Mohan Talari is a Telugu writer, translator, and researcher whose work bridges literature, history, and social thought. He is the author of Hostel Life, Life @ Buttayagudem, and Mahad, a research-based work on the historic Mahad Satyagraha. His notable translations include Kulam: Puttuka–Nirmulana, Alexander Pushkin's Masha (The Captain's Daughter), and Naa Peru Bhagat Singh, the Telugu edition of Bhagat Singh's Jail Diary and selected writings. He is currently translating Iconoclast, Anand Teltumbde's acclaimed biography of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.