Annual Guest Lecture Series

The University of Birmingham Annual Guest Lecture Series brings world-renowned, distinguished and influential speakers to the University to talk about major social, cultural and policy issues facing India and the UK. As the key annual event for the India Institute, the series was launched in October 2018 and continues to build on the success of the previous years.

2019 - Shri Minister Hardeep Singh Puri: 'The contemporary relevance of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji's message of inter-faith harmony'

On 1 November 2019 Honourable Union Minister of India, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri announced the award to the University of the UK Chair of Sikh Studies during the University of Birmingham India Institute’s Annual Guest Lecture, when he spoke on 'The contemporary relevance of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji's message of inter-faith harmony'.

2018 - Ambassador Dr S Jaishankar: 'What India Means To the West'

In October 2018 we welcomed one of India’s most eminent political, diplomatic and business figures, Ambassador Dr S Jaishankar, to deliver the India Institute’s inaugural Distinguished Lecture, ‘What India Means to the West.’