Nidhi is Founder & CEO of Bookosmia (smell of books) - a global movement for kids to be heard! Started in 2017, Bookosmia is India's No.1 platform publishing content 'by kids' publishing thousands of kids from 140+ locations worldwide.

An ex-banker who pivoted from a 10 year banking career to disrupt a traditional publishing industry, Nidhi attributes her love for literature and culture to growing up in Lucknow , her feminist flair and an Honours in Mathematics to Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University. .

An MBA from IIM Lucknow took her to a decade-long career in the financial sector, finally quitting as VP, HSBC as she suffers from a (misplaced) sense of satisfaction and a drive to do something meaningful with her time.

Nidhi has advised IIT Faculty led GLabs Innovation on making science fun for kids, including an Augmented Reality App for periodic table. She has been on the editorial board of the international journal Borderless and is a strong neurodiversity ally

Outside of Bookosmia, Nidhi spends much of her time overindulging her two beautiful daughters, organizing dastangoi/mehfils and co-hosting a podcast with authors,called Traveling Time with Books on Audible, Spotify etc .

You can write to her at nidhi@bookosmia.com or visit https://bookosmia.com/author/nidhi_mishra_31/ to know more.

A former journalist, Archana is happiest in the company of young people. A neurodiversity ally, she is passionate about ‘Not That Different’, a movement she co-created to help children understand their neurodiverse friends better. She loves children’s literature and is the author of three children’s books, each first of their kind, from ‘Yaksha’, a pioneering children’s book on reviving Karnataka’s folk theatre form of Yakshagana, ‘‘Howzzat’ sports journal , to the acclaimed ‘Not That Different’,, the first ever comic book on neurodiversity in India.
She is the chief mentor of ‘Trending with Teens’ India’s first live podcast by teenagers that is making young voices heard like never before. She loves sports, inclusion and giving every child the confidence to express themselves. Feel free to write to her at archana@bookosmia.com.

Aayushi is Bookosmia’s default design expert - illustrator, cartoonist, rejector of bizarre visual ideas the rest of the team comes up with. She has illustrated for over 100 children's stories. Her remarkable work illustrating the comic Not That Different shot her to global acclaim with both Indian and international media like BBC featuring it

An apparel designer with a Bachelors Degree in Fashion Design from NIFT, Bangalore she has worked in retails companies and an apparel label in Bangalore in graphics and fashion.

She continues to work with local textiles and art products in Rajasthan (and/or other areas, depending on how far the sourcing takes her!) and make art products and art pieces with her sister! She enjoys long drives over the mountains and late night bonfires, which she says is really only justice if you’re from a place like Mt. Abu, Rajasthan (such a show off!).

You can write to her at aayushi9594@gmail.com but be prepared for a response in the wee hours of the morning.

In 100 BBC Women 2021, Mugdha Kalra is a well known name in the Indian media industry, given years of experience as a journalist and her current role as Chief Content Strategist at Bakstage by Flyx . A special needs mom, she is one of the loudest voices in Autism Awareness in the country and the co-founder of our Not That Different Movement for kids to embrace neurodiversity. Her efforts won her the incredible recognition of being one of the only two Indian women on BBC Worldwide's 100 Women of 2021, alongside social impact stalwarts likes of Malala Yousufzai and Melinda Gates.

A practicing Psychologist, Family-Therapist, Parenting- Coach, specializing in certified CBT,SFBT, Narrative Therapy. Lifecoach for women and children. A successful certified Happiness and Mindfulness Practitioner and Coach from the Berkeley institute of wellness, California.


Currently associated with Max Hospital Delhi, and schools like Sardar Patel Vidyalaya and others. Passionately working towards empowering and encouraging the youth and women of our country. Currently run a centre called Happiness Quotient in Delhi, specially designed to help people become the happiest versions of themselves.

Also a practicing Graphologist, and Director at the Delhi Cube Association, mentor to the young and young at heart.
Engaged as a guest faculty at a couple of colleges and schools and continously working towards the betterment of the society.

As the resident counselor at Bookosmia, Karishma is the expert guest at India's 1st live podcast on Mental Health run by adolescents called What's On My Mind, which is on Audible, Spotify etc

Pooja Saklani brings in a lot of creativity and young ideas to the team with her flawless illustrations and trending designs. She has illustrated 2 physical books at Bookosmia and lent her creativity to a very difficult task of making 118 fun illustration for each element of the periodic table in our Augmented Reality app.

K. R. Guruprasad has been associated with the sports pages of several newspapers over the last 16 years, as Sports Editor of DNA and previously the Indian Express and Hindustan Times.

Guru is Bookosmia's default sports consultant, from Olympics to T20, he keeps the ball rolling. Guru has developed a finesse at zooming out of the myopic view of any game, instead looking at sports as a coming together of the players’ lives and struggles, skills and technique and much more. His book ‘Going Places: India's Small Town Cricket Heroes’ by Penguin is a great testament to this approach.

An alumnus of Asian College of Journalism, was born in Bellary, Karnataka and later pursued his education in Mumbai.