Before frank brazil there was Pop Samiti.
Pop Samiti was a publication and platform for a group of artists, writers and activists. A curated space to think about some big questions.
Over two years I worked with a group of talented people and Pop Samiti took form.
The project received no state funding or sponsorship. All the contributions were voluntary. This was an independent production.
Pop Samiti launched at a public event in central London in August 2009, we made history.
This August to celebrate 10 years of Pop Samiti I'll be posting notes, thoughts about the project. Follow on Twitter frank_brazil and Instagram tajender_k_sagoo or visit the project website.
"According to UN projections by 2025 the population of South Asia* will be an estimated 1.9 bn.
How will this massive population explosion define us as South Asians? What do we have to say? What will be the response of artists, writers, activists and thinkers to this phenomenon? What narratives will emerge and who will define them? What will be the impact on the lives of the South Asians overseas."
How will this massive population explosion define us as South Asians? What do we have to say? What will be the response of artists, writers, activists and thinkers to this phenomenon? What narratives will emerge and who will define them? What will be the impact on the lives of the South Asians overseas."
CONTRIBUTORS
WORDS AND IMAGES Diana Ali, Akaaro by Gaurav Gupta, Dr Kishore Budha, Amarjit Chandan, Jimmy Dabhi,Kanwal Dhaliwal, Arvind Dubey, Bhajan Hunjan, Archana Kapoor,Jaspreet Kaur, Aliya Khan, Peter Marshall, Marcus Richards, Mohan Sanjeevan, Tajender Sagoo, Priya Saujani, Aparna Sharma, Dr Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya, The Sugar Cake Girls.
TRANSLATIONS Amarjit Chandan, Kanwal Dhaliwal, Arvind Dubey, Raghu Rao, Zahid Rajan, Mohan Sanjeevan.
Motherland Pop: TALK Dr Kishore Budha, Parmjit Singh, Parminder Vir; VIDEO Ronit Meranda DESIGN Mohammed Ali.
PUBLISHER & CURATOR Tajender Sagoo
FRONT COVER Model - Priya Saujani, Graphic artist -Kate Gajewska, Artwork & photography -Tajender Sagoo, Design - Mohammed Ali.
THANKS TO
Flying Fish Creative Agency, Tari and Sujata Sian of Nusound Radio, Bala of Rasam Gayatri Silks, Pritam Chaggar of Star Sound Radio, Barbara Hand, Craig Jenkins, Koushik Banerjea, Dina Begum, Cara Nahul, Komal Madder, Eiluned Edwards, Harisha, Ashwani Sharma, Dr M.H. Srinarahari, Bindu Mehra, Chandra Mohar, Parmjit Singh, Parminder Vir, Sara Wajid, Gaurav Gupta, Dr Kishore Budha, Amarjit Chandan, Jimmy Dabhi, Kanwal Dhaliwal, Arvind Dubey, Bhajan Hunjan, Archana Kapoor, Jaspreet Kaur, Aliya Khan, Peter Marshall, Marcus Richards, Mohan Sanjeevan, Priya Saujani, Aparna Sharma, Dr Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya, The Sugar Cake Girls, Durlabh Singh, Manju Dhatt, Mariam Haji, Michelle Begley, Nirmal Singh Dhiman, Pireeni Sundaralingham, Rachel Marsden, Rei Dishon, Sandeep Biswas, Sapna Chandu, Sarawut Chutiwongpeti, Suresh Pillai, Vasanthi Victor, Ritu Sood, Swapnil Bharitya, Suresh Jayaram, Zahid Rajan, Raghu Rao, Mohammed Ali, Waleed Akhtar and everyone who has supported this project.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
No comments:
Post a Comment