Kanishka Kislaya is the co-author of Simba Capeman Mission Underground. He has also edited the first book in the Simba Capeman series. Kanishka is the elder of the Kanishka-Kavan brother duo. Kanishka was born in India on 30th May 2007, and is currently based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Kanishka is a scholar child who has used his imagination, science and geography knowledge to build on the adventurous ride of Simba Capeman to the core of the earth.