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An automotive consultant based in Paris, Gautam Sen has been involved in the design and development of several vehicles, including the first Indian sports car, the San Storm, for San Motors, Bangalore. For some of these projects he collaborated with renowned car designers: Gerard Godfroy, Tom Tjaarda and Marcello Gandini. As well as founding four magazines (Indian Auto, Auto India, TopGear India and the Indian edition of auto motor & sport), Sen has authored several books: The Automobile: An Indian Love Affair, Tom Tjaarda: Master of Proportions, The Bertone Collection, Marcello Gandini: Maestro of Design, The Car Design Book, Ballot, The Maharajas & Their Magnificent Motor Cars, etc.

Gaurav Garg is a historian of modern South Asia. He specialises in twentieth century colonial and postcolonial urban, economic, business and development histories. Apart from academic journals, he has also written on more general issues in scroll.in and quartz.in.

Dr. Kumkum Srivastava holds a doctorate in anthropology and has published a lot on historical anthropology. She was drawn towards Sufism and the Islamic Culture, that became a part of her life. She nurtured her interest through her studies in history and anthropology, taking her quest a step further, and translating it in to her book on “The Wandering Sufis”. She also organizes heritage walks in Delhi and shares her passion with the next generation, giving them a glimpse of the history that is a living tradition in the by lanes of Purani Dilli, which is on the verge of getting lost in this widely changing globalised world. She also taught history as an associate professor at Jankidevi Memorial College of University of Delhi. Currently she is working on the anthropology of mental illness and healing.

Ajay Chaturvedi is a prolific author, darshnik and an entrepreneur. He has authored the best selling book 'The Lost Wisdom of The Swastika' which has been adopted as a reference book across many prominent B-schools and universities. A subject on Business Sustainability Management, approved by AICTE has been adapted from this book, called 'Kulhad Economy'.

H. Kishie Singh is a renowned author; he has also co-authored a book with H.H. The Dalai Lama, Khushwant Singh, Ruskin Bond and Rahul Singh. In 2017, he was honoured with two lifetime achievement awards; one being from The Sangrur Heritage Preservation Society and Literary Festival. He is also one of the organisers for The Khushwant Singh Literary Festival.

Dr. Saumya Gupta is a professor of modern Indian and European history at Delhi University. Her current research focuses on the social history of cooking in north India, focusing on the Hindi cookbooks. She has been awarded an Indo-Japanese bilateral collaboration grant with Dr. Riho Isaka of Tokyo University for researching ideas of food and body in India from medieval to contemporary times, and is also co -investigator for an international project on "Forgotten Foods: Culinary Memory, Local Heritage and Lost Agricultural Varieties in India.”, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, United Kingdom

Gaurav Garg is a historian of modern South Asia. He specialises in twentieth century colonial and postcolonial urban, economic, business and development histories. Apart from academic journals, he has also written on more general issues in scroll.in and quartz.in.

With about 45 years of experience in Engineering Geology, Dr Yash Pal Sharda is alumnus of Delhi University (B. Sc. Hons., Geology and Ph. D). He has worked in Geological Survey of India in Government Sector, RITES in Public Sector and SNC Lavalin multinational in private sector. During his carrier spanning for 45 years, he has worked on numerous water resources and infrastructural projects in most of states of the country especially those located in northeastern region and in Himalayan terrain. He has worked on some projects in Africa, Nepal and Bhutan also. He has around forty research papers and more than hundred reports to his credit. He, at present is Freelance Consultant Engineering Geologist engaged with many companies and is also a member of Panel of Experts of NTPC.

Honoured by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader, Ajay is a former Citi banker. He was awarded CNN IBN Youth Icon / Young Indian Leader of the year 2011. Ajay’s venture, HarVa XPO entered the Limca Book of Records for being the first all women rural BPO in the world in 2011. He also holds a unique distinction of being identified as one of the four most innovative game changers by the Office of Advisor to the Prime Minister on Skill Development and Employability.

Ajay has authored the bestselling book, ‘Lost Wisdom of The Swastika’. Owing to his work, Ajay was bestowed with ‘Making the World Happening Award 2017’ by Allevents.

Dr. Bhuvan Lall is an award-winning filmmaker, international entrepreneur & author. Focused on creating global content with an Indian soul, Dr. Lall has produced 2 feature films, 35 documentary films, 25 world-class events & an international TV series. Dr. Lall is the author of The Man India Missed The Most - Subhas Chandra Bose and The Great Indian Genius - Har Dayal. In 2020, Dr. Lall is producing the multi-million dollar Hollywood film on the life of Buddha based on his script.

In addition, Dr. Lall has held leadership positions as the President of a multi-billion dollar Indian conglomerate in Los Angeles & as Executive Director of Indian Broadcasting Foundation established the largest trade body in the Indian media sector. He was the Senior VP of a TV Network & Member of the Board of Directors of entertainment companies. As a consultant, Dr. Lall provides strategic advice to the top names in Hollywood, European & Indian M&E companies.