Arundhuti Dasgupta is a journalist and author who writes on a wide range of topics. She has worked with leading financial dailies; her longest tenure was with Business Standard where she wrote a column on business, myth and culture, and led a publishing programme for Business Standard Books. She is currently freelancing as a writer, teaches comparative mythology and is building an online archive of myths, folklore and legends. She is also co-founder of The Mythology Project, a centre for the study of mythology, legends and folklore. She has a Master’s degree in Economics from Delhi School of Economics.