Sailen Routary (researcher, writer and translator) works with Centre for Human Sciences Bhubaneswar (CHSB), India. His interests lie in the areas of anthropology of department and governance, contemporary history of Odisha and sociology of literature. He is also an affiliated researcher at French Institute of Pondicherry. N Shantha Mohan is Social Scientist with an expertise in gender issues and water conflicts. Among other appointments, she has worked as Professor at National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), India and as Assistant Professor at Institute for Social Economic (ISEC), India.