David Cooper
David Cooper
David G. Cooper (1931-1986) was a psychiatrist and theorist who was prominent in the anti-psychiatry movement. Cooper graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1955. He moved to London, where he worked at several hospitals and directed an experimental unit for young schizophrenics called Villa 21. In 1965, he was involved with Ronald D. Laing and others in establishing the Philadelphia Association.
Richard W. Franke
Richard W. Franke is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, USA. He has written extensively on Kerala.
Usha Sanyal
Usha Sanyal is a historian and Lecturer at Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
Rajelakshmy
Rajelakshmy was an eminent novelist, short story writer and poet and the first woman novelist to win the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.Zubair Meenai
Zubair Meenai is a Professor at the UGC Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Social Work and Director of the Centre for Early Childhood Development & Research, Jamia Millia Islamia.
Urmila Pawar
Urmila Pawar is a distinguished writer of fiction in Marathi. Her collection of short stories, Sahava Bot and Chauthi Bhint, are particularly well known. Her autobiography, Aaydan, received major a
Subodh Roy
Subodh Roy (1916–2006) was the youngest participant (aged 14) in the Chittagong Armoury Raid in 1930, led by Surya Sen (Masterda). Affectionately called Jhunku, Roy took part in the
Iffat Fatima
Iffat Fatima is an independent filmmaker from Kashmir, based in Delhi. Her films include Lanka: the other side of war and peace, The Kesar Saga, In the Realm of the Visual and Boojh Sakey to Boojh.