Prayaag Akbar an Indian journalist and novelist. He is the former deputy editor of Scroll.in and was a reporter for Outlook magazine.He has written for publications including Indian Express and Caravan, covering issues of caste, class, and politics.Akbar studied economics at Dartmouth College and comparative politics at the London School of Economics, and spent a year at Routledge as a publicity assistant.His father is M.J. Akbar, former Minister of State for External Affairs. Book by Prayaag Akbar Leila