Late Dr Mrinal Kaushik, an MD in Pharmacology from Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, was one of the pioneers in the field of Free Radicals and Antioxidant Mediated Neuroprotection. He worked for a number of years at Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi, as a chemotherapist where he was extensively associated with Mass Casualty and Trauma Management. He also taught at IMS, Varanasi, followed by Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu. He also authored two text books that form a standard teaching material for Pharmacology in medical universities globally.
Aditya Wig is the author of King's Fall (Penguin Random House, 2015) and is currently a content development consultant at the World Bank.