The Author

Savraj Kaur

Savraj is a non-profit leader and documentary photographer and writer. With a Masters in Disasters, Adaptation and Development from King's College London, she blends academic perspective and global insight. Her work has ranged from supporting disabled children in East Africa to humanitarian aid efforts in the Middle East, and workers' rights in Southern India.

Her connection to storytelling began in childhood, immersed in Sunday Times Magazine photo essays that shaped her worldview. This foundation led her to the Bhopal gas disaster's 30th anniversary campaign, where she worked to assist international journalists documenting ongoing generational impacts. This evolved into a photo book focusing on children living with disabilities from water contamination.

During the Covid-19 pandemic she led efforts to support local communities. She was recognised for this work with a medal in the UK’s 2022 Queen’s New Year Honours List.

Savraj lives in London with her husband and two young sons. Forty Children of Bhopal is her debut photobook, published by Story Shikari Press.

Awards & Recognitions

2022. For meritorious community service during Covid-19.
2022. For making an outstanding impact within Westminster City borough one of King's home boroughs.
2022. For producing 'Humans of Hammersmith & Fulham' celebrating people and heritage.

“‘What can we do to help?’ activist Anne Palmer asked in 2014.

’Just tell people about us,’ came the answer.

“That simple exchange led to me documenting children at the Chingari Rehabilitation Centre in Bhopal. It was where, forty years after the world's worst industrial disaster, children are still born with disabilities from abandoned, leeching, toxic contamination…”

— Savraj Kaur