Rathna Ramanathan is a typographer, researcher and educator known for her expertise in intercultural communication, and alternative publishing practices. She is Dean of Academic Strategy and Reader in Intercultural Communication at Central Saint Martins, London. For the past twenty years, Rathna has run her own studio Minus9 and headed research-led, intercultural, multi-platform graphic communication design projects, all fuelled by a love for, and life-long interest in typography and language. Rathna believes that communication is a fundamental human right and this drives all of what she does. Her work on the Murty Classical Library of India (Harvard University Press) and with Tara Books has received international recognition and awards. Rathna is a Board Member of the Association of Typographique Internationale.