Mamta Nainy is a writer based in New Delhi. She has authored over thirty books for children, many of which have gone on to win national and international awards and recognition. She also works as a literary translator, translating primarily from English to Hindi, with several published works of translation. Mamta is inspired by the unfettered imagination of children and loves travelling but is too lazy to do it. So, she mostly makes do with reading

Saumya Oberoi is an artist and a designer based in both Pune and Bangalore. She studied animation at the IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay, where she graduated from in 2023. She adores toying with colors, solving puzzles and aspires to use illustration, animation and storytelling to create lovely art that can reach many people. She has illustrated Ruskin Bond’s Animals in the House, a Puffin title.

She’s also a drummer, a Bharatnatyam dancer, a loving cook, and an avid seafood enjoyer. You can find her work at somuberry.me.