An intimate conversation with Booker Prize-winning novelist Arundhati Roy to launch her novel ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’.

ISF, Vancouver 2017.

A dialogue with John Berger on wall painting traditions and ‘ways of seeing’ in the context of Bhajju Shyam’s The London Jungle Book, and the works of other Indigenous artists from India.

Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London 2008.

An exploration of hyphenated identities with the Oscar-nominated filmmaker, and the celebrated author of ‘Narcopolis’.

ISF, Vancouver 2012.

An intimate conversation on life, art and spirituality with the world’s most acclaimed tabla player, and lifelong musical bridge-builder.

ISF, Vancouver 2021.

Booker Prize-winning novelist Yann Martel and Indian cinema icon Tabu on ‘Life of Pi’, their entire body of work and the act of translation from page to screen.

ISF, Vancouver 2011.

Two legendary environmental warriors urge us to change our ways of being, in the light of the global pandemic.

ISF, Vancouver 2020.

A tête-à-tête with the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and novelist on his novel about post 9-11 America and a nation coming apart at the seams.

How to Academy, London 2020.

From geopolitics to parenting, to social media, three celebrated Canadian writers on the way we shape, and are shaped by our lives.

Vancouver Writers Fest, 2014.

An interview with the award-winning author of ‘Funny Boy’ on his latest work ‘Mansions of the Moon’, to mark the launch of the book.

Vancouver Public Library, 2022.

An intimate conversation with Saroo Brierley, whose astonishing and moving autobiography became the Oscar Award-winning film ‘Lion’.

Dinner by Starlight, Vancouver 2018.

A conversation with the Booker shortlisted author on his novel, fate and destiny, the ever present spirit world, and how to imbue a narrator with prelapsarian elegance.

Vancouver Writers Fest, 2019.

A discussion on migration, borders, and what that does to the ones we love, with two of the most exciting contemporary writers.

ISF, Vancouver 2021.

The launch of the award-winning playwright and novelist’s collection of short stories with a conversation on home, longing and the pivotal moments that make ordinary lives extraordinary.

Vancouver FIlm School, 2019.

An evening with the High Commissioner of India to Canada (and author of Slumdog Millionaire and several other novels).

SFU Woodwards, Vancouver 2017.

A tongue-in-cheek conversation with three brave authors who have waded into the hazardous waters of writing about sex.

Vancouver Writers Fest, 2015.

An exploration of fairytales, legends, the mythic, the fantastic and the allegorical in literature with three writers who inherit, reclaim and redefine fairytales and legends.

Vancouver Writers Fest, 2021.

Inheritance, reimagining and forging new futures in music. A conversation with some of the most vital musical thinkers in Canada today.

ISF, Vancouver 2021.

One in a lifelong series of conversations about individual and collectively created art with long-time collaborator Bhajju Shyam, celebrated Gond artist.

Crossing Borders Festival, The Hague 2005.

Spoke on several panels over the years at the largest gathering of publishing industry professionals in the world and the most important international marketplace for content.

Multiple appearances 2008-2020 at one of the world’s largest gatherings of writers and thinkers, hosting Nobel, Booker and Pulitzer Prize winners. More

Panelist at the 2023 Canadian Arts Summit, a gathering of senior art leaders of Canada’s largest arts institutions

APF is an organization focused on Canada’s relations with Asia. Speaker at a conference on Asia competence, on ‘Learning lessons from Asia’.

Keynote speaker at the 2024 Limitless Conference and graduation ceremony.

Talk on the translation required - both linguistic and cultural - to offer readers a truly diverse view of the world.

Several speaking appearances (guided tours, talks, symposia) at one of North America’s most respected and innovative visual arts institutions.

Several appearances at one of North America’s largest and most highly regarded festivals of the written word.

An illustrated talk on ephemera, popular culture and how they contain society’s most interesting stories. Watch

Keynote speaker to the 2019 graduates of the Faculty of Arts, Langara College, Vancouver.

‘Are you Home?’ Speaker on a panel hosted by former Governor General of Canada, Adrienne Clarkson on the complex notion of home. More

A talk on the form of the book, at the Torino (Turin) Book Fair in conjunction with Torino being designated ‘World Book Capital’.

Several talks at the world’s premier book fair for children’s literature, including once as a recipient of the ‘Bologna Ragazzi’ award.

One of Europe’s most exciting literary and music festivals. Featuring Blake Morrison, Bhajju Shyam, Michel Houllebecq, Sinead O’ Connor, Sirish Rao, The Decemberists. More

Talk on the importance of procrastination for the creative process, and as an act of resistance to the tyranny of time. Watch.

A talk on visual dialects for the 40th edition of Vancouver’s Pecha Kucha nights.

Several appearances as moderator and speaker on topics related to exhibitions hosted at the gallery.

Multiple appearances over the years at one of India’s most regarded literary festivals.

Talk on personal artistic and cultural practice in conjunction with the exhibition RISE: Sandeep Johal and Sara Khan.

Keynote speaker at the Mayor’s Arts Awards