Shahid Siddiqui 

A renowned educationist, linguist, teacher, researcher, academic, administrator, and a prolific writer for the last four decades. Dr Siddiqui has worked in several prestigious universities such as AKU, LUMS, AIOU, and NUML to name a few. Currently, he is Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Media Studies, Art and Design at Lahore School of Economics. He is the author of “Rethinking Education in Pakistan: Perception, Practices, and Possibilities”; “Education, Inequalities, and Freedom: A Sociopolitical Critique”; “Language, Gender, and Power: The Politics of Representation and Hegemony in South Asia”; “Education Policies in Pakistan: Politics, Projections, and Practices”; “Aadhay Adhooray Khwab” (Urdu novel); “Zair-e-Aasman” (Urdu columns); “Mausam-e-Khush Rang” (Urdu columns); and “Ad Pora Khawab” (Sindhi novel).