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Sam Santhosh is an entrepreneur with a 35-year track record of creating successful companies. For the first 20 years, Sam was in the IT industry and made his mark by setting up California Software Co Ltd (Calsoft) and taking it to the public in India. In the last 15 years, Sam led the Genomic revolution in India by incubating and launching multiple companies leveraging Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and Bioinformatics, through his incubator SciGenom Labs in Kochi and San Francisco. Sam incubated MedGenome in 2010 and over the next 10 years, raised $120M from leading venture capital companies like Sequoia, Sofina, Leapfrog, and IFC. Sam established MedGenome as the leading genomic diagnostics and research company in India and he is often called the ‘Genome man of India’. In 2019 Sam was in Goldman Sachs’s list of the Top 100 intriguing entrepreneurs of the world. Currently, Sam continues to incubate new companies in SynBio and AI in SciGenom labs and promote research and education through the SciGenom Research Foundation (SGRF), a trust that he established in 2010. His passion now is in creating a 20-acre medicinal plant garden based on the 17th-century magnum opus ‘Hortus Malabaricus’ (Garden of Malabar) at his hometown of Thrissur, Kerala. Sam is a mechanical engineer with an MBA from IIM Calcutta. He is the author of ‘Sam’s Twelve Commandments for the Indian Entrepreneur’ published in 2023. He maintains homes in San Francisco and Kochi while continuously travelling across the world visiting museums, archaeological sites and botanical gardens.

M S Banesh is a novelist and poet. Jalabhadradinrathrangal and Premalekhanam published by DC Books are his publications. He has received several awards such as the R. Ramachandran Award, Ayanam A. Ayyappan Award and Jinesh Madappally Award. He is also seven times recipient of State Government Television Award. His novel Premalekhanam is a romantic entertainment thriller. Set in the backdrop of Kolkata, Jalabhadradinarathrangal, his first novel known for its experimentation with language. Nenjuvirich Thalakunikkunnu, Kathushikshikkanae, Nallayinam Pulaya Acharukal, Perakkavadi are his poetry collections 

B Jeyamohan is a writer and literary critic. He writes in Tamil and Malayalam. His oeuvre includes novels, short stories, literary criticism, biographies, introductory texts to Indian and Western literature, books on philosophy, and translations. Some of his prominent works include Vishnupuram, Pin Thodarum Nizhalin Kural, Kaadu, Kottravai,Vellai Yaanai, Nooru Simhasanangal, and Uravidangal. Jeyamohan has completed his serialized retelling of the Indian epic, Mahabharata, called Venmurasu (The White Drum), consisting of twenty-six volumes. His works have been translated, and he also writes screenplays. Malarthuli: Short Stories, Thanmeetchi, Vanangaan, Aazhnathiyai Thedi are also some of his recent works.

S. Gopalakrishnan writes in English and Malayalam publications. The series Jalarekhakal in Bhasha Poshini and Chevi Orkkumbol in Malayalam weekly are written by him. Some of his works include Jalarekhakal, Kadha Pole Chilathu Sambhavikkumbol, Gandhi: Oru Ardha Nagna Vayana, Manushyanumayulla Udambadikal and Paattum Kaalavum.After working in Akashavani, he was the content director of Sahapedia (an online Encyclopedia of South Asian Culture). He has also worked as the Content Head at Radio Mango, UAE.

Sithara S is a short story writer. Her major works are Idam, Agniyum Kathakalum, Veyilil Oru Kaiyezhuthukari, Nrithashala, and Veshapakarcha. She has translated Malala Yousafzai’s We Are Displaced into Malayalam as Enteyum Katha and published by DC Books. She has won many awards and accolades for her writings including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Gita Hiranyan Award and Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Prize. Amlam is her recent work.

P. K Rajasekharan is a literary critic and journalist. He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the critical study, Pithrukhadikaram: O. V. Vijayante Kalayum Darshanavum in 1997. His notable works are Andhanaya Daivam: Malayala Novalinte Nooru Varshangal, Ekantha Nagarangal: Utharadhunika Malayala Sahithyathinte Saundarya Shasthram, and Bookstalgia. Rajasekharan is the editor of the titles published by DC Books, such as 100 Varsham 100 Kavitha, Mahacharithamala, and O. V. Vijayan Ormapusthakam.

Bipin Chandran stands is a distinguished writer, screenwriter, and actor who has made significant contributions to Malayalam cinema. An author, his literary repertoire includes Mammootty: Kazhchayum Vayanayum, Kriyaathmaka Jeevithathilekku Pathu Chuvadukal, Maayude Kathukal and Irattachanku among others. Furthermore, he has made significant contributions to prominent publications such as IE Malayalam and Manorama Online. He has acted in numerous films, including Daddycool, Buddy, Samsaram Arogyathinu Hanikaram, Honeybee 2, and others was honored with the 2019 Kerala State Film Award for Best Article on Cinema.