Community Baithak: Noor, the Indian Sufi Who Defied the Nazis
Sun, 20 Sept
|Sunder Nursery
Join us at Sunder Nursery on Sunday, 20th September, for the first edition of Tales of City's Community Baithak, in memory of Noor Inayat Khan. Storytelling by Qissa Go Lehar Zaidi, a shared meal, and a room full of fellow travelers. Entry free, RSVP required.
Time & Location
20 Sept 2026, 9:00 am – 11:30 am
Sunder Nursery, Mughal Garden Pavilion, Sunder Nursery, New Delhi
About the event
About
This season opens with Indian Women Who Changed History, in memory of Noor Inayat Khan, daughter of the Sufi teacher Hazrat Inayat Khan, whose family traced its lineage to Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore, and his American wife, Ora Ray Baker. Noor was born in Moscow and raised in London and Paris, trained from childhood in Hindustani classical music. Her biographer Shrabani Basu titled her life story Spy Princess, and the name endures as a tribute to a woman born into nobility who chose a far harder inheritance.
She became one of the Second World War's most remarkable intelligence agents, carrying an unyielding moral clarity into the fight against tyranny. As the last SOE wireless operator left standing in occupied Paris, she evaded Nazi capture for months, transmitting vital intelligence from deep within enemy territory.
Captured by the Gestapo, her spirit remained unbroken to the end.
Posthumously awarded Britain's…