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Shah Faesal is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. In 2010, he became the first Kashmiri to top the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) examination. He tendered his resignation from the Indian bureaucracy in protest on 9 January 2019. On 4 February 2019, Shah Faesal began his political life by giving a public speech in his hometown of Kupwara. Shortly after, on 16 March 2019, he announced his own political party, the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement (JKPM). He left politics on 10 August 2020 and quit the JKPM. He was reinstated in IAS in April 2022 by the Modi government.

Iqbal Chand Malhotra has produced over five hundred hours of programming telecasts worldwide. He has directed four internationally acclaimed, award-winning feature documentaries. He is a member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and has served for several years on the panel of jurors for the International Emmy Awards. Malhotra is the co-author of Kashmir's Untold Story: Declassified and the author of Red Fear: The China Threat and Dark Secrets: Politics, Intrigue and Proxy Wars in Kashmir all published by Bloomsbury India. He is Chairman and Producer, AIM Television, New Delhi.

A public policy consultant with a strong focus on social impact. Passionate about addressing urban development challenges and dealing with the rural-urban divide.

Purnima Dhar is Program Incharge of Women Helpline 181 in J&K and Director, Aman Satya Kachroo Trust (Aman Movement).

Swapan Dasgupta is a senior Indian journalist and politician. He is one of foremost Conservative writers, writing columns for leading English dailies espousing Indian nationalism. He is a former member of the Rajya Sabha.

In 2015, Dasgupta was conferred with the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to literature and education. He fought the 2021 West Bengal assembly election on BJP ticket from Tarakeshwar.

Monika Halan’s career spans across media, public policy and financial education. She is the Founder of Dhan Chakra Financial Education and Author of the bestselling book, Let’s Talk Money. She has public policy experience and has served on several high-profile government of India and SEBI committees. She has worked across various media organisations in India, including Mint, The Economic Times and The Indian Express, and was Editor Outlook Money.

Dr. Arvinder Singh Soin is the Chief Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant Surgeon & Chairman of the Institute of Liver Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurugram.

Colonel (retd) Hunny Bakshi is a decorated Indian army officer who led the Technical Support Division (TSD), a covert intelligence counter terror ops unit.

Akshat Gupta is a national bestselling author, a TEDx speaker and an excelling screenwriter and dialogue writer in the Indian film industry. The Hidden Hindu series, authored by him, has sold over 1 lakh copies, with each book a national bestseller. Akshat is well known in the publishing industry, as well as in the Indian film industry, with a number of films and web-series signed on his name.