Mehr Tarar is a well-known Pakistani columnist

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

Maitri Dore is an architect, urban researcher and PhD candidate at the Department of Conservation, University of Gothenburg

Ekaterina Motyakina is a Moscow-based freelance journalist who writes on Russian culture and society

Lorenzo Angeloni is an Italian diplomat, novelist and essayist. A recurring theme in his writings is the interface between civilisation and personal growth. As a diplomat, he has served in Uruguay, Germany, Algeria, Sudan and Vietnam. He is currently the Ambassador of Italy in India

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

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

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

Neeta Lal is a Delhi-based editor and journalist

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