Firdous Azim, is Professor of English at BRAC University, and a member of Naripokkho, a woman’s group in Bangladesh.

Claire Armitstead, is Associate Editor, Culture, for the Guardian. Over a twenty-five year career with the paper she has been a theatre crit

Nandana Sen, is a writer, actor and child-rights activist, and is the author of six books, translated into 15 languages across the world.

Rudrangshu Mukherjee, is Professor of History and the Chancellor of Ashoka University. He was the founding Vice Chancellor of Ashoka Univers

Tissa Jayatilaka, has served as the Executive Director of the bi-national United States-Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission (US-SLFC) since 1989.