In Search of Amrit Kaur: An Indian Princess in Wartime Paris

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Join award-winning journalist Livia Manera Sambuy, in conversation with Saeed Khan, as she discusses her remarkable journey of uncovering the truth about the incredible Punjabi princess, Amrit Kaur.

It was during a visit to a Mumbai museum that Italian journalist Livia Manera Sambuy stumbled across a photograph of Princess Amrit Kaur that changed her life. The accompanying caption claimed that the Punjabi princess sold her jewels in occupied Paris during World War Two to save Jewish lives, only to be arrested by the Gestapo and sent to a concentration camp, where she died within a year.

Astonished by the story, Livia began searching for the truth, embarking on a journey into the history of the British Raj, the diamonds and sapphires of 20th century aristocrats, and uncovering a cast of extraordinary figures including bankers, explorers and spies.

Past and present converge when Livia meets Bubbles, the princess’s now elderly daughter, and she discovers a strange and complicated family history. Join Livia as she talks about this remarkable true story.

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About the Author

Livia Manera Sambuy

Livia Manera Sambuy is an Italian writer whose book of profiles of American writers, Don’t Write About Me , was published in 2015. She is the author and co-director of two documentary films on Philip Roth. She has been a staff writer at the literary pages of the Italian national daily Corriere della Sera for over twenty years. She lives in Paris.

About the Chair

Saeed Khan

Saeed Khan is Senior Lecturer in Near East & Asian Studies and Global Studies at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. He is also the co-founder of the Institute for Social Policy & Understanding, and a panelist on Turning Point for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.