Well-known journalist and political commentator Swapan Dasgupta has worked for many leading Indian publications, including The Times of India. He thinks the Right is an endangered community in India’s English-language media. “Right & Wrong” is one of the few voices of the community. He was awarded Padma Bhusan in 2015, for his contribution to Literature and Education.

Amit Sood is a Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine at Mayo Clinic Minnesota, and serving as Chair of Mayo Mind Body Initiative. He completed degrees in medicine from Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. Dr. Sood has developed an innovative approach toward stress management and resiliency by incorporating concepts from neuroscience, psychology, philosophy and spirituality. Several National Institutes of Health and foundation grants support his research into developing integrative and mind-body approaches in conventional medical care and promoting well-being. He is the author of “The Mayo Clinic Guide to Stress-Free Living.” He has authored or co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed original articles, as well as editorials and book chapters. In 2008, Ode Magazine named him as one of 20 intelligent optimists who are helping the world become a better place. Dr. Sood completed his internal medicine training at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, an integrative medicine fellowship at the University of Arizona and a master’s degree in clinical research at Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Soumitra Kumar is a Consultant Cardiologist in Kolkata, who has been practicing for the last 23 years. Dr. Soumitra Kumar was appointed as a Visiting Cardiologist at Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, Kolkata in 1995. Simultaneously, he was also appointed as a Lecturer in Cardiology at the Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Kolkata. Since 2004, he has been a Professor in the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine. From February 2010, Dr. Kumar has been appointed Chief Co-ordinator of Academic Services (Cardiology) at Rabindranath Tagore Institute of Cardiac Sciences (RTIICS), Kolkata and also In-charge of DNB (Cardiology), Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Cardiology (PGDCC-IGNOU) Courses. He is a life member of CSI,API and IMA.

Dilip Sarkar, MD, FACS, CAP, C-IAYT a retired Vascular Surgeon turned Certified Yoga Therapist and Certified Ayurveda Practitioner, teaches Yoga Therapy both nationally and internationally to health care providers, with a focus on integrating yogic wisdom and the science of Western Medicine. He started the first category one ACCME-approved CME (Continuing Medical Education) course in the USA for physicians: “Yoga Therapy for Medical Professionals.” He serves on several local and national healthcare boards as: Past President of the Board of directors for the American Heart Association, Hampton Roads Chapter, Virginia; Immediate Past President of the Board of directors, International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT); Chairman of the Board, Life in Yoga Institute; Life Member, National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA). Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS); and Fellow, American Associations of Integrative Medicine (AAIM). He retired as an Associate Professor of Surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia and is currently the Chairman of the Center for Integrative Medicine and Yoga, Taksha Institute, Hampton, Virginia.

Dr. Vijay Chauthaiwale, is the Political Activist and Independent Healthcare-Biotech Consultant, India. Recently, he has been also nominated as a member of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), which is an umbrella body under NITI Aayog for all innovation related initiatives of Government of India. He has in Ph.D. in Microbiology from University of Pune and has worked in senior management role in pharmaceutical Research and Development for 18 years. His last role as Vice President (Discovery Research) in Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd and has provided him exposure to diverse operational issues like portfolio management, business & collaboration management, resource optimization and exploring funding opportunities.

Dr. Mehta is Medical Director and Director of Medical Education for the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (BHI-MGH) and Associate Director of Education at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is also the associate director of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine Fellowship. Dr. Mehta received his BA in Biology from Illinois Wesleyan University and an MD from University of Texas-Southwestern Medical School. He completed his residency in internal medicine at University of Illinois-Chicago Hospital. In 2008, he completed a clinical research fellowship in complementary and integrative medicine at the Harvard Medical School Osher Research Center, during which he received a Master of Public Health degree from the Harvard School of Public Health. His educational and research interests include curricular development in complementary and integrative medical therapies, mind/body educational interventions in health professions training, and promotion of professionalism in medical trainees. He directs medical student and resident rotational electives at BHI-MGH and the Osher Center.

Sutirtha Bhattacharya was the Chairman & MD of Coal India Limited. Before taking charge of Coal India he was the CMD of state-owned Singareni Collieries Company. Bhattacharya has advocated coal pollution mitigation technology to reduce harmful environmental impacts, while still seeking to double coal production. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer and graduated from Presidency College,Kolkata as a graduating student of the University of Calcutta. Mr. Bhattacharya served as Principal Secretary of Infrastructure and Investment Department of the Andhra Pradesh government and Government of Andhra Pradesh Energy Department. Mr. Bhattacharya served in the Indian Administrative Service of 1985 Batch. Mr. Bhattacharya served as a Director of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. Mr. Bhattacharya served as a Director of The Singareni Collieries Company Limited from June 01, 2012 to 2014. He served as a Director of Andhra Pradesh Power Finance Corporation Limited until August 15, 2011.

Lalit K Jha was born 1968 and educated in India. Later he migrated to the USA, where he settled in Washington, D.C., Metro Area. Bachelor of Arts, History UNIVERSITY OF DELHI, New Delhi, India (Graduated with Honors) Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAWAN, New Delhi, India Extensive coverage of the United States – the White House, the State Department, Congress – from an Indian perspective, besides writing on Indian Americans. Twelve years of proven expertise writing compelling news articles and investigative reports for major newspapers and wire services in India and the United States. • Adept at securing and conducting in-depth interviews with leading international political players, with a strong network of contacts. Keen vision in tracking media trends and identifying opportunities for content development that lead to significantly increased circulation in a highly competitive market. • Swiftly adapt to working within various media environments, including daily newspapers, wire services, weekly magazines, and news portals. Background: PTI is the largest news agency of India, which is subscribed by more than 500 news papers, besides scores of television channels and radio stations.

He is currently working as the Chief US Correspondent in the The Press Trust of India.

Shirley Telles completed M.B.B.S. and subsequently M.Phil and Ph.D. in Neurophysiology from the National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences [NIMHANS], Bangalore, India . Dr. Telles directs research at Patanjali Research Foundation, Haridwar, India . She has 161 research publications related to the above mentioned areas of research in journals indexed in international bibliographic databases [such as Medline, PsycLit and others], 18 chapters in books and 4 published books. She received an award from The Indian Council of Medical Research, The John Templeton Foundation (www.templeton.org), U.S.A. (January, 2002), and a Fulbright Fellowship (J.William Fulbright Foundation, U.S.A) to study Functional magnetic resonance imaging in meditators”. Dr. Telles is an enthusiastic practitioner of yoga herself.

Dr. Santanu K Tripathi is Professor & Head of Clinical & Experimental Pharmacology, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata. His academic qualifications are MBBS, MD (Pharmacology), DM (Clinical Pharmacology).

He is having teaching Experience of 27 years with sixty research and review articles Publications in National & International journals. He is Life Member of many professional societies and a member of Drug Information Association (DIA) Advisory Council of India. He has Contributed in the development of the international document on pharmacovigilance, ‘ISDB EU: Berlin Declaration on Pharmacovigilance’, Berlin, January 2005. He was the key expert contributor in developing the State Drug Policy for West Bengal in 2005 and also awarded the ‘Doctor of the Year Award’ by Students Health Home, Kolkata in 2005, for contribution in the field of health care.

Partha Pratim Chakrabarti (Chakraborty) is an Indian computer scientist. He is a distinguished professor and the present director of IIT Kharagpur Dr. Chakrabarti has made pioneering research contributions and has solved a number of open problems. His work has been incorporated in standard text books as well as industry level tools of major international companies. He has published more than 200 papers in international journals and conferences and supervised two dozen PhD students. He is also an honorary awardee of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, the highest science award in India, for the engineering category in 2000.

He has also won several awards and accolades like President of India Gold Medal (1985), INSA Young Scientist Award (1991), J C Bose Fellowship (2013), etc.

Dr. Arunangshu Talukdar practices at AMRI Hospitals Salt Lake, Kolkata. Professional Qualification of Dr. Arunangshu Talukdar are MD, PhD, (USA), FICP, WHO Fellow. Dr. Arunangshu Talukdar specializes in Internal Medicine.

Dr. Basu Ray is an Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiologist. He is currently with St. Francis Hospital, 5959 Park Ave, Memphis, TN-USA. He is also a Visiting Professor of Cardiology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh, Uttarakhand-India and a Visiting Prof of Cardiology: SVYASA (A Deemed University) in Bengaluru, Karnataka-India. He is also the Founder President of the American Academy for Yoga and Meditation in Medicine & the Founder Secretary of the North American Chapter of the Cardiological Society of India. Dr. Basu Ray was a former faculty member in Medicine (Cardiology) at Harvard Medical School and Tulane University Medical Center both in the US.

He has worked as an academic cardiologist, researcher, and scientist at various reputed medical institutions in the United States and India. He has trained in Cardiology and Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology in India, Canada, and the United States. Dr. Basu Ray has two primary sets of research interests. He is involved in clinical research in cardiac electrophysiology which includes atrial fibrillation, VT ablation, and cryptogenic stroke. Through this research, he has shown for the first time that complex left atrial appendage morphology is an independent risk factor for stroke in patients without atrial fibrillation. His research on subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD) published in Journal of American College of Cardiology became one of the top downloaded article in the history of the journal. It also led to changes in guideline by top cardiology associations in the world including American College of Cardiology regarding the use of S-ICD.

His other primary interest is the use of meditation and yoga in modern medicine, particularly heart disease.Dr. Basu Ray has been meditating since the age of six. His research centers on the use of meditation and yoga in modern medicine, particularly heart diseases. He is also one of the ten cardiologists to write the world’s first scientific statement on the use of meditation in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases on behalf of the American Heart Association. Dr. Basu Ray has been invited to deliver lectures on his research at many premier institutes in the United States, including Harvard, MIT, Georgia Tech, Cleveland and the Mayo Clinic, and many others. He has been a guest speaker at multiple physician organizations, including the Texas Medical Association. He has also been invited to present at grand rounds at many medical schools in the United States and abroad. He recently was a guest speaker at Chennai in a Cardiology Soceity of India sponsored Electrophysiology meet attended by around 300 cardiologist from all over the country.

Dr. Basu Ray is the author of numerous research articles and book chapters in cardiology. He is the editor of Clinical Cardiology, a book for medical curriculum for subspecialty training in cardiology with over 40 authors from all over the world. He is also the Editor in Chief for Cardiac Electrophysiology for Stat Pearl, an initiative to provide continuing medical education to physicians with the US National Library of Medicine under the National Institutes of Health.

Subhash Chand Manchanda is an Indian cardiologist and a senior consultant of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. He is a Senior Consultant and Co-ordinator of the Diplomat of National Board program of the National Board of Examinations and a former professor and Head of the Department of Cardiology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (AIIMS). He is the chairman of the Advisory Board of Diya Foundation, a non governmental organization managing a number of charitable institutions for the under-privileged children and aged people.

Manchanda worked at AIIMS for 36 years and superannuated from the institution in 2003 to join Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in the Indian capital city as a senior consultant cardiologist. He is known to have done researches on reversal of heart diseases by Yoga practice and diet control and conducts regular camps at Adhyatma Sadhma Kendra at Mehrauli in Haryana. He is the Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Preventive Cardiology and is credited with over 300 articles and four books on cardiology. He is also a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical and Preventive Cardiology. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2004.