Pawan Singh Arora (IVLP alumnus) broke the glass ceiling by becoming the first gazetted officer from the Sikh community in Pakistan. While assisting the governor of Punjab, he oversees the Kartarpur project and arranged the first International Sikh Convention. In his promotion of religious and heritage tourism, he collaborated with WCLA to design the first Yatra-guided tour of Sikh heritage in the walled city of Lahore.

Pawan holds a bachelor’s in business communication and commerce, a master’s in communication and a master’s in philosophy in gender studies and human rights from the University of the Punjab. For his social action project, he was awarded by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Human Rights as well as the British Council. He is a Humphrey Fellow and an IVLP alumnus. Pawan has also produced creative writing, theater plays, television programs, articles, radio broadcasting and YouTube videos on religious freedom, diversity and socio-cultural awareness. Arora was a participant of the IVLP Project: Promoting Tourism to Historic Religious Sites.

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