Dr. Ramesh Chandra is an acclaimed Indian Anthropologist who has spent more than 5 decades in exploring the socio-cultural aspects of Indian society-diaspora and subaltern.

Dr. Chandra has held positions in the Govt. of India including at Planning Commission, Anthropological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, ISRO and in academia including National Institute for Rural Development. His work ranges from conducting studies across India to drafting policies for development and nurturing of tribal communities in India.

Subhrashis is an author, certified life coach, influencer and a petroleum geoscientist by profession holding double masters from IIT-Kharagpur and IIT-Bombay. Currently heading a competent team to lead the Exploration Campaign for OALP blocks in Cambay Basin (India).

He is a published author of two books that have received accolades from news and media leaders. He has also been awarded the Author of the year 2019, Voice of Indian Literature and Inspiring Author for 2020 by Ne8X.

Ever sniffed a perfume and wondered , “Wow, this smells soo good!”. Meet Amol Jain, a perfumery specialist who can tell you why exactly you like a particular fragrance and why you don’t . He hails from the Indian mecca of perfumery – Kannauj. Backed by a trio of Post-Graduate Degrees from Europe - MS in Protein Engineering from UK, MS in Perfumery & Cosmetics from France and Masters in Business Management Italy, he headed the Fragrance & Flavor Division in The Himalaya Drug Company. Post this, he decided to pursue his passion full time and founded Paras Naturals Oils India Pvt. Ltd, a company to promote Indian essential oils. He is a Third-Generation entrepreneur trying to make his mark in the Indian perfumery industry.

Subhrashis is an author, certified life coach, influencer and a petroleum geoscientist by profession holding double masters from IIT-Kharagpur and IIT-Bombay. Currently heading a competent team to lead the Exploration Campaign for OALP blocks in Cambay Basin (India).

He is a published author of two books that have received accolades from news and media leaders. He has also been awarded the Author of the year 2019, Voice of Indian Literature and Inspiring Author for 2020 by Ne8X.

Dr. Gauri D Chakraborty graduated from Asia’s premier institution, Film and Television Institute of India, Pune and has been a part of the Audio-Video Industry since 1995. She has worked with prestigious institutions like BBC World Service Trust in India on HIV awareness. Gauri was the Associate Producer for the award winning film ‘Sheep Thief’, (1997). Dr Gauri Chakraborty is a practicing filmmaker, academician and artist.

At present, Gauri heads the Amity School of Communication in Noida, India, which is one of the largest media training hubs in the country. She has been a media educator for the last 15 years and her core research interests are Feminist film theory, spectatorship studies and female auteurs. She believes in creating intersecting spaces, which overlap research with reception and therefore was chosen as the Festival Director for the 15th edition of the IAWRT Asian Women's Film Festival 2019. She is also a peer reviewer for specific journals focused on gender studies. She is currently exploring concepts of De-gendering and Femvertising in her research.

In 2016, Gauri founded the social movement Vansh Vyom which relooks at traditional arts from the point of view of matriarchal inheritance.

Anandajit Goswami has a PhD in Energy Economics and Policy from TERI School and in a career span of close to 20 years he taught several courses like Art and Sustainability, Economics of Sustainability,

Mathematics for Sustainability for eight years at TERI School of Advanced Studies. At TERI, he led projects supported by United Nations Conference on

Trade and Development, UKAID, Asian Development Bank. He has written extensively on peer reviewed journals, published international reference books, bestselling award winning crime thriller, popular media articles and India's first children science fiction series on sustainability. He has led music and sustainability movement and worked with Shafqat Amanat Ali and various noted musicians, artists through art, music projects.

Mariyam Siddiqui is a budding historian who after finishing her masters in medieval Indian history from Jamia Millia Islamia University, has used her love for Delhi and it's history to work as a researcher and heritage walk leader at DelhiByFoot Adventures, one of Delhi's leading heritage education group.

Mariyam has spent the last three years researching on the tawaifs of India and their social, political and cultural contributions to the Indian society. A theme she feels passionately about as she endeavors to lift the taboos put on these enigmatic women.

Dr. Ramesh Chandra is an acclaimed Indian Anthropologist who has spent more than 5 decades in exploring the socio-cultural aspects of Indian society-diaspora and subaltern.

Dr. Chandra has held positions in the Govt. of India including at Planning Commission, Anthropological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, ISRO and in academia including National Institute for Rural Development. His work ranges from conducting studies across India to drafting policies for development and nurturing of tribal communities in India.

A Royal Journey of Mughlai Cuisine In India - Salma Yusuf Husain (Food Historian) by The Indian Podcast

Ramit Mitra is the co-founder and director of DelhiByFoot Adventures and IBF Foundation. As chief explorer, he creates and leads specialised travel experiences across India with a special focus on cities which are historically and culturally rich and provide ample authentic experiences of our country's diverse traditions, history, arts and gastronomical legacy.