Keshav Suri

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Keshav Suri
BornKeshav Suri
Occupation Hotelier
Nationality Indian

Keshav Suri is an Indian hotelier and an LGBTQ rights advocate. [1] He is the Executive Director of The Lalit Group of Hotels. [2] [3] Keshav was one of the petitioners for the 6-September-2019 Supreme Court Judgement on Section 377 and is married to his partner Cyril Feuillebois, [4] who has been with Keshav for 10 years. [5] [6] [7] While managing the hotel and business, Keshav actively supports the advancement of LGBTQ rights in India. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

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Keshav Suri Foundation (KSF)

To further support the mainstreaming of the LGBTQ community, Keshav started a foundation. The key works of the foundation includes:

Apart from this, the foundation supports various prides and other LGBTQ events and organises film screenings.

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