Chandra Chari has an MA in Ancient Indian History from the University of Delhi. She is one of the founder editors of the Book Review and has been chairperson of the Book Review Literary Trust since 1989. She is a freelance journalist and has published articles in national dailies and journals. She has edited two volumes on international relations and politics and contributed articles to several edited volumes on reviewing and publishing. She is a member of the Indian Women’s Press Corps and a translator. She has translated from Hindi into English all of Jawaharlal Nehru’s speeches for the Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru.