Mallika Ravikumar of the Atta Galatta Bangalore Literature Festival Award for Best Children's Fiction 2023, and the Binod Kanoria Children's Book Award 2023 in the Young Adult category, Mallika is a lawyer turned writer. An MA in Ancient Indian History and Culture, hr study of, and interest in, the accession of princely states, began when she was the curator and chief content writer for the Government of India's National Virtual Library of India portal on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's life and legacy.

Mallika also loves learning about trees, conducting tree walks and creating videos about trees on her YouTube channel, 'Tree Talk with Mallika Ravikumar'. You can find out more at www.mallikaravikumar.com and reach her on Instagram at mallika.ravikumar.