few years teaching at a university, Sridhar Balan joined the publishing industry and had long careers with Oxford University Press and Ratna Sagar. He has also been a literary columnist with several Indian newspapers. He is currently a consultant with Ratna Books, an imprint for translations. This is his first book.

Somak Ghoshal

Editor & Critic

Somak Ghoshal is a journalist, editor and critic based in Bengaluru. He writes on books, gender, culture and the arts. Since 2006, he has worked in various roles in media and book publishing, with The Telegraph, Mint, HuffPost India, Penguin India and HarperCollins Publishers India. His work has also appeared in Caravan magazine, Open magazine, CNN Style, Scroll and Daily O among others.provided critical feedback on manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Authors' information
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CF has a background in sociology is a teaching and research academic in the School of Population Health at the University of Western Australia. Her main research is in the area of psychosocial women's health.

YH is the Professor of Midwifery, a joint appointment between Curtin University and King Edward Memorial Hospital. Her research interests include antenatal education, perinatal mental health and breastfeeding.

SB is a midwifery clinician and academic. The current focus of her scholarly work is on organisational learning in relation to innovation and the adoption of evidence in healthcare settings.

JB is a childbirth educator and specialist pregnancy yoga teacher and trainer. Her research focus on mindfulness, modern yoga studies and feminist philosophy.

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