Irfan Habib (born 1931) is an Indian historian of ancient and medieval India, following the approach of Marxist historiography. He is well known for his strong stance against Hindu and Islamic fundamentalism. He has authored a number of books, including Agrarian System of Mughal India, 1556–1707. He was Coordinator/Chairman of the Centre for Advanced Studies, AMU from 1975–77 and 1984–94. He was Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research during 1987–93. He was the general secretary, Sectional President, and then the General President of the Indian History Congress (1981).
Chandrakanta is a writer, born in Srinagar, India. She has written many novels and stories in the Hindi language including the epic Katha Satisar, which was awarded the Vyas Samman prize in 2005.
Vinay Chandran is a counselor and Executive Director of Swabhava Trust, Bangalore, a non-governmental organization working with issues related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and similar (LG
Renate Zahar, born in 1942, has occupied herself with the problems of the Third World as her field of study. She received her education in North and Black African schools, and completed her studies
Grover Furr graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Canada in 1965 with a B.A. in English. He received a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Princeton University in 1978. Since February 1970
Pamela Philipose is Public Editor, The Wire. Previously, she was Senior Associate Editor at The Indian Express and Director and Editor-in-Chief of Women’s Feature Service, a Delhi-based women's n
