Anandhi S is a professor at Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai

Lord Karan Bilimoria is founder and chairman of Cobra beer

Bhakti Shringarpure is assistant professor of English at University of Connecticut and editor-in-chief of Warscapes magazine

Nakul Krishna is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Cambridge, UK

Rajendra Chenni is director, Manasa Centre for Cultural Studies, Shivamogga

Veena Hariharan teaches cinema studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, and recently curated the festival Quirky New Wave from the South: The films of Lijo Jose Pellissery

Jairam Ramesh is a Member of Parliament and an author

Yusuf Ahmad Ansari is currently completing a biography of Feroze Gandhi for Roli Books and a biography of Mughal Emperor Akbar for Penguin India

Sangeeta Mahapatra is a research associate at German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg