Rahul Desai is a film critic based in Mumbai. He writes for Film Companion and The Hindu

Deepak Narayanan is a Goa-based freelance journalist

Mugil Bhaskar is a translator based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He writes on economics, chess and football

Andy Nicholls is the author of Scally: Confessions of a Category C Football Hooligan. The lifelong Everton fan has been banned from every ground in England and Wales, including a life ban at Goodison Park, Everton’s home ground

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

Piyush Tewari, founder and CEO of SaveLIFE Foundation, best known for its work to get India a Good Samaritan Law

Navin Chawla is a former Chief Election Commissioner of India

Kapka Kassabova participated in the Jaipur Literature Festival with the support of The British Academy. She is the author of Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe (Granta)