panelists
panelists
Capt Sajita Nair (Retd)
Capt Sajita Nair (Retd) is an Air Force daughter, an army Captain herself and a Naval wife, she has experienced all facets of fauji life. Post her army tenure, she was an HR professional before she took up writing and mentoring. She has spoken at various forums including TEDx, literary festivals, corporate events and educational institutions. Apart from reading and writing, she enjoys the outdoors and nature.
Maj Rama Sharma
Major Rama Sharma, commissioned in 2012, Presently posted to Jaipur. At an early age she found her love for poetry writing. She represented Maharashtra state at a National level poetry competition and bagged first prize for the same and also bagged viewers choice award for a pan India poetry contest in June 2023. Maj Rama recently received ‘Young women achievers award’ at Jaipur for her contribution in the field of poetry. Her work is published in various anthologies and magazines.
Capt Meeta Joshi (Retd)
Capt Meeta Joshi is an Ex army officer who after a stint of five years plus in the Indian Army did her MBA and worked in Corporate and banking sector. She is a writer by choice and passion who takes her inspiration from myriad experiences and imagination.
Mrs Anamika Kundu
Mrs Anamika Kundu is an educationist, with nearly 30 years of teaching experience. Her hobbies include reading, writing, gardening, listening to music, dabbling in sports like badminton, equestrian events and distance running. Being bitten by the travel bug she has always taken the opportunity to travel to various destinations across the world. Nurturing is her passion. She naturally takes her students under her wings as she does her best to bring out their best to the fore.
Mrs Anjali Patwardhan
After completing graduation in Commerce from Rajasthan University, Mrs Anjali Patwardhan pursued a diploma in travel and tourism. She worked in the tourism industry for a couple of years and moved towards her calling of working with small children for which she did her NTT and a PG Diploma in Pre-Primary Teacher’s Training from Symbiosis, Pune. Pre Covid, she volunteered with Special Needs children at Asha Kiran in Pune. Presently she is pursuing a Diploma in School Counselling from Symbiosis.
Mrs Shruti Sharma
Born and brought up in the city of dreams- Mumbai, Mrs Shruti Sharma wears multiple hats both in professional and personal realms. Shruti is a diploma holder in commercial arts and has been working as an advertising professional since last 23 years. Shruti has recently founded Imlliadrakee – The Creative Shop under which she writes songs, jingles, poetry and scripts for Cinema, Television and Advertising industry. In her exciting stint of two decades, she has worked on brands like Cadbury, Fevicol, Pidilite, Castrol, Mentos, Centuary Mattress, Bajaj electricals, Asian Paints, Adani Realty, Richard Gere Foundation etc. She has also won a number of international awards for her work.
Mrs Arti Bal
Mrs Arti Bal is an author and illustrator know for captivating story telling and stunning art work. She has authored and illustrated books like “Ms Caterpillar’s The Apple” and “Ms Caterpillar’s The Banana”. In 2022, she started creating these books which are completely hand written, hand painted and has been printed as it is without any modification. Each book contains baking recipes, limericks, stories and information around a single fruit as the theme. Her book was displayed at the world book fair in February 2023 at New Delhi.
Mrs Vartika Sharma Lekhak
Mrs Vartika Sharma Lekhak is a published author who enjoys writing on social issues, travel tales and short stories. She is an alumnus of JNU. She is also associated as a Social Worker with the Saheli Karyakarta Sangh, a registered NGO headquartered at Budhwar Peth, Pune working for the empowerment of Sex Worker community. Her writings can be found on various print and web media like The Hindu, Kitaab.Org, Feminism in India and Women’s Web. She is author of the book – Bra Strap, and contributing author of When Women Speak Up, The Take Off, and A Human Voice. Her Writing has won many awards including the Orange Flower-2023 in the category of Writing with Social Impact.
Mrs Parul Bachkheti
Mrs Parul is an alumina of Sophia Girls College Ajmer, holding a graduate degree in English Honors and triple post graduate degree in MA English, advanced editing, journalism and mass communication. She has vast experience of working as an editor and contributor with various prestigious companies like American Express, India Today, Meri News, SAGE publications and Aptra communications she has contributed various articles features and news write ups in magazines and news papers. In addition she has more than seven years experience as an educator, loves travelling and has a flare for canvas painting.
Mrs Charul Chaturvedi Jaitly
Mrs Charul Chaturvedi Jaitly is the Co-Founder of Mātiti Group and an International Bestselling Author. She wears multiple hats and can be found on International Platforms as a Keynote Speaker. She is an HR Veteran, Coach, Key Environment Supporter and Enabler, Multiple Awards Winner Influencer, and now she is also the Crowned ‘Mrs UAE International’. Charul is an Inspirational Leader, who endorses Purposeful Leadership. She is a ‘woman on a mission’ and is respected as a credible voice in providing strategic insights.
Mrs Nandita Warrier
Mrs Nandita Warrier is an Executive Coach and Leadership Facilitator, deeply invested in the idea of growth. She has spent over two decades exploring what makes people reach their fullest potential. Her work spans across the globe through her contribution to organisations like the United Nations and others. Guided by her motto – ‘Intensity without being intense’, Nandita loves to unpack complex issues simplistically.
Mrs Anjula Singh Bhadauria
Mrs Anjula Singh Bhadauria is an Internationally acclaimed and awarded Poet. In addition of being featured in British Council Magazine as Educationist she is an E-commerce Technocrat, Pranic Healer, Numerologist, Vaastu & Feng Shui Expert too. She is the Founder President of Bilingual World Record holding International Literary and Cultural Group “EWA Zindagi” with presence in more than 10 countries. She has authored 8 educational reference books for M.A. and M.Ed Ignou students & Co-authored 11 anthologies. She is the recipient of many National and International Awards as an Educationist, Writer and Artist.
Mrs Tanushree Podder
Mrs Tanushree worked in the corporate sector for eight long years before she quit the rat race to write. A management graduate, she has worn several hats both as an individual and an army wife. A well-known travel writer and novelist, she is passionate about traveling and writing. Climate change and the environment especially interests her. Tanushree wrote for major newspapers, such as The Times of India, Hindustan Times, Indian Express, and The Hindu, before writing books. She writes in various genres like military, historical, and crime for adults and young adults.
Mrs Ganiv Chadha Panjrath
Mrs Ganiv Chadha Panjrath, a second-generation army brat, is married to Inderjit, and their son Jaskirat is a constant source of delight. She worked as an educator, before her extensive eight-year career in the corporate sector. Currently, she operates a publishing house, Creative Crows Publishers LLP, in collaboration with her partner Tannaz Irani. The Publishing House boasts of more than 300 titles in all Genres and an extended family of authors in the age group of 9 to 90 years young. She had actively taken part in the previous chapters of Abhivyakti lit fests .Admirably, Ganiv adeptly balances her professional responsibilities with her steadfast commitment as an Military Spouse.
Mrs Angeline Chauhan
Mrs Angeline Chauhan refers to herself as the “70’s Hippie Mom” who likes to lead the gypsy life with her Infantryman! A wife, mom, writer, editor, podcaster, entrepreneur, event host and educator- all rolled into one. Angeline Chauhan published her first book, a collection of short stories and poems by the name of A Room for Ruth, earlier in 2023, with Partridge by Penguin. Her second love after writing is podcasting, and she has a channel on Spotify by the name of KATHAKAR | The Storyteller. “We are the sum total of our stories, so write them well, narrate them with passion.”
Mrs Bhavna Ramakrishnan
Mrs Bhavna Ramakrishnan is an educator, she has been teaching English language and literature to senior secondary classes for the last two twenty years. A graduate of Lucknow University, she has done B.Ed. and M.Phill in English Literature and holds a diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication. Teaching and writing are her forte and she strongly believes that the pen is mightier than the sword. She loves to read books with strong female protagonists and has incorporated the theme of women empowerment in her novels.
Mrs. Veena Mohan
Mrs. Veena Mohan has a prolific teaching career and is currently a Hindi and Sanskrit Faculty member at Heritage School. Having explored avenues beyond teaching, she has served as an official for the Commonwealth Youth Games and has participated in various Lit fest as panellist and moderater. A passionate storyteller, she holds the credit of co-authoring a grammar book.
Lokesh Nathany
Lokesh Nathany is a Storyteller, a Motivational speaker, TEDxChowringhee Licensee, Curator, a TEDx speaker and an experienced financial services professional. Lokesh chose to be a storyteller To Inspire and Influence people through the power of stories and life lessons so that they can bring a positive change to their personal and professional life leading to a Happy, Healthy & Wealthy life. One of the talk shows curated and hosted by Lokesh has crossed 4.50 million views on various social media platforms. Lokesh was awarded 50 Most Innovative Storyteller of the year by World HRD Congress & World Storytelling Congress. Lokesh was recently felicitated by The Honourable President of India Smt. Draupadi Murmu at ASMITA, Inspiring stories by Army Wive.