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Roopa Pai Editor & Author

Roopa Pai is a computer engineer who always knew she was going to write for children. She is the author of Taranauts, India's first fantasy adventure series for children, and has several other published books to her credit, including The Vedas And Upanishads For Children. To make a living, she brings together three other loves – history, working with young people and her home town Bangalore – in her day job as a guide with Bangalore Walks, a history and heritage walks and tours company. Sayan Mukherjee is a multidisciplinary illustrator from Kolkata, India. His work includes paintings, book covers, animated frames and much-loved children’s picture books drawn using various mediums. Sayan is also a muralist and has created expansive feature-scapes across India. You can find out more about his work at www.sayanart.net