Journeys to Democracy

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• An awards ceremony in Delhi I will miss

     
  16 December, by beenasarwar
  The event in India this afternoon represents a significant moment for Southasian solidarity. It also underscores the challenges in the region, including visa restrictions between Pakistan and India

• Sapan News qualifies for NewsMatch! Help us reach our goal by year-end

      
  26 November, by beenasarwar
  Hello everyone! We are excited that Sapan News qualified for NewsMatch for the second year running. This is a collaborative fundraiser run by the Institute for Nonprofit News, a professional journalists’ body to which only half the media outlets that apply get accepted. The initiative supports (...)

• Boston area screening of ‘Democracy in Debt’ documentary, Sunday 24 November

    
  22 November, by beenasarwar
  COMMUNITY INVITE: If you are in the Boston area, you are invited to a screening of my documentary film ‘Democracy in Debt: Sri Lanka Beyond the Headlines’ (25 min), followed by a discussion, at the Cambridge Public Library, Sunday 24 Nov. 2-4 (...)

• How can India and Pakistan ‘win without fighting’?

      
  18 November, by beenasarwar
  Released in 2007, 'Leg Before Wicket' is a gripping feature-length documentary featuring the stories of Giants cricket team members who become so close-knit that "national identities don't matter anymore".

• Three films and a play: Boston area events plus my notes on recent Sapan News features

                         
  29 September, by beenasarwar
  Four Boston-area events from the latest Sapan Alliance newsletter, including film screenings by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardhan in Cambridge MA TODAY and tomorrow. Plus my documentary at Tufts on Wednesday, and the musical play 'Madho' at Wellesley next weekend. Plus my (...)

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