jury 2025

Anuja Chandramouli is a bestselling author and new age Indian classicist widely regarded as one of the finest writers in…

Chittajit Mitra (he/they) is a queer writer, translator and journalist from Allahabad. They co-founded RAQS (Resistive Alliance for Queer Solidarity)

Dhrubo Jyoti is senior editor of news operations at Hindustan Times. They are also closely linked to the movement around

Dibeyendu Ganguly is a veteran journalist with 26 years’ experience with The Economic Times in Ahmedabad and Mumbai.  He holds a

Himanjali has written a few books and edited many more. She was formerly Editorial Director at Simon & Schuster India.

K Vaishali is an author based in Hyderabad, India. Her critically acclaimed memoir, Homeless: Growing Up Lesbian and Dyslexic in

Nidhi Suresh is an independent reporter with over seven years of experience in reporting on gender-based violence, crime, politics and

Shals Mahajan is a writer, activist, layabout, part feline, somewhat hooman genderqueer fellow who lives in Bombay, but mainly in