Sharif Awan is a writer, culture revivalist, and curator/producer of classical, folk and world music of Pakistan. He has recorded and preserved indigenous Pakistani music and produced a number of quality audio and video albums. He has also written, produced, edited, and published a number of books on Pakistani culture. Indus Raag, produced by him, was internationally acknowledged as a

Shameneh Majid is a writer and performer who has performed across the country and was a featured performer at India’s first national poetry slam in Bangalore 2016, as part of a group. She currently works with Spoken Stage to help promote the spoken word as a medium, conducting workshops and hosting events, and helping people to express themselves. Her poetry

Dr Shahzad Ahmed Memon is Professor at Institute of Information and Communication Technology and Director Quality Enhancement Cell, University of Sindh, Jamshoro. He has published several research papers in national and international journals and attended and presented his research in national and international conferences organized in USA, UK, and Europe. Dr Memon has been invited as a resource person in

Shafqat Ali Shah Jamote is an agriculturalist by profession. As the CEO and MD of Matiari Sugar Mills and Matol Pvt. Ltd., he has been a leader in agriculture-based industrial production in lower Sindh. Dr Jamote has served as Federal Minister for Agriculture (1999–2000); as Sindh’s Provincial Minister for Education, Sports, and Culture (1985–1986) and for Industries and Agriculture (1986–1988).

Sarmad Faraz is a passionate musician and a marketer by profession. He’s always had a penchant for creative pursuits and has been associated with various musical acts in Islamabad over the last two decades. Sarmad also wrote a musical tribute called Shayar for his late father, Ahmad Faraz, featuring his timeless poetry and convictive voice. The musical dedication is based

Salman Tarik Kureshi is a Karachi-based English language poet, writer, and columnist. Born at Lahore and educated at Lahore, Multan, and London, he has lived most of his adult years at Karachi. A former corporate executive and marketing consultant, he is presently engaged as an Editorial Consultant at Oxford University Press. He is married, with two grown children, his wife

Sajeer Shaikh is a 23-year-old Media Science student, who is also an Editor at MangoBaaz, where she’s been working for more than three years. Her work has been published in The Express Tribune as well, and she is also a frequent contributor at Thought Catalog. Writing is a strong passion for Sajeer, with poetry being an area of interest. She

Saife Hasan has been in the performing arts for more than 20 years. He started his journey as an actor with the acclaimed theatre group Tehrik-e-Naswan. He has since then directed many television plays, serials and short films as well. He has won the best director award at Lux Style Awards and TV One Global Awards. He is also a

Rumana Husain is the author of the coffee-table book Karachiwala—a subcontinent within a city. Trained as a graphic designer, she has had an evolving career: from teaching art to making fabric-toys and quilted artwork, innovative school head, teacher-trainer, book illustrator, writer, and journalist. She is the winner of the 4th UBL-Jang Literary Excellence Award (2014) in the Children’s Books category

Rubeena Kidwai is a consultant clinical psychologist who hails from Karachi. She earned her Master’s in Clinical Community Psychology (California State University, USA), her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (California School of Professional Psychology, USA) and completed the prestigious Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA. Presently, she is a member of the newly formed