Kaleem Sheikh is a London based Musicologist and Indian Film and poetry expert.He was trained in Indian Classical music by Ustad Sultan Khan and has performed at the personal requests of the Late Ismail Merchant ( Merchant Ivory Films ) and Shahjarian ( The foremost singer in Iran ).Kaleem has also worked for BBC Radio as a broadcast Music Journalist where he presented the A – Z of Indian Film and Classical music.
He has also worked as an advisor to Asian Arts Access and numerous other arts and theatrical organisations in Britain.
Kaleem holds a Bsc ( Honours ) in Research Methods and Statistics and an MA in Sociology. He also holds the Duke of Edinburgh Award.
A former London Policeman, Kaleem has also worked in Community Development and Cohesion for London Borough Of Ealing where he was the foremost Officer in reaching out to new communities and working with the Metropolitan Police on safer neighbourhood projects, and empowering community groups to become active stake holders and forming panels to meet Officers from the Audit Commission.
He has also featured in a Home Office documentary on neighbourhood safety.
In November 2009, Kaleem presented a feature on the influence of poetry in Indian cinema at Kings Place ( the home of The Guardian ) and shared the platform with John Mole and other noted celebrities in British Cinema.