Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy, better known by his pen name Kalki, was an Indian writer, journalist, poet, critic and Indian independence activist who wrote in Tamil. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel, Alai Osai (The Sound of the Waves).
Gowri Ramnarayan is a playwright, theatre director, journalist, and vocal accompanist to legendary musician M.S. Subbulakshmi. She has translated two plays by Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar, and the Tamil short stories and biography of Kalki Krishnamurthy.