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Dr. Gita
Viswanath
Dr Gita Viswanath has a Ph.D. in Literature and Film Studies from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. Her study, The ‘Nation’ in War: A Study of Military Literature and Hindi War Cinema, was published by Cambridge Scholars, UK in 2014. She has also published papers on cinema in journals and edited volumes, two novels, a children’s book, short stories, and poems. Her short films “Family Across the Atlantic” and “Safezonerz” are available on YouTube. She has also co-founded an online film club called Talking Films Online.

Dr. Manas K Ghosh
Dr Manas Ghosh is an Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Film Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He teaches Contemporary Asian Cinema, Non-Fiction Film and Cinematic Realism in Global Context. His area of research interest includes Third Cinema, Alternative Cinema in India and new cinemas of East-Asia. He was awarded Foreign Sinology Scholar fellowship by the Center for Chinese Studies, Taipei, Taiwan in 2017. Dr. Ghosh publishes regularly in vernacular magazines and English journals on cinema, culture and literature.

Dr. Sulagna Mohanty
Dr Sulagna Mohanty is an accomplished academician, author, and researcher specializing in English literature, film studies, and cinema critique. As an Associate Professor of English and a cinema researcher, she has published extensively on topics related to Indian cinema and its nuances, including co-editing the book “The Social and Cultural Dynamics of Indian Cinema,” published by IGI Global, USA. As an independent researcher, Sulagna Mohanty has made significant contributions to the field of film studies, and as a cine critic, she has a keen eye for analyzing and evaluating films. Her work has earned her widespread recognition and admiration in academic and intellectual circles.