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.
Interview with Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla
Like many other queer communities, HIV/AIDS support and activism was a focus of the South Asian community. Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla of Satrang partnered with Zulfikar Surani of Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team (APAIT) to lead outreach on safe sex and HIV prevention and education programs in the community.
