Khushwant Singh Literary Festival

KSLF London Highlights

“I am an agnostic. I take pride in my Sikh identity, but I have no time for religion. I believe,…

Crowdfunding KSLF London

The Khushwant Singh Literary Festival London is a labor of love. To promote the legacy of Khushwant Singh (KS), author, scholar, journalist and iconoclast, by discussing the values he stood for, and addressing his concerns. London is where he worked and studied and it helped shape many of his passions and concerns. Some of which are closer ties between India and Pakistan; equal opportunities for women worldwide; and disseminating the values of democracy, tolerance, compassion in a world that is increasingly more polarised. And to never forget Mother Nature, for without her we are nothing. Ecology was his constant love. KSLF London is a meeting of minds to celebrate ideas that can change the lives of all connected with these issues and with an interest in the subcontinent. KSLF is organised entirely by volunteers. And friends of Khushwant Singh and the organisers who contribute in money and kind. Every donation goes a long way in creating a world with values.

Speakers

KSLF welcomes a vibrant mix of speakers and authors from diverse backgrounds. Click here.

Fakir Aijazuddin

FAKIR AIJAZUDDIN is a leading art-historian who has specialised in 19th century Punjab. He is a lineal descendant of Fakir Nuruddin, one of the three Muslim brothers who achieved prominence in the court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. In 1977, Aijazuddin published a catalogue of over five hundred Pahari Paintings & Sikh Portraits in the Lahore Museum, followed in 1979 by a monograph - Sikh Portraits by European Artists - on the Princess Bamba collection in the Lahore Fort. Read More

Marina Wheeler

Born in Berlin, educated in Washington DC, Brussels and Britain. Based in Brussels with the BBC as an on air presenter/reporter covering health and European issues. Passionate about facilitating the vital dialogue on the challenges that face us between politicians, political institutions, the business world, NGOs, press and the public. Read More

Lord Simon McDonald

Simon McDonald, Lord McDonald of Salford GCMG KCVO, is a British former diplomat who was the Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and former Head of the Diplomatic Service.He has been the Master of Christ's College, Cambridge since September 2022. He is the author of Beyond Britannia: Reshaping the UK Foreign Policy Read More

KSLF Dedicated To Ecology

KSLF, together with grow-trees have been planting trees for every speaker at the KSLF since inception at Kasauli in 2012. KSLF has also helped set up water harvesting systems in Kasauli, a region where water is scarce.

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