writer

Nimra Bucha
Theatre and television actor

Nirmal Kanti Bhattacharjee
Director

Odette Mascarenhas
COO of OnM Creative Consultants

Omer Wahaj
Writer and a musician

Osman Khalid Butt
Actor, director, choreographer

Paresh N Kamat
Pharmacist, Poet

Pat Hughes
Poet

Patricia J. Pereira-Sethi
Journalist

Prajwal Parajuly
Author

Pratibha Ray
Professor

Preeti Gill
Editor

Pundalik Naik
Teacher

Rahedeen Ali
Educator

Rajay Pawar
Poet

Rajiv D’Silva
Architecture

Raman Shreshta
Bookshop Owner

Ramesh Bhagavant Veluskar
Poet

Ramesh Chauhan
Started Limca, Thump Up

Ranjit Hoskote
Poet, cultural theorist and curator

Robin Gupta
Chief Secretary

Sachin Kundalkar
Writer and a filmmaker

Salil Chaturvedi
Writer, poet

Samar Halarnkar
Writer and cook

Samhita Arni
Writer

Sandesh Prabhudesai
Activist and journalist

Sanjoy Hazarika
Director

Satish Sonak
Lawyer

Satyanand Nirupam
Editorial director

Sidharth Bhatia
Journalist, columnist

Sitanshu Yashaschandra
Poet, playwright, critical theorist

Shashi Deshpande
Novelist and short story writer

Shubha Vilas
Spiritual seeker and a motivational speaker

Sridala Swami
Poet, playwright, critical theorist

Sunil Sethi
Editor at NDTV

Tony D’Souza
Novelist

Veena Sikri
Head of the Bangladesh Studies Program

Victor Rangel-Ribeiro
Writer, editor, teacher

Vijai Vardhan
Principal Secretary

Vikram Jit Sharda
Writer

Vishnu Surya Wagh
Politician

Vishram Gupte
Marathi writer

Vishwajyoti Ghosh
Graphic novelist

Vivek Menezes
Co-founder and Festival Curator of GALF

Vincy Quadros
Konkani Writer

Vinita Dawra Nangia
Editor, Author and Columnist

Yusuf Jameel
Journalist