{"id":116619,"date":"2025-09-03T17:01:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T21:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/?post_type=ftm_person&#038;p=116619"},"modified":"2025-09-03T17:01:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T21:01:17","slug":"anil-seth","status":"publish","type":"ftm_person","link":"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/people\/anil-seth","title":{"rendered":"Anil Seth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"f-block f-block--profile\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto f-block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"container grid grid-cols-4 px-5 pt-8 mx-auto sm:px-7 md:px-10 sm:pt-10 md:pt-12 gap-x-9 sm:grid-cols-6 md:grid-cols-8 lg:grid-cols-10 sm:grid-row-2 gap-y-2 md:gap-y-6\">\n\n            <!-- image and title -->\n            <div class=\"col-span-full sm:col-span-4 md:col-span-6 lg:col-span-8\">\n\n                <div class=\"md:grid-cols-6 lg:grid-cols-8 md:grid md:gap-8 \">\n                    <div class=\"md:col-span-2\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"413\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/anil-seth.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=413&amp;h=420&amp;crop=1\" class=\"square-img profile-block__image w-full mb-8 md:mb-0 rounded-2xl lg:w-auto\" alt=\"A man with a shaved head and dark eyes stares directly at the camera. 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