🗓 Sunday, 25 May 2025
🕙 10:00 a.m. ET / 3 p.m. GMT / 7:00 p.m. PKT / 7:30 p.m. IST / 7:45 p.m. NPT / 8:00 p.m. BDT
📍 Venue: Online. Registration required
🔗 Register to attend
As political temperatures rise and borders bristle, the Southasia Peace Action Network (Sapan) is carving out space for something different: a cross-border, youth-led conversation on what peace looks like for them —and what it could be.
This special virtual dialogue on Sunday, May 25, brings together young Southasians aged 16 to 25 from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. With rising hostilities threatening to eclipse empathy, this intergenerational dialogue is a timely intervention that centres the voices and visions of those who will inherit the region.
Speakers (17-25 years old)
- Prapti Taposhi, Sylhet
- Shahzain Ali, Karachi
- Amber Rastogi, Delhi
- Onali Senerarh, Kandy
- Noor-e-Eman, Lahore
- Arya Gautam, Kathmandu
- Kabir Rao, Delhi
- Sher Abbas, Islamabad
- Tia Pulikoti, Delhi (unable to join)
Why this matters
For too long, dominant narratives have painted peace as the purview of diplomats and treaties, shaped by political agendas rather than people. But what does peace feel like to a teenager growing up in Lahore or Kolkata? How does a college student in Dhaka or Kathmandu define coexistence, identity, and trust?
The discussion aims to amplify these vital perspectives through a moderated conversation followed by an interactive Q&A. Whether you’re a participant or listener, here’s a chance to hear directly from the next generation of peacebuilders — those imagining Southasia not just as a region of shared trauma, but one of shared dreams.
What to expect
- Reflections from young speakers on peace, trust, identity, and cross-border connection
- Moderated discussion to explore common ground and creative tensions
- Open Q&A inviting participants to join the dialogue
- A collective reimagining of Southasia through empathy, not animosity
Who should attend?
This session is open to all. We particularly welcome:
- Young people curious about regional peace and justice
- Educators and mentors interested in cross-cultural learning
- Journalists, activists, and citizens engaged in people-to-people solidarity
- Anyone committed to amplifying youth voices in times of crisis
Register now
📌 Click here to register for this unique cross-border dialogue.
For more information, contact us at: southasiapeaceactionnetwork@gmail.com
Add your voice: Sign our call for India and Pakistan to Stop the Hostilities and Talk
As tensions escalated, Sapan launched an online petition urging India and Pakistan to stop hostilities. More than 7,000 verified signatures from around the region and the world within 48 hours highlight the growing call from ordinary people demanding responsibility, dialogue, and cooperation.
📢 Sign and share the petition here: India, Pakistan: Stop the Hostilities
With the language of hostility drowning out the quiet, ongoing work of bridge-building, the Sapan youth dialogue invites us to listen differently—not as experts or adversaries, but as neighbours and as visionaries for a better world. It is possible when we come together.
Let’s gather. Let’s listen. Let’s begin again. Let’s make it clear: The future belongs to those who choose connection over conflict.
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