Giles Tillotson is well known as a writer and lecturer on Indian history and architecture. He taught at the University of London from 1990 to 2004, since when he has been living in Gurgaon, near Delhi. His earlier books include Mughal India and Taj Mahal, both published by Penguin.
Reshma Valliappan is Founder-Director of Mind Arcs and The Red Door that work in the area of breaking barriers between normalcy and madness, along with a platform to advocate for the rights of pers
Shahrzad Mojab is a Professor at the University of Toronto. Her essay draws from her introduction to Marxism and Feminism, a 2015 book that she edited.