Dr Rakhshanda Jalil is a multi-award-winning translator, writer, and literary historian. She has published over 25 books and written over 50 academic papers and essays. . Her latest book is But You Don’t Look Like a Muslim, a collection of 40 essays on religion, culture, literature and identity.

She runs an organization called Hindustani Awaaz, devoted to the popularization of Hindi-Urdu literature and culture. She has won several awards for her contribution to Urdu and Urdu-Hindi translation. She writes regularly for major newspapers and leading online publications.