Speaking Events
Kavita has lectured at universities, spoken and chaired events at the British Museum, British Library, the V&A, Google and Intelligence Squared, as well as literature festivals internationally and across the UK, including Jaipur Lit Fest, Lahore Lit Fest, Adelaide Writers Week, Gibraltar Literature Festival, Hay Festival, and Cheltenham Literature Festival.
Upcoming Events
6 May 2026 - In Conversation with Edmund de Waal London Library
22-29 May 2026 - Jaipur Literature Festival in Ireland
Past Events
22-25 January 2026 - Galle Literary Festival
27 September 2025 - Braemar Literary Festival
11 June 2025 - Women’s Prize Festival
28 & 31 May 2025 - Hay Festival
21-22 May 2025 - The Podcast Show
18 March 2025 - City University Public Event In conversation with Dr Diya Gupta on Three Million
11 March 2025 - Manchester University Public Event In conversation with David Olusoga on Three Million
3 March 2025 - Intelligence Squared at the Kiln Theatre n conversation with Sathnam Sanghera on Three Million
23 January 2025 - Kerala Literature Festival
19 November 2023 - Cheltenham Literature Festival by Sea to New York
23 April 2023 - Gloucester History Festival
26 February 2023 - Lahore Literature Festival
19 January 2023 - Jaipur Literature Festival
18 November 2022 - London History Festival
1 November 2022 - Colin Matthews Memorial Lecture, Gresham College
24 September 2022 - Wimbledon Book Festival
22 September 2022 - Chelsea History Festival
18 September 2022 - Gloucester History Festival
8 & 15 September 2022 - Panel discussion at the Donmar Warehouse
15 August 2022 - An evening to mark the 75th Anniversary Dishoom Kings Cross
12 August 2022 - Partition 75 Years On - A Very British History City Hall
9 August 2022 - An evening to mark the 75th Anniversary Dishoom Birmingham
8 August 2022 - An evening to mark the 75th Anniversary Dishoom Manchester
8 July 2022 - Keynote at the Oral History Society Metropolitan University
2 July 2022 - Bradford Literature Festival
23 June 2022 - Chalke Valley History Festival
