Manorama Jafa is a well-known writer of books for children. She has been Secretary-General of the Association of Writers and Illustrators for Children (AWIC) since 1981. Over the past four decades she has encouraged new talent and pioneered a movement for better books for children in India. She was chairperson of the 26th Congress of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), chairperson of the jury of IBBY-Asahi Reading Promotion Award (2000-2001).Bal Arneson was born in Punjab, India, where she learned to cook traditional Indian cuisine with her elders at the age of nine. Today she teaches cooking classes, has made multiple appearances on CityTV's CityCooks, and is… sponsored by Cuisinart and Vollrath. Bal's own show, Spice Goddess, airs on the Cooking Channel and Food Network Canada.