Artists of ISF 2025

Indian Summer Festival spotlights the bold voices shaping today’s cultural landscape — across literature, music, visual arts, and performance. We’re thrilled to welcome the following artists to this year’s lineup.

Kiran Deol

Kiran Deol
Alam Khan

Alam Khan
Vivek Shraya

Vivek Shraya
Kimmortal

Kimmortal
Eman Hashimi

Eman Hashimi
Simran Sachar

Simran Sachar
Justine A. Chambers

Justine A. Chambers
Suvi Bains

Suvi Bains
Justine Redila

Justine Redila
Linsay Willier Kendall

Linsay Willier Kendall
Ruby Singh

Ruby Singh
Mohamed Assani

Mohamed Assani
Alberto Toscano

Alberto Toscano
Glen Coulthard

Glen Coulthard
Roshni Riar

Roshni Riar
Baljit Sangra

Baljit Sangra
Sadia Shirazi

Sadia Shirazi
Brandon Wint

Brandon Wint
Brenna Bhandar

Brenna Bhandar
Nermin Gogalic

Nermin Gogalic
Adel Iskandar

Adel Iskandar
Minelle Mahtani

Minelle Mahtani
Sejal Lal

Sejal Lal
Amarjeet Singh

Amarjeet Singh
Anamika Deb

Anamika Deb
Anjalica Solomon

Anjalica Solomon
Baljit Singh

Baljit Singh
Charlie Demers

Charlie Demers
Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill

Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill
Guntaj Deep Singh

Guntaj Deep Singh
Jody Okabe

Jody Okabe
Khari Wendell McClelland

Khari Wendell McClelland
kraKIN

kraKIN
Mohanad El Eek

Mohanad El Eek
Phinder Dulai

Phinder Dulai
Preeti Kaur Dhaliwal

Preeti Kaur Dhaliwal
Satwinder Bains

Satwinder Bains
The Surya Brass Band

The Surya Brass Band
Varsha Gill

Varsha Gill
Shahir Krishna

Shahir Krishna
Rishi Ranjan

Rishi Ranjan
Jvala Singh

Jvala Singh
Cecily Nicholson

Cecily Nicholson
Pawan Deol

Pawan Deol
Farheen Haq

Farheen Haq
Sadhu Binning

Sadhu Binning
Khelsilem

Khelsilem
Soya Wu

Soya Wu
Nadia Shihab

Nadia Shihab
Feven Kidane

Feven Kidane

ISF Artist Alumni

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    Alok vaid-Menon

    American writer and performer


  • A women with long dark hair and a black sequined top looking to the side, with a reflection in a mirror.

    Arooj Aftab

    Pakistani-American singer and composer


  • A women with short curly hair wearing a white sweater and looking at the camera with a neutral expression, hand resting on chest.

    Arundhati Roy

    Acclaimed Booker prize-winning Indian author

  • A man with a beard wearing a black turban and a tuxedo with a bow tie, against a black background.

    Waris Ahluwalia

    Sikh American designer and actor

  • Smiling man with a white button-up shirt against a red background.

    Pico Iyer

    Award-winning British American travel writer, novelist and acclaimed TED speaker

  • A South Asian women in a red shawl smiling in a green field

    Vandana Shiva

    Sydney Peace Prize-winning food security activist

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