Inni Kaur
Description
Inni Kaur, a writer, poet and a painter, settled in USA, was born in Kuwait city. She had her early education at Kuwait city and then at University level, she studied at Sacred Heart College, Dalhousie, India.
Before moving to USA in 1982, she lived in New Zealand and Greece. In USA she joined the business of
her husband and became the Vice-President ‘Spectrum Communications’, an Advertizing and Marketing
Communication firm based in Norwalk Connecticut where she is presently living with her family. She is a
well known writer, poet and an abstract painter she became all the more popular when her book series for
the Children entitled ‘Journey with the Gurus’ was published. Three volumes of this books have already been
published. In this popular work she has crafted an image of Guru Nanak as egalitarian, wise and patient, kind,
spiritually rational and caring and approachable for all of us. It is not only the interesting style of storytelling
by the author that makes the book popular, but the coloured drawings that accompany each story are also
exquisite. It is undoubtedly her valuable contribution to the world of Sikh children’s literatures. She is also
actively associated with Sikh community affairs. She speaks at Seminars to create awareness about Sikh
issues. When she spoke at Yale and Fairfield Universities and made presentations to the Connecticut State
Board of Education, as well as to the local police department, she performed her duty of spreading useful
information about Sikhism. She also visits various schools from time to time. She is on the Editorial Board
of Nishan, a magazine celebrating Sikh heritage and culture and is an active board member of the Interfaith
Council of Southern Connecticut. She also serves on the boards of the MBSK Foundations, the Namaskaar
Foundation, and the Sikh Research Institute, as well as on the Advisory Board of the Sikh Family Center
and the daily online magazine Sikhchic.com She teaches at the Guru Gobind Singh Academy in Norwalk,
and has also been an instructor at various Sikh youth champs. All these facts establish that she is a dedicated
role-model Sikh preacher.
