Kabir for Today's World | April 30
Schedule
Thu Apr 30 2026 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm
UTC+05:30Location
Indian Heritage Academy | Bangalore, KA
About the talk:
Hosted by Indian Heritage Academy in collaboration with Azim Premji University, this programme examines Kabir's enduring philosophy of love, equality, and spiritual inclusivity — one that transcends religious and caste divisions. The speaker, Dr. Ajai Kumar Singh, is a retired IPS officer who served as Director General of Police, Karnataka, and holds a PhD from Bengaluru University for his comparative scholarly work on the medieval saint-poets Allamma Prabhu and Kabir.
About the speaker
Dr. Ajai Kumar Singh is a retired officer of the Indian Police Service (IPS) and scholar from Uttar Pradesh. A 1974 IPS inductee allotted to the Karnataka cadre, he rose through the ranks to serve as Director General (DG) & Inspector General of Police (IG Police), the state's highest police post, from January 2009 until his retirement in January 2011. He holds advanced degrees in political science and Hindi and a PhD from Bengaluru University on comparing the two medieval saint-poets, Allamma Prabhu and Kabir. A decorated officer and prolific literary translator, he has rendered major Kannada works into Hindi and received two President's Police Medals.
Where is it happening?
Indian Heritage Academy, 20th Main Rd, 6th Block, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560095, India, BangaloreINR 0.00
