Remembering ‘Chacha’ Fazal: A soldier, and a storyteller
A cartoonist remembers Chacha Fazal, a retired Punjab Regiment corporal who worked from 1981 to the late 1990s at The Muslim, Islamabad’s pioneering independent daily.
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Sapan Briefing: Voices of resilience, media ethics in focus, and community gatherings
Catch up on the latest updates, including media literacy frameworks, community tributes, upcoming cross-border events, and regional achievements.
Sapan briefing: Unsealing history and collapsing borders through film, fiction, and memory
From the enduring lessons of Indus heritage to frontline accounts of grassroots resistance and breakthroughs in cancer research, we bring events and stories about shared struggles and collective hope.
Sun. 26 July: Mohenjodaro and the Indus Valley Civilisation — Looking to the past to look to the future
Watch the award-winning documentary 'Mohenjo daro: Unsealing an Ancient Indus City’ and join us online Sunday -- with filmmaker Omar Khan, historian Sudeshna Guha and poet Sehba Sarwar.
Sapan briefing: Unsealing regional histories, new book releases, and mapping connections from Stockholm
Reflections from Mela Nordic, new books by Farooq Sulehria and Natasha S. Raheja, Arshad Mahmud’s musical monsoon release, an upcoming dialogue with Dr. Azra Raza and the Doyens of Peace video contest
Sapan briefing: From Boston to Stockholm, cross-border stories shaping a compassionate Southasia
Catch this weekend's trans-advocacy dialogues and classical music festivals, plus rolling submissions for the Doyens of Peace youth, the upcoming 'Mela Nordic' in Stockholm commemorating Partition
Sapan Brief: Regional labour solidarity and cross-border cultural echoes
This newsletter features a regional report on the recent Southasia* labour rights webinar, and upcoming cultural, arts and mystic poetry events across the region and diaspora.
India-Pakistan dialogue: Why aren't the two governments talking to each other?
Join the Socialist Party in India and the Centre for Peace and Secular Studies, Pakistan, for a vital online India-Pakistan Dialogue today, featuring leading peace activists and thinkers.
This weekend: A book talk and a labour rights discussion
TODAY, Saturday: An interactive literary session with novelist Shilpi Suneja about her sweeping debut novel, ‘House of Caravans. SUNDAY: Celebrate labour history month with amazing regional speakers
Craft, luxury, and cinematic thrills: Sapan updates
Featuring Sri Lankan Sapan Visiting Fellow Harith Soysa's Karachi talk on saving heritage crafts from the AI frontier, Mo Naqvi's Tribeca film premiere, Shilpi Suneja's book discussion and more