Journeys to democracy

A compilation of offerings from our Sapan network, including my latest venture Sapan News syndicated features. Together, we aim to further the narrative of regionalism, peace, and dialogue. What can you do? Read on

Delighted to have acclaimed actor and director Sarmad Khoosat join us Sunday July 16 for Sapan’s first fundraiser, hosted by poet Dr Arvinder Chamak in Amritsar. Sarmad will be in conversation with the wonderful journalists Malinda Seneviratne in Colombo, Mandira Nayar in Delhi; and Lubna Jerar in Karachi.

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Looking forward to the discussion with Sarmad, known for his award-winning, thought-provoking films Joyland (2022), Kamli (2022), Zindagi Tamasha (2019), and Manto (2015), besides super-hit Pakistani television dramas Humsafar and Shehr-e-Zaat.

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Friday 14 July: Celebrating Love — Across Caste & Religious Divides (in-person, Boston)

I’m speaking at this seminar at Copley Square, Boston on Friday, 6.30 – 8.30 pm ET, in collaboration with Muslims for Progressive Values, Boston South Asian Coalition, and the Boston Study Group, taking forward the earlier Sapan online discussion Celebrating Love: Beyond Borders and Boundaries. Details and registration at: tinyurl.com/LoveAcrossDivides.

Sunday 30 July: Combating the Trafficking of Women in Southasia

Sapan series: ‘Imagine! Neighbours in Peace’ XVIII (online: 10.30 am EST / 7.30 pm PKT/ 8.30 pm BST)

Details to follow. Confirmed speaker: My old friend and kick-ass Emmy-winning journalist Ruchira Gupta, whose just-published book making waves I Kick and I Fly draws from her decades of activism in this field. More Southasian speakers to be confirmed. Join the Sapan website for early updates.

Latest on Sapan News:

• Remembering the multi-talented Indian classical music practitioner W. Khan: A tribute by Siraj Khan to his father, an airline executive who elevated the humble harmonium to a solo instrument.

• #JusticeforFaisal: Six months after the police shooting that killed a Bangladeshi-origin student in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the movement catalysed by the killing continues to call for accountability and build solidarity with the struggle against systemic racism, writes Upasana Goswami.

Sapan News Dossier posts:

• The Netherlands will return hundreds of colonial-era artefacts to Sri Lanka, including a bejewelled cannon.
• Death forever separates two brothers living less than 140 miles from each other across an intractable border cutting through the Punjab region that straddles Pakistan and India.

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