Anirudh Kanisetti is a public historian specializing in ancient and early medieval India. He is the author of Lords of the Deccan: Southern India from the Chalukyas to the Cholas. He hosts two podcasts: Echoes of India and YUDDHA: The Indian Military History Podcast. Anirudh has won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar, the Ramnath Goenka Sahitya Samman and the Tata Literature Live! Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award. He was an Open Mind of 2022, and on the New Indian Express’ ‘40 Under 40’ list. Anirudh was formerly editor at the MAP Academy, where he worked on the Encyclopedia of Indian Art. Prior to this, he was associate fellow at the Takshashila Institution. His work has received grants from Princeton University, the India Foundation for the Arts and the Museum of Art and Photography.