Category: Speakers 2025

Neha Vermani is a historian of early modern South Asia, particularly the Mughal empire and its entanglements with the wider Persianate and Indian Ocean worlds. Her research focuses on the …

Nikhil Taneja is a Mumbai-based entrepreneur, writer, producer, storyteller, teacher, public speaker and mental health advocate. He’s the co-founder and CEO of Yuvaa, a purpose-driven youth media, research and impact …

Oat Montien (b. 1989) (he/him/they/them) is among Thailand’s most prominent queer artists. Montien was born in Bangkok, where his mother ran a successful brothel. Growing up around sex workers, he …

Currently serving as a Councillor in JNU students’ union, Pakiz is a PhD student in Centre for Philosophy. Their thesis focuses on Identity and Narrativity in the context of queerness.  …

Parvati Sharma has written two historical biographies, Jahangir: An Intimate Portrait of a Great Mughal and Akbar of Hindustan. She has also written history for children, The Story of Babur …

Prachi Gangwani is a psychotherapist and an author. She has written for publications such as iDiva, The Swaddle, and DailyO, and has authored two books – a romance novel titled …

Puja Talwar is a broadcast journalist with over three decades of experience. Formerly the Entertainment and Lifestyle Editor at NDTV, she now hosts her own show and writes for leading …

R Raj Rao obtained his PhD in English from the University of Bombay in 1986, and received the Nehru Centenary British Fellowship for postdoctoral research at the Centre for Caribbean …

Ravi Bhatnagar is an accomplished public health advocate and corporate affairs leader with nearly two decades of experience shaping high-impact communication strategies, policy interventions, and purpose-driven partnerships across global markets. …

Riju is a trans* feminist practitioner, gender justice activist, education practitioner, writer, group facilitator, and tarot reader. She envisions centering care and belonging in every space she holds. Her body …