Founder- Past Editor Journal for Cancer Research and Therapeutics (Medicine)
Founder- Society for Cancer Research and Communication
and Indian Association of Hyperthermia Oncology and Medicine

Srajana Kaikini is a writer, researcher, poet and an independent curator. Her doctoral research, Arrangement of Objects. An Ontology of Contemporary Curatorial Practice, engages with an ontological study of curation through a comparative philosophical approach, focussing on a philosophy of relations. Her research has been published in journals such as Ethical Perspectives, Deleuze and Guattari Studies, Kunstlicht, Journal for Cancer Research and Therapeutics and others. She was at de Appel Art Centre’s Curatorial Programme in 2012-13, is the recipient of 2013 FICA Research Fellowship and was Curator at KK Hebbar Gallery and Arts Centre (2015-2019) at Manipal. Her recent curatorial projects include Backstage of Biology (2019), at Archives at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, Mukhaputa (2017) at the KK Hebbar Gallery and Arts Centre and Vectors of Kinship (2016) at the 11th Shanghai Biennale. She has been resident curator at the Delfina Foundation, London and the International Studio and Curatorial Program, New York and is a regular contributor to writing platforms online and in the newspapers on philosophy and aesthetics. She is currently Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Krea University, India.

Ritwik Kaikini is a multimedia artist, film-maker and musician. After graduating as a mechanical engineer, he completed the Film Appreciation Course at FTII (Film and Television Institute of India) in 2015 and developed his inclination towards multimedia art and background score for film. While working as a sound designer, his interests eventually coalesced into the multidisciplinary world of sound, film, art-science and he pursued his postgraduate studies in Arts and Technology. During his MA studies, he worked as an Art-Science Researcher for ArtSciLab and a Sound Artist for LabSynthE, a laboratory of experimental attention, sound art and poetry at The University of Texas at Dallas. He is presently involved in film, immersive theatre, music, art-science and philosophy of sound.

With a background in R&D and Business Development in the domain of Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices and Nanotechnology. In addition, his Doctorate in New Product Development with a focus on medical devices did include a focus on social, economic and environmental facets for long term sustainability. Due to his work experience in diverse geographical locations from India, EU and USA. He is able to provide a unique perspective to the Soul or Essence of this Journal.