Abanindranath Tagore (1871–1951) was one of India’s most important artists and led the influential Bengal School of Art. A member of the Tagore family, he was also a well-regarded writer, especially known for his children’s books which includes the classic Raj Kahini.

Sandipan Deb became a published author at the age of eight when one of his stories was printed in Sandesh, the Bangla children’s magazine edited by Satyajit Ray. Since then his writings have ranged from business to cricket, cinema to artificial intelligence. He has been editor of the Financial Express, managing editor of Outlook, and founding editor of Outlook Money, Open and Swarajya magazines. An IIT-IIM alumnus, he is the author of several books, including The IITians: The Story of an Extraordinary Indian Institution and How Its Alumni Are Reshaping the World, Fallen Angel: The Making and Unmaking of Rajat Gupta and The Last War, a re-imagining of the Mahabharata.