Anurag Basnet is an editor and translator. He has been associated with the publishing industry for fifteen years with stints at Penguin Random House India, Rupa Publications and Speaking Tiger. His published works include translations of a novel by Lekhnath Chhetri, Fruits of the Barren Tree, a travelogue by Anil Yadav, Is That Even a Country, Sir!, and a book of essays by Ravish Kumar, The Free Voice: On Democracy, Culture and the Nation.