Interview with Satrang Board Members
In this interview, the current board of Satrang reflect on the past, present and future of the organization. They express the importance of “meeting the community where it is at” through hosting events and creating safe spaces for the diverse members of the community. They also discuss the need for new systems of support and care, especially necessitated by the pandemic.
Interviews with Anil Mohin and Rashmi Choksey
Dr. Anil Mohin recounts the story of placing an ad in Frontiers magazine, a biweekly free publication that catered to Southern California gay communities. He hoped to find a husband. Instead, he got a call from Mushtaq, a founding member of Satrang, who had seen his ad, recognized a fellow South Asian, and invited him to their next scheduled event.
Pamila Matharu in Conversation with Janine Marchessault
Toronto-based artist Pamila Matharu was invited to intervene in the Archival Intimacies project. Active since the early 1990s in Toronto, she has been a key organizer for South Asian and BIPOC cultural communities, including serving on the 1995 Desh Pardesh committee.
Interviews with Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla and Sanjay Chhugani
In 2002, Los Angeles-based writer and Satrang member Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla released his first book, Ode to Lata, which drew from his own experience as an Kenyan-Indian immigrant to the US, his relationship to the community formed at Satrang, and as a response to what he had not found in similar literature. The protagonist, Ali, is a banker by day and denizen of Los Angeles’ clubs by night.
Interviews with Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla, Sanjay Chhugani, and Manoj Kumar
Interviews with Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla, Sanjay Chhugani, and Manoj Kumar accompanying an Archival Intimacies exhibit about the history of Satrang. This selection of documents, photographs, invite cards, and recordings showcases the affective relationships formed through Satrang events and the community they fostered.
Interviews with Sanjay Chhugani and Manoj Kumar
Pride March has long been a part of queer community organizing and visibility. Many South Asian queer organizations across the USA have been a part of this effort, including Satrang. This section highlights organizing efforts, coalition building with other Asian American groups, and resource sharing.
Trikone Magazine, June 2008
June 2008 issue of Trikone magazine, featuring an article sharing the findings of Satrang and the South Asian Network about the needs of the South Asian American LGBT community in Southern California. Displayed as part of the Building Organizational Infrastructure panel of the online exhibit Satrang at 25: Queer South Asian Diaspora(s) in Context.