Paranjoy Guha Thakurta

Paranjoy Guha Thakurta is a senior journalist. His work experience spans nearly four decades, cutting across different media: print, radio, television and documentary cinema. He is a writer, speaker, anchor, interviewer, teacher and commentator in English, Bangla and Hindi. He participates frequently in, and organizes, seminars and conferences. He is a regular contributor to publications and websites and frequently appears on the radio and on television channels as an anchor as well as analyst. Till recently, he was the editor of the Economic and Political Weekly. He is also a prolific author and has published several books including Gas Wars and Media Ethics

Shinzani Jain is an independent researcher and law graduate from Indian Society Law College, Pune. Some of her writings have been published by the Economic and Political Weekly, Hoot, Newslaundry and Round Table India. She has co-authored the book The Black Hole: How Black Economy and Cronyism Bled the Indian Economy. She is currently pursuing a master’s in sociology from Ambedkar University, New Delhi.