Bachi Karkaria

Bachi Karkaria is a pioneer in Indian journalism, and the creator of path-breaking brands for the Times Group. She is also a popular columnist, bestselling author, literature festival curator and international media trainer. She was the first Indian board member of the Paris-based World Editors Forum, a Jefferson Fellow from Hawaii’s East-West Center, and the recipient of the Mary Morgan-Hewitt Award for Lifetime Achievement. Karkaria’s books include the critically acclaimed bestseller In Hot Blood: The Nanavati Case That Shook India; Mills, Molls and Moolah; Behind the Times; Mumbai Masti; The Cake That Walked; and collected editions of her columns in various publications.