Ranjit Hoskote is an Indian poet, art critic, cultural theorist and independent curator. He has been honoured by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, with the Sahitya Akademi Gold

Arundhathi Subramaniam is an Indian poet and author, who has written about culture and spirituality. She was born in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, South India.