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T P Sreenivasan has remained as active in his ten years of retirement as he was in his thirty-seven years as a diplomat in different parts of the globe. He set up a foreign affairs think tank, helped the IAEA set up the plan for 2020, served on the National Security Advisory Board, participated in an election campaign, worked at the Brookings Institution in Washington, set up the NSS Academy of Civil Services, produced a weekly television show on international affairs, taught at the Central University and advised government of Kerala on education policy. He published three books, maintained a regular stream of writings during this period and delivered a large number of lectures on a variety of subjects. Today, he is one of the most sought-after commentators and speakers across the country.

Dr Divya S Iyer, an officer of the Indian Administrative Service, currently undergoing training at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, is a medical graduate from Christian Medical College, Vellore. She has been an academic achiever with versatile talents since her student days. Driven by her passion for learning, writing and speaking, she has edited and co-edited three books-Pathfinder, The Indian Woman, The Bane of Party Drugs in India-and writes for prominent magazines and web portals. While aspiring to be among the galaxy of socially sensitive bureaucrats turned literary figures, she is also a talented singer, artist and nature lover.