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by Binod Mishra, faculty in the HSS department of IIT Roorkee has Taught in Various reputed institutes. He has authored nine books and edited nine anthologies, presented papers in many national and international conferences,and also published a good number of papers in various journals and anth... View More Binod Mishra, faculty in the HSS department of IIT Roorkee has Taught in Various reputed institutes. He has authored nine books and edited nine anthologies, presented papers in many national and international conferences,and also published a good number of papers in various journals and anthologies. He has delivered talks in various reputed institutions and also conducted three short term courses and many workshops. His areas of interest include Indian Writing in English, Professional Communication, Soft Skills, Creative Writing in English and Womens Studies. One of his books entitled Communication Skills for Engineers and Scientists (co-authored with Sangeeta sharma) is being used as a text book in many professional institutes. An elected Treasurer of AESI (Association for English Studies Of India), Dr. Mishra is also on the editorial board of various reputed journals. He has received awards such as AIMS International Distinguished Service Award (2008), & Outstanding Editor of the Year (2009), given by AIMS International. International Poets Academy, Chennai, India conferred on him ???Excellence in World Poetry Award 2010???. Kalpana Purohit is Professor in the Department of English at Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur. Her earlier stint as the Head of the Department, Birla Institute Mumbai and the first Coordinator of Communicative English, mumbai University sponsored by UGC reflected her administrative acumen. A member of several academic forums, Editorial Boards and an active researcher, she has extensively published articles in journals of national and international repute. She has published books on D.H. Lawrence, Absurd theatre and Literature for Children. A widely travelled person, she has also presented several papers at seminars and conferences and actively engaged in supervising Ph. D Scholars. Her areas of interest are American Drama, British Short Stories, Post Colonial Literature, Comparative Literature, Womens Studies, Media and Communication, French Studies. She is a recipient of prestigious Hira Lal Shastri Award for Women Education.

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by Prakash Madhusudan Apte, graduated in Architecture from M.S. University, Baroda and completed the Masters Programme in Regional Planning in 1961, from IIT Kharagpur. He went on to study Urban Design at Naples University, Italy and also obtained a Diploma in Business Management from Bharatiya Vidya B... View More Prakash Madhusudan Apte, graduated in Architecture from M.S. University, Baroda and completed the Masters Programme in Regional Planning in 1961, from IIT Kharagpur. He went on to study Urban Design at Naples University, Italy and also obtained a Diploma in Business Management from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, New Delhi. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Town Planners, India, as well as the Indian Institute of Architects. Prakash Madhusudan Apte had worked with Chandigarh Capital Project, Delhi Development Authority and the Ansel Planning Organization. He designed the new capital of Gujarat, Gandhinagar. As Chief of Projects of Housing & Urban Development Corporation of India (HUDCO), he formulated its policies and executed housing projects. As a Senior Adviser to the Royal Government of Bhutan in 2003, he prepared a Shelter Strategy for the Capital, Thimphu. For the last 12 years he has been on the staff of the World Bank as a Consultant for the Mumbai Urban Transport Project II and the Emergency Tsunami Rehabilitation Project for Tamil Nadu. He has been a Member of the Bombay Development Plan Advisory Committee, Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority (MHADA), the Housing Urban Renewal & Ecology (HURE) Board of the Bombay Metropolitan Region Development Authority: the Development Plan Committee for the Vasai-Virar Region and Governor of the Delhi School of Planning & Architecture. He has chaired and addressed national and international seminars and served as Vice-President of the Institute of Town Planners, India. He was invited as the Eisenhower Fellow from India in the field of Urban Management, by the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships Inc USA.

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by Soorina Desai was born and brought up in Mumbai, India. She completed her graduation at the University of Mumbai in English Literature and History. Her maiden novel Anamika was written in the year 2005. It was a story of forbidden love set in the post independence era and was long-listed for the Cr... View More Soorina Desai was born and brought up in Mumbai, India. She completed her graduation at the University of Mumbai in English Literature and History. Her maiden novel Anamika was written in the year 2005. It was a story of forbidden love set in the post independence era and was long-listed for the Crossword book awards in the year 2006. The book was reviewed and appreciated in several reputed publications such as The Times of India , The Afternoon, Mumbai Metro, The Week, The Free Press Journal, among others. Her second novel, Barefoot to Paradise, about a struggling painter was published in 2010. In the course of writing this book she interacted with many well known International editors such as Catherine Knepper, Miriam Tager, Sarah Cypher and Marion Urch. The launch of Barefoot to Paradise was covered in several newspapers all over the country. The book won rave reviews in prominent publications such as The Afternoon, Savvy, Indian Express, Mid-Day, HT Cafe, Decaan Herald as well as some leading vernacular publications like Saamna and Navshakti. Soorina has written several poems and articles, many of which have been nominated for awards by the International Library of Poetry, International Society of Poets etc. A number of her poems have appeared in their publications as well. The poems have also been put up on Indian as well as International websites. She won an award for an article in Femina magazine in the year 2000 and has also written a short story for the same magazine, published (in two parts) in the year 2010. Soorina's third novel, Blame It On Destiny is a novel that questions the power of human actions over a mystical force that is believed to control one's destiny. It is a story of five strangers connected to one another without the knowledge of the impact they have on each other's lives. Blame It On Destiny has received five star reviews on social as well as print media. Soorina is currently working on her fourth novel titled Birds of the Air. Some of her poems and articles are available on her website - www.soorina.com

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by Yatin Narechania, a holder of Chartered Accountant degree from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, resides in Mumbai with his family. With an expertise in Audit & Assurance for the last five years, he has worked with KPMG, G P Kapadia and is currently designated as Senior Manager-Audit ... View More Yatin Narechania, a holder of Chartered Accountant degree from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, resides in Mumbai with his family. With an expertise in Audit & Assurance for the last five years, he has worked with KPMG, G P Kapadia and is currently designated as Senior Manager-Audit in M L Bhuwania & Co. Apart from his propitious professional life, he always had a spark within him of doing something for the benefit of the fraternity; especially the interns. This spark led him to pen down a fiction novel on internship; first of its kind in the history of the Chartered Fraternity. His belief 'Imparting Knowledge is Inspiring Change' makes him conduct seminars at his workplace and educate people by speaking on varied aspects; technical and non-technical. He firmly believes that Comfort zone can never make a man and thus one can learn things and overcome problems only by facing it. Success achieved thereafter, then seems well-deserved and worth-celebrating. His acquaintances say he is gifted with an amazing sense of humor, which attracts many seeking his humorous opinions. He is known for his obviousness too. The only thing that agitates him the most is when people behave inhuman. He loves to discuss about movies, sports, constructive criticisms and issues concerning the society and the country.

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