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

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

The author is a Director at Harrisons Malayalam and a former president of the United Planters’ Association of Southern India

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

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

Frederica Jansz is the former editor-in-chief of The Sunday Leader newspaper in Sri Lanka

Neeta Lal is a Delhi-based editor and journalist

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

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

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

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