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This weekend: A book talk and a labour rights discussion
SATURDAY 30 May: Book discussion — ‘House of Caravans’ with author Shilpi Suneja in Boston
Online discussion, 10.30 am ET, in collaboration with Readers Without Borders: An interactive literary session with novelist Shilpi Suneja to di...
Craft, luxury, and cinematic thrills: Sapan updates
Dear Sapan family,
In this edition, we celebrate the forward-looking ideas and cultural connections we weave through Southasia. From an inspiring gathering in Karachi that reimagined traditional craftsmanship as global luxury, to internati...
Echoes of the subcontinent: A shared identity through music and stories
Dear Sapan family,
In this edition, we celebrate the deep-rooted cultural connections that weave through Southasia, proving that while borders may be drawn on maps, the human spirit remains beautifully interconnected.
Call for...
Music as a shared inheritance: Culture leading where politics fails
Dear Sapan family,
As we move through April, we are reminded that our histories, languages, and struggles remain deeply entangled. Whether it is through the shared vocabulary of the heart or the collaborative spirit of Southasian storytell...
Sun. 26 April: Southasian Beats – Remembering Asha Bhosle, Reimagining a Region’s Sound
On the last Sunday of April 2026, the Southasia Peace Action Network, Sapan, will present a curated conversation bringing together memory, music, and modernity across the region.
Anchored in a tribute to the iconic singer Asha Bhosle, the...
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Southasia Peace Action Network started in 2021 with a simple question: If France and Germany can be part of the EU, why can't we have a Southasia Union? Endorse the Sapan Founding Charter: southasiapeace.com/founding
Journalist, editor, filmmaker, teacher, artist. Co-founder SouthasiaPeace Action Network, Founder Editor Sapan News; Focus: democracy, humanrights, peace, media, gender #Nieman #Poynter #MTC
Pragyan Srivastava is an Indian journalist and former Fulbright-Nehru Master’s scholar at Rutgers University. She is currently working as an associate editor at Sapan News Network.
At Sapan News we cover and connect Southasia, the Indian Ocean and diaspora, go beyond the headlines, producie nonpartisan backgrounders and explainers with context and nuance, creating spaces for empathy and compassion.
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