Jessi Kaur is the author of author of two highly acclaimed children’s books Dear Takuya and The Royal Falcon. Dear Takuya … Letters of a Sikh boy, a highly acclaimed book that has been approved by more than 200 schools in the US for inclusion in elementary school libraries. The Royal falcon was selected as one of eight books to be showcased in Melbourne at the Parliament of World’s religions in 2009. The Royal Falcon was recently adapted to the staged and produced as a children’s musical.

She has traveled extensively, sharing the spiritual values taught by the Sikh Gurus. She is a frequent speaker at interfaith conferences and addressed the Parliament of Worlds Religions (PWR) held in Barcelona, Spain in 2004. She has been invited to speak at the 2009 PWR in Melbourne.

Her passionate commitment to sharing the universal teachings of the Gurus stems from her deep faith that peace is possible when the barriers of ignorance are brought down and we open our hearts to those who seem different from us. She strongly believes that the journey begins within oneself.

Jessi has written for several mainstream and ethnic magazines on a wide range of topics of contemporary interest. She is a Fine Arts Commissioner for the city of Cupertino, California, and a theater and arts aficionado.

Jessi taught English Literature at taught at a Delhi University college before moving to California, where she has been a Human Resources Consultant for high-tech companies in the Silicon Valley. Jessi lives with her husband in the San Francisco Bay Area.