Our Authors

D. Sivanandhan, former Director General of Police, Maharashtra, is one of India’s most highly regarded IPS officers. He has been instrumental in rebuilding the defenses of Mumbai after attacks in November 2008, and has served as member of the special task force in the National Security Council Secretariat. Currently, he serves on the board of several companies and is the Chairman of Securus First India Pvt. Ltd.

D.V. GURUPRASAD, IPS, is a retired director general of Karnataka Criminal Investigation Department. He is the recipient of the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service as well as Police Medal for Meritorious Service. He is a guest faculty in criminology and law enforcement for many universities and colleges. He is also a columnist for several English and Kannada dailies.

DADA GUNAMUKTANANDA is a yogi and meditator with over three decades of experience in practising and teaching meditation around the world. More information, media and content can be found on his website: www.consciousfrontier.org.

Dale Carnegie was a lecturer of public speaking at YMCA New York. He had also served in the US army during World War 1. He published his first book in 1936 and became a sought after self-help author and speaker. Some of his other works include How to Stop Worrying and Start Living and The Art of Public Speaking.

DAMRONG PINKOON has a master’s degree in management and a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He is an instructor of business strategies. His books have been translated into many languages.

DAMYANTI BISWAS is the author of You Beneath Your Skin and numerous short stories that have been published in magazines and anthologies in the US, the UK, and Asia. She has been shortlisted for Best Small Fictions and Bath Novel Awards and is co-editor of the Forge Literary Magazine. Damyanti is also a supporter of Project WHY, a program that provides quality education to underprivileged children in New Delhi. Apart from being a novelist, Damyanti is an avid reader of true crime, a blogger, and an animal lover. Her ambition has always been to live in a home with more books than any other item, and she continues to work toward that.

Dan Blank has been coaching college football for over twenty years. He has an ‘A’ License from the United States Soccer Federation and an Advanced National Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Dan Lier, America’s CoachTM, is internationally recognized as a premier speaker, business advisor, and sports performance consultant. He worked with motivational guru Tony Robbins for six years. Lier leads corporate "Next Level" events, performs one-on-one coaching sessions, and has worked with numerous professional athletes on performance strategies. He is a former college basketball player whose team won two straight national championships, a former college coach, and represented the U.S.A. in the 1985 World Games in Tokyo, Japan.

DAN MILLMAN is a former world-champion athlete, university coach, martial arts instructor, and college professor. His 12 previous books have inspired millions of readers in 29 languages. The feature film Peaceful Warrior is based on his first book. Dan and his wife, Joy, live in Northern California. His website is www.peacefulwarrior.com.

Dan Strutzel is a 25-year veteran of the personal development industry, publishing some of the most successful audio programs in history. He has worked up close and personally with most of the top personal development authors and speakers.

DR. DANIEL CROSBY is a psychologist, behavioral finance expert, and one of the foremost experts in applied behavioral science. He is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author and was named one of the ‘12 Thinkers to Watch’ by Monster.com. When he is not consulting around market psychology, Daniel enjoys independent films, fanatically following St. Louis Cardinals baseball, exploring the American South, and spending time with his family.

DANIEL DEFOE was trader, writer, journalist and spy.

DANIEL PECAUT is a Harvard graduate whose insights have been featured in the New York Times, Money Magazine, Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, Outstanding Investor Digest, and the Omaha-World Herald.

DAREN MARTIN is a thought leader and organizational change agent who transforms companies. He has a PhD in psychology and years of experience leading change initiatives, architecting company cultures and reinventing corporations. As a keynote speaker and teacher, he engages audiences across the world. He is an inspirational resource for business managers and collaborative teams.

Dave Jaworski has over 30 years of sales, technology, and executive management experience. He was the third employee at Microsoft Canada, and served as the national sales manager before being promoted to general manager of Western US Sales. There he led the team managing 80 percent of Microsoft’s US business. He was promoted to GM of US Sales Operations and then led a turnaround as the head of Microsoft University.

David Ellyard has a clear and compelling understanding of how new ideas and innovative technology are transforming our present lives and our common future. This comes from a life deeply involved in science, technology and innovation; as a researcher (including a year in Antarctica), teacher, radio and TV broadcaster, successful author and Government policy adviser. He is a great believer in making science relevant, of putting it in a context.

DAVID J. LIEBERMAN, PhD, is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author and internationally recognized leader in the fields of human behavior and interpersonal relationships. Techniques based on his six books, are used by the FBI, Fortune 500 companies, governments, corporations, and mental health professionals in more than 25 countries. Lieberman’s work has been featured in publications around the world, and he has appeared as a guest expert on more than 200 TV programs.

David Pond is an astrologer, author, speaker, and international workshop leader. He is the author of books on metaphysical topics, including Chakras for Beginners. David has a master of science degree in experimental metaphysics and has been practicing astrology for over thirty-five years. David can be found online at his website: DavidPond.com.

DAVID POSEN, M.D., is a family physician who counsels patients on stress and lifestyle management. He is also a leading speaker and trainer in the areas of stress mastery, change management and work-life balance, lecturing widely across North America. He is the bestselling author of The Little Book of Stress Relief and Always Change a Losing Game.

DAVID RICHO, PhD, MFT, is a psychotherapist, teacher, writer, and workshop leader whose work emphasizes the benefits of mindfulness and loving-kindness in personal growth and emotional well-being. He is the author of numerous books, including Triggers and The Five Things We Cannot Change. His website is davericho.com.

DAVID STUART DAVIES is a British writer. A former English teacher, he now works as a full-time editor, writer, and playwright. Davies has written extensively about Sherlock Holmes, both in fiction and non-fiction. He is the editor of Red Herrings, the monthly in-house publication of the Crime Writers' Association.

DEAN TURNBLOOM was born in southern Indiana in 1954. Seventh child of a coal miner, he joined the US Navy in 1973, where he served for thirty years.

Professor DEBASHIS CHATTERJEE has taught leadership classes at Harvard University and at the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) at Calcutta, Lucknow and Kozhikode for nearly two decades. He has trained more than ten thousand managers globally in Fortune 100 corporations and has served as leadership coach to political leaders and CEOs of major Indian organizations. He has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship twice for pre-doctoral and post-doctoral work at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. He is the author of six books including Leading Consciously and Break Free, that are widely translated internationally. Currently the Director of IIM Kozhikode, he can be reached at: dciimk@gmail.com/ www.debchat.com

DEBORAH NORVILLE is the anchor of Inside Edition, the nation’s longest-running, top-rated syndicated news magazine.

DEEPA RAJANI is a mother to two lovely daughters and an entrepreneur. A few roller-coaster life challenges compelled her to journey inwards, leading her to discover books, mentors and alternative healing. This journey also triggered her to pen her first book, The Magic in You.

DEEPAK MEHRA, an IIT Varanasi alumnus, secured his management degree from IMT Ghaziabad and followed this with an illustrious banking career. Throughout his professional life, he has been involved in developing, coaching and leading teams of high-calibre young professionals in truly multi-cultural environments. He can be reached at www.deepakmehra.co and www.facebook.com/AuthorDeepakMehra

DEV PRASAD is an IT professional residing in Bangalore. He secured his degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from R.E.C. Trichy He has also done MDP Program from IIM Bangalore. His wide range of interests includes reading, writing, travelling, photography, mythology and music. He can be contacted at dev.prasad63@gmail.com.

DEVDUTT PATTANAIK writes, illustrates and lectures on relevance of mythology in modern times. He has since 1996, written over 30 books and 600 columns on how stories, symbols and rituals construct the subjective truth (myths) of ancient and modern cultures around the world. His books include Myth=Mithya: Decoding Hindu Mythology, The Book of Ram, The Pregnant King, Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata, Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana, Olympus: An Indian Retelling of the Greek Myths, 7 Secrets series, Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik series, The Business Sutra series, Devlok series for children, The Jaya Colouring Book, The Sita Colouring Book, Pashu: Animal Tales from Hindu Mythology, Shikhandi: And Other Queer Tales They Don’t Tell You, My Gita, Hanuman Chalisa, The Girl Who Chose and The Boys Who Fought. He consults corporations on leadership and governance, and TV channels on mythological serials. His TV shows include Business Sutra on CNBC-TV18 and Devlok on Epic TV. To know more, do visit www.devdutt.com

DEVRA DAVIS PhD, MPH, is an award-winning scientist and writer. She is also the critically acclaimed author of The Secret History of the War on Cancer. President of Environmental Health Trust, a nonprofit research and educational group, Davis lectures around the world and blogs for Huffington Post. She lives in Washington, D.C., and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, with her husband. For more information log on to Ehtrust.org

DHAVAL BATHIA (B.Com, ACS, LLB) is one of the world’s youngest international bestselling authors. He has written five books that have been translated in over 14 languages. His memory feats have won him several international championships, earning him the accolades ‘Human Computer’, ‘Whiz-Kid’, ‘Memory Champ’ and more.

Deidre Combs is the author of various books on cross-cultural approaches to resolving conflict and overcoming challenges. Her books integrate common wisdom from the world’s lasting cultural traditions with systems theory and brain research. She provides leadership and conflict strategies as a management consultant, coach, mediator and professor.

DINKAR JOSHI has to his credit 120 books written in Gujarati. Several of his books are translated and published in different regional languages including English. His writings cover both social and spiritual areas of life and include the research work on Lord Krishna, Lord Buddha, epics like Mahabharat and Ramayan, biographical novels based on the life of distinguished personalities like the Gujarati poet Narmad, Mohammed Ali Jinnah (the creator of Pakistan), Rabindranath Tagore (a Nobel laureate Indian poet), and also on Lord Buddha.

DIRK BECKMANN, born in 1969 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, is an entrepreneur, author and lecturer. The main subjects of his work are digital business models, new technology and Design Thinking. While studying economics, he founded the digital communication agency artundweise where, as managing director, he is responsible for customers including Kraft Foods, Kellogg’s, Mars and other well-known German and international companies. The German edition of this book was nominated for a German Business Book Award. He teaches ‘Marketing in the Digital Age’ at Bremen University and lectures at numerous congresses and events.

DISHA is an IIM Calcutta alumnus and has spent over a decade with corporate giants like Paytm.com, Yatra.com & Mentor Graphics. She is currently a senior leader with Amazon India. Besides her corporate career, Disha loves to write and has authored many books.

DONALD L. BRADY (Ph.D., University of Alabama) is a professor of marketing and chairman, Department of Business Administration at American University in Bulgaria. Previously, he was a faculty of Youngstown State University, Birmingham-Southern College, where he held the Elton B. Stephens chair of Marketing and Sales Management, and Millersville University, where he served as department chair professor and created and directed the university’s Small Business Institute. Before entering academia, he worked in industry for Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Rust International Inc., and the 3M Company. His teaching and research specialties include international marketing, sales force management, marketing research, research methods for business, and business ethics.

DONALD THOMAS has published forty books, including poetry, fiction, biography and true crime. A stage-play based on his work, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, was recently produced in Wales. His biography of Robert Browning was short-listed for the Whitbread Award and he received The Gregory Award from T. S. Eliot personally for his poetry collection Points of Contact. He lives in Bath.

DOUGLAS GERBER is the founder and CEO of Focus One, a consulting firm that helps leaders create High Performance Teams. He has personally worked with leaders from over 70 companies to develop their own winning teams. Drawing from his own extensive background and 10 years of research, he innovated the concept of “Team Quotient” (TQ). He is a thought leader in the area of team transformation.

Mark Powell is a partner at A.T. Kearney consultancy and Associate Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Said Business School.

Dr Narmada Matang, Head – Medical Training, Kaya Skin Clinic has a passion for harmonizing the face naturally with cutting edge technology.

Dr Punit Saraogi, Senior Consultant – Medical Innovations, Kaya Skin Clinic, thrives on the challenges of dermatology and trichology.

Dr Sangeeta Velaskar is Vice President & Head – Medical Services and R&D at Kaya Skin Clinic, the largest dermatologist-backed chain of Cosmetic Dermatology clinics in India.

DR SHEFALI BATRA is a psychiatrist who augments her clinical practice extensively with mindfulness and cognitive techniques. She works with individuals, couples as well as groups (including small and large corporates and schools) and takes on diverse roles of a doctor, therapist, mentor, guide, coach, trainer, author, and blogger.

DR. STAN RODSKI has worked as a psychologist for over 30 years, specializing in neuro-scientific research around the issues of stress and how best to deal with it in our personal, family, and work lives.

DR (CDR) N K NATARAJAN has an experience of over 25 years in the Indian Navy, and a three year stint as a Group Testing Officer at the Selection Center in Bhopal. In addition to serving in the navy, he also holds a degree in management and a doctorate in psychology. He has helped assess more than 1500 candidates during his term as a selection officer.

DANIEL J. SIEGEL, M.D. is a New York Times bestselling author. He received his medical degree from Harvard University and completed his postgraduate medical education at UCLA, where he is currently a clinical professor.

Dr. Duru Shah, MD, FRCOG (Lon), FICOG, FICS, FCPS, FICMCH, DGO, DFP is one of the most respected gynaecologists in India and recognized globally as an expert on women’s health.

An expert naturopath and prolific writer, Dr. H. K. Bakhru’s well-researched articles on nature cure, health, nutrition and herbs have appeared regularly in various newspapers and magazines and bear the stamp of authority.

Dr. Joanna Girling is Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at West Middlesex University Hospital and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College School of Medicine, London. She wrote this book in collaboration with a team of specialists including midwife, Pippa Nightingale and parenting journalist, Kate Street.

DR. M. KATAKKAR has been awarded several honours for his research work and contribution to palmistry and numerology. He has extensively lectured in Europe, Canada and USA, and has had the opportunity to read hands of great personalities such as Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel, C. Rajagopalachari and Morarji Desai.

Dr. Minnu Bhonsle is a consulting psychotherapist and counsellor at the Heart To Heart Counselling Centre, Mumbai. She is an international trainer in Client Centered Therapy and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and has trained thousands of professionals worldwide. She is a columnist and feature writer for prominent publications and Internet sites, writing on psycho-social and relationship issues.

Dr MUKESH BATRA, India’s most famous homeopath and founder of the world’s largest chain of homeopathy clinics, shares his professional expertise to help you diagnose and find answers for common and not-so-common ailments.

DR. PHILIPPA KAYE is a mother of three who works as a GP in London. She is the author of four previous books on parenting as well as a regular contributor to various parenting magazines, websites and podcasts.

Dr. Rajan Bhonsle is Professor and HOD, Sexual Medicine, at KEM Hospital and Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai and Dean of the Institute of Human Technology. He is the founder of India’s first full-fledged pre-marriage counselling centre. Author of many books on sex education, he is also a prolific columnist for leading newspapers and magazines.

Dr. Renu Mahtani M.D., a practicing physician, runs a centre in Pune to share Yoga and Pranayama – be it breath therapy, restorative traditional yoga, ashtanga vinyasa (power) yoga or management of mind! Special breathing techniques are imparted for chronic diseases, low immune conditions, anxiety, depression, attention disorders, obsessive disorders, migraine and dyslexia. For more information visit www.paramyoga.in

Dr. Robert Anthony is a psychotherapist, Neuro-Linguistic Programming practitioner and personal performance trainer.

Dr. Safala Shroff, MD, DGO, DFP, DNBE, FCPS is an obstetrician and gynaecologist. She has written several articles related to her field.

DR. SARVEPALLI RADHAKRISHNAN was the first Vice President of India (1952-1962), and the second President of India (1962-1967). Among the many honours he received were a British Knighthood (1931) and the Bharat Ratna (1954). His birthday is celebrated in India as Teacher’s Day.