Surjit S Bhalla, a former executive director at IMF, has served on the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and is the author of, among other titles, Citizen Raj

Prema Jayakumar is an author and translator based in Kochi

Pulasta Dhar is a football writer and television commentator

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)

The author is a Founding Partner at 3one4 Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Bengaluru

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

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

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