Papanapattu Ganesh was born in 1967 and grew up in a small town on the outskirts of Chennai. He obtained a BA in Commerce and a MA in Public Administration from Madras University, and works for a leading corporate house in Qatar. His main inspirations are the works of several short story writers in Tamil, English and Russian, including Anton Chekhov and W. Somerset Maugham.

Imad Hachem was born in Beirut in 1969 and grew up as a witness to the Lebanese Civil War. He graduated from NDU University with a BS in Advertising Art, then worked at MTV in Lebanon as an actor and co-director. He is currently Corporate Communications Manager at a leading Qatari company. He plays guitar, loves nature and adores walking in the streets to catch the vibes of life.