Born and brought up in Azamgarh, Nalin Ranjan Singh has been living in Lucknow for many years. His dissertation is on the topic 'Societies depicted in the stories of Amarkant'. He has edited the book 'Anchlik Lokgeet: Ek Vishleshan'. Published books are 'Beech Bahab Mein' and 'Nai Kahani Andolan aur hindi kahani ke chaar stambh'. He is the editor of research magazine 'Warima' and editor-in-chief of poetry-focused magazine 'Kavita Bihaan'. Has been honored by many organizations. You have received the 'Shyamdhar Smriti Samman' for the year 2019 and the Sahitya Gaurav Samman for the year 2020-21 from the Rajya Karmchari Sahitya Sansthan, Uttar Pradesh. Famous in the world of literature as a poet, critic and editor. Presently Associate Professor is working in Hindi Department Jai Narayan PG College Lucknow.

Neelima Pandey is a Masters in the Department of Ancient Indian History and Archeology. Her research is on the prehistoric period of history. Along with history, she has also had equal interest in women's discourse and literature. She has published two books on women's discourse 'Itihaas mein stri asmita ki talash' and 'Silenced Voices' which add a new link in the study of women's discourse. Her book on folk literature 'Anchlik Lokgeet: Ek Vishleshan' shows her interest in folk which we find in herS poetic translation of 'Therigatha', an integral part of Buddhist literature. 'Lucknow Shahar: Kuch Dekha-Kuch Suna' is another famous book of her. Her papers have been published in leading journals of history and literature. Presently she is Associate Professor in Jai Narayan Post Graduate College, Lucknow.

Harbans Mukhia is an Indian historian whose principal area of study is medieval India.Mukhia worked at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi as Professor of Medieval History at the Centre for Historical Studies. He was rector of JNU from 1999-2002 and retired in 2004.

Suvira Jaiswal is an Indian historian. She is known for her researches into the social history of ancient India, especially the evolution of the caste system and the development and absorption of regional deities into the Hindu pantheon.

Anand Kumar is a retired professor of sociology at Jawaharlal Nehru University.