Since 1999, Vikas Manhas has been visiting families of soldiers of the #indianarmy who have given ultimate sacrifice for the nation. Every year, he devotes a significant amount of time traveling across the country and visiting and revisiting the families of our immortals. He has visited over 500 families of so far and built long lasting familial relationships with them.

Shashank Mani Tripathi is the founder of the Jagriti Yatra, an annual fifteen-day train journey, the world's largest entrepreneurial one, to the four corners of India in the company of 500 young leaders. With a B. Tech from IIT Delhi, and an MBA from IMD Lausanne Shashank has worked in both corporate and government sectors as a strategist and visionary, serving on the $5 Trillion committee of the commerce ministry. A ghumakkad at heart and a public man of action by temperament, he has...

O.P. Singh, an IPS officer from the 1983 batch, served as Director General of Police (DGP) of India's largest police force, Uttar Pradesh Police, from 2018 to 2020. He served as the Director General of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from 2014 to 2016. During his tenure, the NDRF conducted several search and rescue operations in response to natural disasters in India and Nepal, notably during the Nepal earthquake in April 2015. Singh has also held positions in the Special...

Shweta Singh Kirti, a fashion designer trained at India’s National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), transformed her career trajectory after obtaining an MBA in the USA. Her fusion of business acumen and spirituality birthed into a passion project called Damara Kids, an online mindfulness programme for children. Here, she imparts mindfulness and meditation techniques, fostering focus, concentration and self-mastery, empowering them to unleash their potential. Beyond her role with...

Priyam Gandhi-Mody is a strategist specializing in political communication. She frequently writes political non-fiction and ‘A Nation To Protect’ is her third book. She’s an alumna of the University of Delaware and Florida State University. Having worked briefly at the Capitol in Tallahassee, she now lives in Mumbai with her husband, son and a golden retriever. Her latest book 'What if there was no Congress: The uncensored history of India' is now out. You can order your copy here:...

#pakistan #imrankhanpti #pakistanarmy Tilak Devasher has authored four widely acclaimed books on Pakistan, including 'Pakistan: Courting the Abyss' (December 2016), 'Pakistan: At the Helm' (July 2018), 'Pakistan: The Balochistan Conundrum' (July 2019), and 'The Pashtuns: A Contested History' (September 2022). Tilak Devasher retired as Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India in October 2014. Currently, he serves as a Member of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB),...

#mahabharat #vaad #vidurneeti Ami Ganatra is an alumna of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA). A management professional, she is also a devout yoga practitioner, a certified yoga instructor, and a student of Sanskrit and Indian knowledge systems. Her books Mahabharata Unravelled and Ramayana Unravelled, are not retellings or imaginations, but an attempt to go back to the original itihasa and present the story, learnings and nuances for what they are, and make the epics...

#vaad #indiachina #indianeconomy Shashank Dixit is a successful entrepreneur and currently the CEO of Deskera, a multi million dollar software company. He is a graduate of IIT Kanpur. An entrepreneur at heart, Shashank loves to help and guide young entrepreneurs. 0:00 Promo 3:21 Intro 5:09 Of course China is far ahead 7:25 India bottom up, China top down 10:17 How China became China 16:28 The Manufacturing Playbook 19:52 Only one civilisation knew how to build cities 23:30 Why Indians...

Hukmdev Narayan Yadav is a politician from Bihar, who has been Union Minister of State. He is the recipient of Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award. He represented the Madhubani constituency of Bihar in 1977, 1999, 2009, and 2014. He was with Socialist Party in 1960s and various faces of Janata Dal and its off-shoots in 1980s, but later he joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 1993. Yadav is known for his fiery speeches in the parliament. In August 2018, Yadav was recipient of...

Sharmistha Mukherjee is daughter of India's 13th President Pranab Mukherjee. She is an Indian Kathak dancer, choreographer, former politician of the Indian National Congress and an author. Her book 'Pranab, My Father: A Daughter Remembers" is now out.

Swapan Dasgupta is a senior Indian journalist and politician. He is one of foremost Conservative writers, writing columns for leading English dailies espousing Indian nationalism. He is a former member of the Rajya Sabha. In 2015, Dasgupta was conferred with the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to literature and education. He fought the 2021 West Bengal assembly election on BJP ticket from Tarakeshwar.

Dr MeenakshiJain is a historian interested in cultural and religious developments in ancient and medieval India. Her recent publications include Vasudeva Krishna and Mathura (2021); Flight of Deities and Rebirth of Temples (2019); The Battle for Rama: Case of the Temple at Ayodhya (2017); Sati: Evangelicals, Baptist Missionaries, and the Changing Colonial Discourse (2016); and Rama and Ayodhya (2013). In 2020, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.

Neerja Chowdhury is an award-winning journalist, columnist, and political commentator. In the course of a distinguished career of over forty years, she was political editor of the Indian Express for ten years and covered the terms of eight prime ministers and ten Lok Sabha elections. She has won several prestigious awards for her journalism including the first Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons (1981), the India Today–PUCL Journalism for Human Rights Award (1983), and...

Sheba Ghosh is a creative filmmaker who combines her passion for storytelling with her diverse background in air traffic control and human resources management. She has been working as a filmmaker at Sheba Ghosh Productions since January 2022, where she writes, directs, and edits films and short format video stories on various topics, such as social issues, culture, and history. She has also completed an online certificate in copywriting which enhances her writing and communication skills....

Adarsh Pandit is a graduate from IIT Delhi. He is a political strategist.

Jay Vardhan Singh is currently doing his PhD in Ancient Indian History at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. His area of interest includes the Ancient and early medieval history of the Indian subcontinent. Follow Jay’s YouTube channel (English): @JayVardhanSingh; Hindi:@ThestoryofIndia

Anant Merathia is a practicing commercial litigation and disputes resolution lawyer with over 18 years’ experience in India and Singapore. Anant started off his career with practice in civil and commercial laws in Chennai, India in 2004 focusing on shareholder disputes & commercial documentation followed by pursuing an LLM at NUS, Singapore. After completing his LLM, he worked with Singapore law firms as a Registered Foreign Lawyer, in the corporate and arbitration practice groups....

Sukhi Chahal was born in district Mansa of Punjab, India and migrated to USA in 1992. He has attended Guru Nanak Engineering College Ludhiana, Punjab from 1988 to 1992. He is computer engineer by profession; have attended Stanford and UC Berkeley for computer and management related executive courses. He has held senior management, engineering and consulting positions at various Silicon Valley based companies. He is founder & chairman of Punjab Foundation, a Silicon Valley, California...

Having set the benchmark in the 1990s for films on all the three services, Shiv Kunal Verma has had a unique ringside view of matters military. His coverage of the Kargil War and the films on the National Defence Academy (The Standard Bearers) and the Indian Military Academy (The Making of a Warrior) are considered classics. His illustrated books include Tamil Nadu and the highly acclaimed work—The Northeast Trilogy—which has also been published as a large format book. The Long Road to...

Gurunatha Moksha is a guru and rishi from the Natha lineage of Himalayan Trika Yoga. He has been working relentlessly in the conflict zones of Kashmir. Through his organisation Rishikula Foundation, he is working to restore dilapidated Bhairava temples in the country. In his purvashrama, Gurunatha Moksha as Dr. Manish Mokshagundam has been in the mass media industry in various capacities for 22 years. He is an avant-garde filmmaker, documentary maker, journalist and author. He is embarking...

Colonel (retd) Ajay K Raina is a decorated soldier, a record holder rider, a published author and a successful entrepreneur in the tourism industry. He was awarded the fourth highest peace time award for bravery for his gallant military action in 2005. At the age of 43, he went back to a reputed business school to earn two years full time MBA in Finance and came out as the topper of the course. He is a freelance blogger and a writer with multiple published books to his name.

Brigadier Devinder Singh had commanded the 70 Infantry Brigade in the Batalik sector during the Kargil war. He led the critical battle for Point 5203, which had been quickly overrun by Pakistani troops in the early days of the war. He also led the assaults on the Jubbar complex, one of the most difficult campaigns during the war. Brigadier Singh became a victim of prejudice and that cost him a war medal. He was recommended for a Mahavir Chakra, the second highest award for gallantry but was...

Sawani Shetye is an archaeologist by education with a specialisation in Ancient Indian History and culture. She has pursued her Masters's Degree from Deccan College, Pune. She is currently pursuing her PhD in History from Goa University. Sawani has presented thorough research on the Kaavi art of Goa and Karnataka. Sawani has expertise in Ancient Indian Temple Architecture and iconography. Sawani is passionate about India, the land and her people and is keen on writing the story right with...

82 year old Daljit Singh is a former first-class cricketer and pitch curator. He played for various teams during his career from 1961-62 to 1978-79. After his playing career, he became a pitch curator. He served as curator of Mohali's PCA Stadium for over 20 years. He was a member of BCCI's first Pitch Committee that was formed in 1997. He served as the chairman of BCCI's grounds and pitches committee for 13 years, retiring in 2019.

Dr Koenraad Elst (°Leuven, Belgium 1959) has a master’s in Sinology, Indology and Philosophy and a doctorate in Oriental Studies with a dissertation on Hindu Nationalism. While intermittently employed in political journalism and as foreign policy adviser in the Belgian Senate, his scholarly research findings earned him both laurels and ostracism. His numerous publications concern Asian philosophies, language policy, democracy, Indo–European origins, Vedic history and the interface of religion...