Oxford Majlis

The Oxford University Majlis Asia Society, also known as the Oxford Majlis, is a South Asian cultural and debating society in Oxford, England. Founded in 1896, the society became an intellectual, social and practical hub for anti-colonial thinking and action alongside its counterparts in Cambridge (founded in 1891) and London. It is the second oldest student society in Oxford, the oldest being the Oxford Union, and has a long and extensive tradition of hosting important leaders, both from South Asia and otherwise.

Former members and Presidents include Indira Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto, Manmohan Singh, Solomon Bandaranaike (president), M. C. Chagla, Liaquat Ali Khan, Rabindranath Tagore (honorary member and contributor), Govinda Krishna Chettur (president, Hilary term 1920), K.P.S. Menon, Mohammad Habib (president), Humayun Kabir, Basanta Kumar Mallik, Frank Moraes, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Dr Shaukat Hameed Khan (president 1962), Bakar Ali Mirza (president), Sajjad Zaheer, Kamal Hossain, Freda Bedi, K.M. Panikkar, and Rishi Sunak (social secretary).