Mitu Samar is a first-generation entrepreneur and member of CII Indian Women Network’s steering council

Arvind Subramanian is the former Chief Economic Advisor of the Government of India

Hindol Sengupta is the author of, among other titles, Being Hindu

Jagdish N Sheth is the Charles H Kellstadt Professor of Business at Goizueta Business School, Emory University, US

Antara Sengupta is a research fellow at Observer Research Foundation, Mumbai

Poulomi Chatterjee is an intern with Open Magazine

The author is the Maulana Azad National Professor at the Indian Council Of Social Science Research and founder of Manushi, a human rights organisation

David Devadas is the author of The Generation of Rage in Kashmir

Vani is the author of The Recession Groom

R. Balashankar is a political analyst and former editor of the Organiser