Dr Dhrubajyoti Borah is a medical doctor by profession, a Sahitya Akademi awardee, and one of the most highly regarded and respected writers of Assam. Currently he is the Vice-Chancellor of the Srimanta Sankardeva University of Health Sciences. Born in 1955 in Shillong, Dr Borah writes in both Assamese and English, and also translates his own works in Assamese into English. He has twenty-four critically acclaimed books to his credit so far, including the acclaimed novel Kalantarar Gadya, a monograph on the medieval peasant struggle, the Moamoria rebellion, and several collections of essays, travelogues, books and monographs on history, language and nationalism. His works have been translated into several languages. He has also written widely on the contemporary sociopolitical situation in Assam. Dr Borah has been president of the Asom Sahitya Sabha, the premier literary body of the state, and the recipient of several prestigious awards.

Mitra Phukan is a writer, translator and columnist. Her published literary works, fifteen so far, include children’s books, biographies, novels, and collections of short stories. Among her novels are The Collector’s Wife, A Monsoon of Music, and What Will People Say?. Her short story collections include A Full Night’s Thievery. Among her translated works are a translation of Jnanpith Awardee Birendra Kumar Bhattacharjee’s novel, Kobor aru Phool (Blossoms in the Graveyard), Sahitya Akademi Awardee Harekrishna Deka’s short stories in a collection titled Guilt, and several other works. She has also selected, partly translated and edited a collection The Greatest Assamese Stories Ever Told. Her fortnightly column ‘All Things Considered’, in The Assam Tribune, is very widely read.