Roopa Pai

Roopa Pai is a Bangalore-based author who has written extensively for both children and adults. As a columnist of long standing and a guide with the heritage walks and tours company that she cofounded, BangaloreWalks, she has chronicled aspects of her hometown's history, culture and people, brought together in her books Becoming Bangalore and Cubbon Park: The Green Heart of Bengaluru.

Among this computer engineer and former business journalist's other notable books are the award-winning bestseller The Gita for Children and fitness evangelist Milind Soman's memoir Made in India. Core Strength is her first business biography.