Chitra Soundar was born in Chennai, India and resides in London, United Kingdom. Apart from her hugely popular original stories for the Karadi Tales Farmer Falgu series, she loves to retell folktales, legends and ancient tales from the Indian sub-continent. Soundar has written over 20 books for children aged 3 to 10 years.
Kanika Nair was born in Jaipur, India. She has always had a passion for illustration. After receiving a bachelor's degree in Communication Design from Pearl Academy of Fashion, New Delhi, she began working as a freelance illustrator, writer and designer of children's books. She loves to incorporate various insights about children that she has collected over years into her illustrations.