The correct answer is (b), Deepak Nayyar.
Deepak Nayyar is an Indian economist and politician who served as the 28th Vice President of India from 2012 to 2017. He is a former Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India and a former Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Nayyar is the author of several books, including “India: The Emerging Giant” (2001), “Globalization at Risk” (2008), and “Contemporary Capitalism, Globalization, and Development” (2013).
“Faces and Places” is a collection of essays by Nayyar on a variety of topics, including economics, politics, and culture. The book was released in March 2015 by HarperCollins India.
Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian-American author who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2000 for her short story collection “Interpreter of Maladies.” She is also the author of the novels “The Namesake” (2003), “Unaccustomed Earth” (2008), and “The Lowland” (2013).
Chetan Bhagat is an Indian author who writes in English. He is the author of several best-selling novels, including “Five Point Someone” (2005), “One Night @ the Call Center” (2008), and “2 States” (2009).
Arvind Adiga is an Indian-born author who won the Man Booker Prize in 2008 for his debut novel “The White Tiger.” He is also the author of the novels “Last Man in Tower” (2011) and “Amnesty” (2018).