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Home, love, loss, and building bridges across Southasia and the diaspora
Dear Sapan family,
Welcome to the latest edition of the Southasia Peace Action Network, Sapan, newsletter! Whether you are reading this from the region or navigating life in the global diaspora, our shared heritage and interconnected histo...
Remembering ‘Chacha’ Fazal: A soldier, and a storyteller
Chacha Fazal, an illustration by Akhtar Shah
By Akhtar Shah
Some individuals deserve not merely to be remembered; they are to be studied, revisited, and gradually understood. ‘Chacha’ (uncle) Fazal was one such man.
A quintessential fauj...
Sapan Briefing: Voices of resilience, media ethics in focus, and community gatherings
Dear friends,
Welcome to the latest edition of the Southasia Peace Action Network, Sapan newsletter. As communities across Southasia* and the diaspora navigate an increasingly complex media and sociopolitical landscape, this issue highligh...
Sapan briefing: Unsealing history and collapsing borders through film, fiction, and memory
Dear Sapan family,
In this edition, we bring you firsthand takeaways from recent community struggles, explore the legacy of our ancient Indus heritage, and preview our recent medical dialogue with Readers Without Borders.
Upcoming eve...
Sun. 26 July: Mohenjodaro and the Indus Valley Civilisation — Looking to the past to look to the future
The Southasia Peace Action Network proudly hosts a discussion pegged on Harappa Films’ award-winning documentary ‘Mohenjo daro: Unsealing an Ancient Indus City’ (37 min, 2026), recently released on YouTube.
Joined by Omar Khan, the filmmak...
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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
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.
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