The Jaipur Literature Festival—held annually in the historic Pink City of Jaipur, Rajasthan—is celebrated worldwide as the “greatest literary show on Earth.”

‍JLF Toronto returns this September, bringing together acclaimed writers, thinkers, artists, and cultural leaders for a vibrant celebration of literature, ideas, and dialogue.

In Search of the Sacred (12 – 12:45 pm)

Nikky-Guninder Singh and Santbir Singh in conversation with Sanjoy K. Roy. Born in an age of competing faiths and political uncertainty, Sikhism offered a vision of human equality, justice, and shared humanity. Over the centuries that followed, that vision inspired one of the most remarkable transformations in South Asian history.

In The First Sikh, Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh traces Guru Nanak’s journey through fractious power structures, exploring his radical message of unity and peace rooted in compassion and justice, and how his teachings have been reinterpreted across the centuries.