Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy (1899-1954), better known by his pen name Kalki, was an editor, writer, journalist, poet, critic and activist for Indian independence. Kalki's expansive body of work includes editorials, short stories, film and music reviews, and historical and social novels. His stories have been made into films, such as Thyaga Bhoomi (Land of Sacrifice, 1939), the M.S. Subbulakshmi-starrer Meera (1945), Kalvanin Kadhali (The Thief's Lover, 1955), Parthiban Kanavu (Parthiban's Dream, 1960) and, most recently, the Mani Ratnam-directed Ponniyin Selvan (Ponni's Beloved, 2022). One of the most renowned names in Tamil literature, Kalki was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel Alai Osai (The Sound of the Waves). Born and raised in Chennai, Nandini Vijayaraghavan is a director and head of research at the Singapore office of Korea Development Bank. She holds master's degrees in economics and finance from Tufts University and London Business School, respectively, and is a CFA charterholder. Unfinished Business is Nandini's first India-centric business book. Her columns on finance and economy have appeared in BusinessLine, The Hindu, Economic and Political Weekly and Financial Express. Nandini blogs at www.litintrans. com. Nandini has previously published a non-fiction book, The Singapore Blue Chips (co-authored with Umesh Desai, World Scientific Publishing, 2017). She has also translated Kalki R. Krishnamurthy's novels from the Tamil, including Parthiban's Dream (Ratna Books, 2021, shortlisted for a Valley of Words award in 2022) and the Sivakami's Vow series ( Paranjyothi's Journey, The Siege of Kanchi, The Bikshu's Love and Shattered Dream, Penguin Random House India, 2023).
