Swapna Liddle

Author & Historian

Swapna Liddle is an author and historian with a specialization in the history of Delhi. She also has an interest in the historic precincts of the city – their history, and issues of conservation in the present. She has been closely involved in the movement to preserve heritage monuments and sites. In particular, she has been raising awareness among stakeholders and the general public over the last two decades through her books, walks, talks, and social and mainstream media. For several years she was the Convenor of the Delhi Chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH).

Rima Hooja

MSMS-II Museum City Palace Jaipur

Archaeologist, historian, author & heritage specialist, Dr. Rima Hooja is Director MSMS II Museum Jaipur; Director Jaigarh; Trustee Maharaja Ganga Singhji Trust Bikaner; Managing Trustee Jaipur Virasat Foundation and President ICOMOS India. A former Member National Monuments Authority & Central Advisory Board for Archaeology, she is Fellow Royal Asiatic Society & Distinguished International Academician, Minnesota University. She has taught and researched for over 40 years, including at VMOU Kota University & IDS Jaipur, as well as Visiting Faculty at SPA Delhi & CHM Ahmedabad University. She has been Director Minnesota University’s MSID India Program, & Faculty Director New York State Independent College Consortium India Program, & served on various museums' curation & advisory teams Books by her include Ahar Culture & Beyond; Prince, Patriot, Parliamentarian; Crusader for Self-Rule; Mandan’s ‘Devata-Murti-Prakarnam’; History of Rajasthan; Rajasthani Stories Retold; Rajasthan: A Concise History and Maharana Pratap: The Invincible Warrior. She runs the Animal Care Trust housing about 60 cats.

Smriti Saraswat

A Indian Institute of Technology,IIT Roorkee

Archaeologist, historian, author & heritage specialist, Dr. Rima Hooja is Director MSMS II Museum Jaipur; Director Jaigarh; Trustee Maharaja Ganga Singhji Trust Bikaner; Managing Trustee Jaipur Virasat Foundation and President ICOMOS India. A former Member National Monuments Authority & Central Advisory Board for Archaeology, she is Fellow Royal Asiatic Society & Distinguished International Academician, Minnesota University. She has taught and researched for over 40 years, including at VMOU Kota University & IDS Jaipur, as well as Visiting Faculty at SPA Delhi & CHM Ahmedabad University. She has been Director Minnesota University’s MSID India Program, & Faculty Director New York State Independent College Consortium India Program, & served on various museums' curation & advisory teams Books by her include Ahar Culture & Beyond; Prince, Patriot, Parliamentarian; Crusader for Self-Rule; Mandan’s ‘Devata-Murti-Prakarnam’; History of Rajasthan; Rajasthani Stories Retold; Rajasthan: A Concise History and Maharana Pratap: The Invincible Warrior. She runs the Animal Care Trust housing about 60 cats.