Archive - beena-issues: personal political

This Sunday, an invite to #be4peace. A compilation of poems, video and readings; theatre, revolution and cricket

As I wrote in the last @southasiapeace newsletter 'Amidst the madness... we hold on to our core beliefs and values, refusing to descend to the level of…

Nov 11, 2023 •

August 2023

Friendraisers and solidarities

Some Sapan meetups, Apoorva and Ria's Faiz renditions, Malinda's article, and more

Aug 19, 2023 •

February 2023

A Bollywood lyricist's daughter in Pakistan and other stories

Some steps in a journey sparked by India and Pakistan's nuclear tests in 1998

Feb 12, 2023 •

January 2023

In Cambridge MA, where BLM protestors have been demonstrating since the 2020 police killing of George Floyd, more protests over police…

As police killings continue to claim lives in USA including the mentally ill, a police shooting in 'progressive' Cambridge sparks more protests…

Jan 25, 2023 •

November 2022

Three events and a report

Sharing some recent updates from our lovely new initiative, Sapan - we wouldn't be able to do all this without the amazing volunteerism of those…

Nov 18, 2022 •

December 2021

Married across an intractable border: Rajput Sodhas plead for visas

The story of Ganpat Singh Sodha represents that of hundreds of others

Dec 22, 2021 •

June 2020

beena-issues: personal political

Tentatively trying SubStack. Stay tuned.

Jun 10, 2020

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