Political Prisoners in India
Pamphlet distributed by the South Asian Students’ Association at the University of California at Berkeley titled “Political Prisoners in India.” The pamphlet includes text from an Amnesty International report on detention conditions in West Bengal circa 1974.
"Political Prisoners in Bangladesh"
Pamphlet distributed by the South Asian Students’ Association at the University of California at Berkeley titled “Political Prisoners in Bangladesh.” The pamphlet takes a critical view of the Awami League and decries the inhumane conditions and torture to which political prisoners were subjected post-Independence.
"Open Letter to the University Community"
List of grievances addressed to the students, faculty, and administration by South Asian students at the University of California at Berkeley.
"India: Democracy or Dictatorship?" Flyer
Flyer announcing television documentary screening of “India: Democracy or Dictatorship?” by the Committee of Concerned Indian Students (CCIS) at the University of California at Berkeley on November 23, 1976.
"India: 'Democracy' Under A Relaxed Emergency?" Press Release
Press release dated January 26, 1977 issued by the Concerned Committee of Indian Students (CCIS) at the University of California at Berkeley. Titled “India: ‘Democracy’ Under a Relaxed Emergency?”, the press release criticizes Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s relaxation of Emergency measures in early 1977 as a politically expedient ploy for votes in the March 1977 election.
"Audio-Visual Resources Catalog, 1977"
Photocopy of the Concerned Committee of Indian Students’ (CCIS) audio-visual resources catalog at the University of California at Berkeley, 1977. The catalog included “Waves of Revolution”, a film by Anand Patwardhan, “India: Democracy or Dictatorship?” directed by Sharat G. Lin, and “India: Of Myth and Reality”, directed and produced by SASA and NIC.
"India: Democracy or Dictatorship?"
Essay dated November 23, 1976 on the historical context of the Emergency declared by Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on June 26, 1975.
"A Running Dog Under Sheep's Hide!"
Statement issued by the South Asian Students Association at the University of California at Berkeley on January 23, 1976 condemning the corruption and tyranny of “Third World” political leaders. The statement urges students to demand India’s expulsion from the U.N. along with Iran, the Philippines, and Chile.
"India's Anniversary"
Statement issued by the South Asian Students Association at the University of California at Berkeley in The Daily Californian on January 26, 1976 criticizing Indira Gandhi’s poverty reform programs and the lack of social and economic justice for peasants and poor laborers in India.
"South Asian Perspectives on Development" Conference Program
April 20, 1991 conference program for “South Asian Perspectives on Development” at the University of California at Berkeley. Topics discussed included “The Ecological Dimensions of Development”, “Women and Development”, “Development in a Global Perspective”, and “Challenges, Prospects, and Alternatives”.