Anurag Minus Verma is a multimedia artist, filmmaker, writer, podcaster, and cultural critic whose work explores caste, politics, cinema, internet culture, popular culture, and the contradictions of contemporary Indian life. He studied Arts and Aesthetics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Film Editing at the Film and Television Institute of India. His work and writing have appeared in The New York Times, BBC, The Times of India, The Indian Express, Newslaundry, and other national and international publications. He is the author of ‘The Great Indian Brain Rot’. He also hosts the 'Anurag Minus Verma Podcast'.