Speakers

Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe is a nationalist social worker at heart, a researcher-student of political science and trainer in democracy by profession and a Parliamentarian by elevation. Dr. Sahasrabuddhe is a post-Graduate in English Literature and a Ph.D. in Political Science, both from the...

ANANT VIJAY Anant Vijay is senior journalist, columnist and an author. He is currently associated with Dainik Jagaran. He has two decades of journalistic experience in print and electronic media. He has written eight books across various genres. He is the only writer who regularly reviews...

SANJEEV PALIWAL Sanjeev Paliwal is a veteran in TV Journalism with over 28 years of experience, Currently working in Aaj Tak as Executive Editor. Here, he is responsible for Aaj Tak’s International channels covering more than 60 countries around the world. In his previous assignment at IBN7,...

Onir Onir is a national award-winning Indian film director, editor, screenwriter and producer, recognized for his films "My Brother Nikhil", "I Am" (won national award for best Hindi feature Film), "Bas Ek Pal", "Sorry Bhai", "Raising the Bar" (documentary), "Shab", "Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz", "Widows of Virandavan"...

Rasheed Kidwai Rasheed Kidwai is an author, journalist and political analyst. Formerly associate editor at The Telegraph, Calcutta. Earlier he has worked with The Asian Age, Asian News International (ANI) and National Herald. Rasheed is the Resident Commentator with CNN-News 18 TV news channel and political...

neha joshi Neha Joshi is the National Media Co-Incharge for Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of BJP, largest National Party in India. She is also a spokesperson for the BJP and represents the party on various media platforms. In addition to being a young...

Kapil Raj Kapil Raj is an author and his writing reflects the understanding of the social functioning and human psychology. With the heart of a philosopher, mind of a realist, and a deep-rooted non-conformist, he lives many lives, yet stealing the time for the most precious thing...

Abhijit Iyer Mitra Abhijit is a senior fellow at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies. He used to coordinate the National Security Programme at ORF. He has been a visiting fellow at Sandia National laboratories, Albuquerque, and the Stimson centre in Washington DC. Abhijit is a...

Aditya Raj Kaul Aditya Raj Kaul is a renowned Journalist covering Internal Security, Conflict and Foreign Affairs. Previously, he has worked as the Senior Editor at Republic TV and Times Now....

Naveen Choudhary Naveen Choudhary is Associate Director - Marketing (Academic business) at Oxford University Press. Also an author and satirist, his first novel Janta Store is based on the student politics of Rajasthan....