Bhagwan Josh is Professor of Contemporary History at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Besides writing for scholarly journals, he has contributed essays to many edited books. He is one of the project committee members of 'Europe–South Asia Maritime Heritage Project'. He has also been co-director of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) project on the 'History of the Indian National Congress, 1885-1947'.
Professor Mohibbul Hasan was a historian who taught history at various universities across India. He also founded the History Department at Jamia Millia Islamia.