S Gurumurthy is an acclaimed writer whose columns have found place on several dailies and periodicals. He is known for his radical views and opinions while his intense combination of words and moods are a testimony of his passion towards raging issues. Gurumurthy's knowledge of economics and accounting principles is outstanding and his articles, though polemical, are always painstakingly well researched and crafted. Many of Reliance's travails during the mid-1980s can be traced to Gurumurthy's pen.

Aniruddha Bahal is the founder and editor in chief of Cobrapost.com, an Indian news Web site. He is also the co founder and former CEO of Tehelka.com, the news Web site famous worldwide for 'Operation Westend', which uncovered the alleged widespread corruption in Defence procurement in India. Aniruddha Bahal was one of the reporters who broke that story and is equally famous for his exposure of match-fixing in international cricket.

Dr Tejinder Singh Rawal, M Com, M A (Economics), MA (Public Administration), LL B, FCA, DISA (ICA), CISA, CISM, PhD (Tax). He has been a university topper in all the exams. He became one of the youngest CA's in India at the age of 21 securing an all India merit rank. He secured a merit rank in Information Systems Auditors exams of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and also became the first person in central India to pass the prestigious CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) exam conducted by Information Systems and Control Association, USA. He is PhD in taxation.

Profit@web is a weekly column written by Puneet Mehrotra, web strategist at websitepromotion.in. Puneet has been in the field of web strategy for the last couple of years. "Profit@web" is a tribute to webprenurs bitten by the entrepreneurial bug. This column discusses the latest web strategies and issues of the web economy. Puneet Mehrotra edits MidnightEdition.com which is a collection of over a million pages and thousands of writers writing for it.

Professor Anirudha Gupta retired as Director and Dean from the prestigious "School of International Studies", Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. During his distinguished academic career he had held academic positions in International Institutions both in India and abroad. His books on "Politics in Nepal", "Non-Alignment", "Politics in Africa", "Personalities and Ideologies in Africa", "Dimensions of the Economic Crisis in Africa", "Indians Abroad", are extensively read and used in foreign policy.