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Ankit Raj Ojha

Ankit Raj Ojha has authored/edited two volumes of poetry and is winner of the 2023 Briefly Think Essay Prize. A former engineer and rock band frontman with a PhD in Literature from IIT Roorkee, he is currently an assistant professor of English with the Department of Higher Education, Haryana. Besides teaching, writing and research, Ankit edits The Hooghly Review and is a consulting editor with five Routledge journals.

Ankit Raj Ojha

Latha Madhusudhan

Latha Madhusudhan is a pioneering educator with over 30 years of experience in teaching, school leadership, and teacher training. A passionate advocate of Waldorf education since 2006, she founded Prakriti, a Waldorf Kindergarten (2008), and co-founded Bangalore Steiner School (2011) and Advaya Shaale—a Waldorf grade school (2015). Recognising the systemic need, she has also co-founded Sadhana, the Indian Waldorf Kindergarten Association, unifying and supporting the movement nationwide.

Mani Mahesh Aurora

Mani Mahesh Aurora is an author, life design coach, award-winning social entrepreneur, former journalist, lecturer, and brand ambassador for Facebook’s social empowerment campaigns, recognised for his grassroots leadership and work with The Times of India and India Today.

Mani Mahesh Aurora

Monika Saroch

Monika Saroch

Monika Saroch is an artist and bestselling author. She is the recipient of Bhaskar Nari Samman 2023 and SHEconnects Award 2019, among other accolades.

Reeham Ahmed

Reeham Ahmed is a poet and fiction writer based in Gurugram, India. She has been published in Lucky Jefferson, FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON, and The Hooghly Review.

Reeham Ahmed

Sahana Ahmed

Sahana Ahmed

Sahana Ahmed is a poet and fiction writer. She is the founder and CEO of Bare Bones Publishing.

Capt Shakil Ahmed

Capt Ahmed is a multi-dimensional leader with twenty-eight years of prolific experience. A notable Indian Army veteran, he was the recipient of the coveted ‘Sword of Honour’ from Officers Training Academy, Chennai.

Capt Shakil Ahmed

Sonia Dogra

Sonia Dogra

Sonia Dogra, a former educator, taught for ten years before transitioning to freelance editing in 2016. She has worked on several fiction, nonfiction and poetry projects for Authorsupfront and has collaborated extensively with Keekli, a children’s bilingual periodical, contributing to both its print and online editions. Her poetry and short stories have been published in a multitude of national and international journals and anthologies.

Tejaswinee Roychowdhury

Tejaswinee Roychowdhury, a founding editor of The Hooghly Review, is currently pursuing a PhD in Law at the University of Calcutta. She writes fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, and captures the occasional photograph.

Tejaswinee Roychowdhury

Vedant Jadhavar

Vedant Jadhavar

Vedant Jadhavar is pursuing his BLS LLB at the prestigious Government Law College, Mumbai. Inspired by the institution’s legacy, Vedant has developed a keen interest in constitutional law, Indian history, and a myriad of social causes.

Veena Naravane

Veena Naravane is a teacher, teacher educator, and a consultant to NGOs like CEQUE and Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. She is a former President of Army Wives Welfare Association.

Veena Naravane

Vinita Agrawal

Vinita Agrawal

Vinita Agrawal has authored six books of poetry. She was awarded the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2018, the Gayatri GaMarsh Memorial Award for Literary Excellence, USA, 2015, and a special mention in the Hawkers Prize 2019. She co-edits the Yearbook series of Indian Poetry in English.

Meet Our Artists

Akshaya Zachariah

Akshaya is an independent illustrator and graphic designer based out of Bangalore, India. She works as a consultant designer for organisations like Wildlife Conservation Trust, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, and Mercatus Center.

Akshaya Zachariah

Anisha Kotibhaskar

Anisha Kotibhaskar

Anisha Kotibhaskar is an artist, a content writer, and an author. She has authored and illustrated four children’s books: ARJUN THE DYSCALCULIA WARRIOR, MILI & GAJA GO ON A POSTING, CATCH OF THE DAY & OTHER SIBLING STORIES, and PICNIC ON A CLOUD. She has a Bachelor’s in Education and a Master’s in Communication Studies. Anisha is passionate about writing and creating visual experiences for children.

Anvita Tekriwal

Anvita Tekriwal is an illustrator from Kolkata who loves to create vibrant art for brands and children’s books. Apart from exploring different illustration styles, she also enjoys branding and packaging design. She is an alumna of National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kolkata.

Bazma Ahmad

Bazma Ahmad

Bazma Ahmad is a published illustrator, graphic designer, and animator. She earned her Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from Jamia Millia Islamia and her Master’s in Animation from Delhi College of Arts.

Maryam Ahmad

Maryam Ahmad is a children’s book illustrator and a portrait artist. She has a BFA in Commercial Arts and is the brand ambassador for Scholar Stationery.

Prakash Thombre

Prakash Thombre

Prakash Thombre is an artist, former design leader, and founder of The Odyssey Tales. After a long and fulfilling career as a creative director—shaping digital experiences, building brands, and leading creative teams—he chose to step away from the screen and return to something far more elemental: a sketchbook, a pen, and the quiet act of observation.

Rhea Lamba

Rhea Lamba is a first-year university student studying art, and plans to pursue a career in art or design. She loves all things creative and her other interests include music, crochet, crafting, and reading. Rhea has previously had her artwork published in The Hooghly Review, and shares her digital and traditional artwork on her Instagram.

Rhea Lamba

Riya Singh

Riya Singh

Riya is an illustrator and visual storyteller with distinctions in BFA (Sculpture) from Government College of Art Chandigarh and MA (Illustrations) from Falmouth University. She is passionate about 2D animation and loves to explore different art styles.

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