Firdous Azim is Professor of English at BRAC University in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She has published widely on literary, cultural and women's issues, both inside and outside the country, including The Colonial Rise of the Novel (1993). She is an active member of Naripokkho, a women's activist group in Bangladesh, and is currently working on a women activists' memoir project.
Soma Marik is Reader in History, Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Vivekananda Vidyabhavan, and also teaches Women's Studies and History in Jadavpur University.
Ajit Navale is a doctor by profession. He is the General Secretary of the Maharashtra state unit of the All India Kisan Sabha and was one of the main leaders of the Kisan Long March.