Robin Hoods to a Man For All Seasons

Narayani Basu is the bestselling author of V.P. Menon: The Unsung Architect of Modern India (2020) and Allegiance: Azaadi & the End of Empire (2022). A historian and foreign policy analyst, her current area of interest focuses on the less known but key players in the story of Indian independence. A Man for All Seasons, the biography of KM Panikkar, is her third book and has already garnered critical and popular acclaim.

Indranath Mukherjee, one of the co-founders of Paperclip, is a data scientist by day and a storyteller at heart. An avid traveller, he finds the extraordinary within the ordinary, blending analytical precision with a passion for uncovering human stories.

Kanishka Gupta is a literary agent based in New Delhi and represents a glittering list of award-winning authors. They include Daisy Rockwell, winner of the International Booker Prize in 2022 for her translation of Gitanjali Shree’s Tomb of Sand. He represents other acclaimed authors such as Avni Doshi and Jerry Pinto and has also worked closely with Shehan Karunatilaka, the winner of the 2022 Man Booker Prize. He founded Writer’s Side in 2010 which has evolved into the largest and most influential literary agency and consultancy in South Asia. Dedicated to nurturing literary talent, it now represents over 1,000 writers.