Dr. Hetall Dipen Vyas is a passionate academician with over 17 years of teaching experience and a year in corporate industry, bringing a rich blend of pedagogical depth and practical insight to her role. Currently serving as an Assistant Professor at GLS University, she is known for her innovative teaching approaches and commitment to advancing financial education. She holds a Ph.D. in Financial Literacy from Nirma University, where her research focused on empowering individuals through financial awareness and informed decision-making. She further honed her academic leadership through the prestigious Faculty Development Programme at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA). Dr. Vyas's academic interests span Finance, Blockchain, Entrepreneurship, and Financial Literacy. Her interdisciplinary passion fuels her work in bridging traditional finance education with emerging technologies and strategic entrepreneurial thinking. She continues to inspire future leaders with her dynamic classroom engagement and dedication to societal impact through structured financial planning.

The author has had a long and successful career along with being the mother of three children. During her corporate career, she has parallelly kept her interest in creative arts alive, through different art forms. She now wishes to give back to children some of the joy that her own kids experienced during their formative years. Their own personas and creativity were shaped and enhanced through an early introduction to colouring books and children's story book. Each of her children have developed an individual creative art style and this encourages the author to bring forward her own creative abilities. This book is meant primarily for children to experiment with colour and to develop their own unique style, giving expression to their creativity. That does not, however, stop adults from enjoying a cozy time, too.

Harmeet is a software professional who also loves weaving stories and poems. Inspired by everyday chats with a curious 5-year-old daughter, Harmeet started writing moral stories for kids. With a mix of imagination and gentle life lessons, these playful poems and tales are written in a kid-friendly style that keeps little readers entertained while they learn.

Malvika Shrivastava is a children’s storyteller who loves weaving magical tales filled with adventure, warmth, and wonder. Inspired by her young daughter’s imagination, Malvika creates gentle bedtime stories that spark curiosity and comfort in little readers.Her debut picture book, Sia and the Bunny, invites children into an enchanting world of glowing flowers, twinkling fireflies, and the magic of friendship. Through her stories, she hopes to nurture a love for reading and create lasting memories for families who share them at bedtime.

The author is a dedicated professional with a Master’s degree in Computer Management who brings her love for storytelling to life through thoughtful and engaging children’s books. With a background in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and charity work, she has spent years supporting underprivileged children. Her passion for inspiring young minds is at the heart of every story she writes. Through vibrant characters and meaningful messages, she aims to nurture values like kindness, responsibility, and the importance of time.

Anand and Niveditha are parents, storytellers, and believers in the richness of Indian culture. They created this book series to bring Hindu itihāsa into the lives of young children in a fun, simple, and age-appropriate way.Through easy-to-read text and joyful illustrations, they hope to spark curiosity, strengthen cultural roots, and help kids grow up with stories that carry both wonder and wisdom.These books are part of their larger mission to make our timeless stories more accessible to the next generation.

Shaurya Parasrampuria is a student based in Mumbai with a multifaceted range of interests. He is a student of the sciences whilst harbouring a deep interest in language, culture, and psychology, and artistic appreciation. Passionate about nature and equally concerned about the ramifications of its destruction, Shaurya has conducted sessions to help students at Sukhad to help them use the power of narrative and design to empower them to communicate their own lived climate realities. A bright and empathetic student, he has also been actively involved in his school’s philosophy club and literature fest. His earnest curiosity about people, the earth we inhabit, and the myriad ways in which they are interconnected, inspired him to ideate and create The Conservation Conversation.

Sahil Mallick is a 13-year-old storyteller from Bengaluru, with roots in West Bengal. A passionate fan of adventure and fictional tales, Sahil’s love for epic journeys and mysterious maps inspired him to write The Price of Fortune, his very first book. Beyond writing, he enjoys drawing, painting, and everything art-related. He shares his creative works on Instagram at @allround_er42. Sahil dreams of creating more exciting stories in the future and hopes to spark the imagination of readers everywhere.