Riyad Maroof Hassan is a 14-year-old Indian author, talk show host, director, social entrepreneur, podcaster, poet, Global Child Rights Ambassador, essayist, singer, content creator, and History & STEM Analyst. He has authored two books and is the director and creator of the first-ever children-developed historical web show "Trouvaille". He is the Young Program Lead of Child Development Initiatives at MIT Square, London. He is the founder of the media company The Clippers that is on the aim to inspire the upcoming generation to connect themselves to the globe of creativity. He is the founder of a virtual literature organization named Literature On Screen to spread awareness about Indian English Literature to the globe. He founded The Clippers Child Council of India in 2021 which dedicates its aim for child welfare development of Indian children and to make the globe a better place to live. He has been conferred the Youngest Writer of Assam and was awarded as Social Influencer in Top 20 Under 20 Influencer Awards 2021. He was one of the Best Performers in the NASA International Space Science Essay Competition 2019 and also as Runner-Up in NASA International Quiz Competition 2020. He was a Finalist in Jagranjosh Education Awards 2022.

He is the host of A Sketch Of The Sky Season 01 which is currently streaming on YouTube and other audio streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple ITunes, Amazon Music, Gaana, Google Podcasts and more periodically.