Marinal Gupta is an educationist, researcher, author, and academic leader whose professional journey reflects a deep belief in the transformative power of education. With more than two decades devoted to teaching, research, and institutional leadership, she has worked at the intersection of knowledge, innovation, and human development. A University Gold Medalist in M.Com, she holds a Ph.D., M.A. in Economics, UGC-NET-JRF in Commerce, and UGC-NET in Economics. Her academic and administrative journey has encompassed teaching, research, quality assurance, entrepreneurship, academic governance, and institutional development. She has served in several leadership capacities, including Registrar and Officiating Principal, and is presently the Principal of Pt. Mohan Lal S.D. College for Girls, Fatehgarh Churian. As a researcher and author, she has contributed papers to reputed journals and authored Legal Perspectives to Consumer Angsts in 21st Century. Her intellectual curiosity has taken her beyond conventional academic boundaries, including participation in the Harvard Business School's Teaching with Cases programme at IIM Ahmedabad and academic enrichment through the University of Oxford. Dr. Gupta's work is driven by a simple yet powerful philosophy: *education should not merely prepare individuals for the future; it should empower them to shape it.* Through her teaching, writing, research, and leadership, she continues to champion critical thinking, creativity, innovation, and purposeful education.

Krishna Kumar TP commenced his career in the defence sector as a Meteorological Officer in the Indian Air Force. After completing 17 years ofdistinguished service, he transitioned into the field of academics. With more than 24 years of experience and exposure in the educational sector, he has served as the Administrative Head of several professional colleges across India and has also held the position of Academic-cum-Administrative Head of various management institutions. He has led numerous government-funded training programmes in the state as an empaneled intervention trainer. He has authored 8 books in the discipline of Management and has contributed more than 60 articles. He holds 6 Indian Patents, 1 UK Patent, and a Canadian Copyright. He is the recipient of several prestigious academic honours, including the Champion of Academic Excellence Award from Business Insight
Magazine, the Best Innovative Academician Award from the Indian Higher Education Society, New Delhi, and recognition as a UK Book of World Record Holder. Presently, he is heading the Nehru School of Management under Nehru Group of Institutions, Thiruvillwamala.

Pooja Puri, M.Com, MBA, PGDCA, Ph.D. (Management), is a distinguished academician, researcher, and author with over 25 years of experience in management education and academic leadership. She has published and presented 40+ research papers in reputed journals and national and international academic forums, contributed to 10+ books and book chapters, and authored three books. She has also contributed to intellectual property through two patents. Her academic interests encompass Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, Human Resource Management, and Customer Relationship Management. She currently serves as Chairperson, Board of Studies, Department of Management Studies, and Editor-inChief of the AGC Journal of Management Studies.