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Based in London, England, Guru Kaur is a corporate consultant, writer, clothing designer and an expert on the integration of professional and personal ambitions.

Launch of a New Book on Nihangs:
'In The Master's Presence' by GURU KAUR

Nidar Singh is an imposing figure, who looks as though he's just sauntered out of some eighteenth century military camp.

Amrit Vela: Rise & Shine by GURU KAUR

Why do you get up in the morning? To go to work? Have breakfast? Or for yourself? 

Of Fear and Evolution by GURU KAUR

Crisis sorts out the wheat from the chaff, the men from the boys, and the warriors from the worriers.  Worry and you're sticking your head in the sand.

Saffron and Shrikand: Royal Delights by GURU KAUR

When it arrived, hot foot on the heels of the saag aloo and daal, it had an air of the sublime about it.

Of Knives and Kirpans by GURU KAUR

It is we, women, who embody the values of a household and a society. 

Across The River Styx by GURU KAUR
Photography by NICK FLEMING

A journey that transports the author from the scared to the sacred.

Timelessness Is Of The Essence by GURU KAUR

Ik mint translates into: "It will happen sometime soon, probably within, say, half an hour".

Recycling with the Nihangs by GURU KAUR

I had grown to love the sensuousness of having a bath with a bucket of freezing water in an open outdoor closet.