Pushpesh Pant is an academic, food critic and historian. He studied History, International Relations, and Law in Nainital and Delhi. He retired from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) after a long teaching career spanning four decades. He has written over fifty books on cuisine, culture, religion, and foreign policy in English and Hindi. Pant is a regular contributor to English and Hindi newspapers and periodicals. He also anchors TV programmes and produces documentaries from time to time.