Arshia Sattar

ARSHIA SATTAR teaches classical Indian literatures at various institutions all over India. Her acclaimed English translations of Valmiki’s Ramayana and the Kathasaritsagara are Penguin Classics.
She has a PhD from the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago, and her areas of interest are Indian epics, mythology and the story traditions of the subcontinent. // GURCHARAN DAS is a world-renowned author, commentator and public intellectual. His bestselling books include India Unbound and The Difficulty of Being Good; his newest book is India Grows at Night. A graduate of Harvard University, Das was CEO of Procter & Gamble India before he took early retirement to become a full-time writer. He lives in Delhi.