Bangor History Festival

Honorary Doctorate, UHI

The Hindu’s ‘Lit for Life 2019’ festival, Chennai

The Explorers’ Club of New England, Boston

The Explorers’ Club of New York 46 East 70th Street, NYC

The Queen’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse , Edinburgh.

‘Illuminating India’ exhibition at The Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington

Afkar-e-Taza Literature Festival, Lahore, Pakistan

Pettitt’s ‘Indian Independence’ tour

Pettitt’s ‘India’s Orient’ tour’

Edinburgh International Book Festival

Royal Commonwealth Society, Guernsey, C I

Bradford Literature Festival

Jaipur Literary Festival at the British Library

OEA Indus Society at the Oriental Club, W1C 1ES