Perviz Dara Bhote, M.A. and M.Phil. in English Literature from Osmania University, has an extensive background in academia and publishing. She taught English for nearly 18 years at Kasturba Gandhi College for Women, Secunderabad, and MOP Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai. Her editorial career includes work as a copyeditor at Newgen, editing academic publications for Palgrave UK, Macmillan US, and TLF. She has contributed reviews and articles to The Hindu’s MetroPlus, Chennai. Currently, she serves as Editor and Coordinator for The Avestagenome Project, studying the Parsi genome, and is also Chairperson of the Gandhi Peace Foundation’s Chennai Chapter.