Aroon Raman

Aroon Raman, with degrees from JNU and The Wharton School, built world-class applied materials companies that he later sold to global giants like ABB and Hollingsworth & Vose. His grassroots-driven innovation model earned wide acclaim and the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in 2010. He is also a bestselling thriller writer—The Shadow Throne, The Treasure of Kafur, and Skyfire, which was adapted into an 8-part TV series. His columns in The Hindu and Outlook are widely followed. An adventurer at heart, he has explored remote corners of the world, spent nine days in Tihar Jail, and turned every strange encounter into gripping storytelling.