Peace in Southasia beyond ideological barriers
We are a coalition of peace activists and organisations working towards freedom of trade, travel and tourism in the region, people-to-people contact especially between India and Pakistan, and for soft borders or visa on arrival for Southasians in each other’s countries, carrying forward the vision of mentors and leaders like Nirmala Didi Deshpande, Dr Mubashir Hasan, Kuldip Nayar, I.A. Rehman, Nikhil Chakravartty, Asma Jahangir, Rajni Kothari, Eqbal Ahmad and others.
- Read well. Write well. Play well.
Teen writers, Aminah Alavi in Karachi and Pahal Wasu in Noida/Sydney, bond over their mutual love for books in a cross-border Zoom conversation - Opinion: What’s sauce for the Nagas is sauce for the Kashmiris
New Delhi needs to engage with the militant-turned-Gandhian, not imprison him, writes educator and peace activist Dr Sandeep Pandey - Lack of effective road safety programmes is a major public health concern
Activists, road crash survivors and victims’ families have a message for the upcoming UN General Assembly meeting on Global Road Safety, 30 June-1 July - Kabir Festival 2022: Celebrating the humanistic values of an ancient mystic
A cultural event to commemorate the birth anniversary of Kabir Das, an ancient South Asian mystic and social reformer - Collaborate to Recognise and Address Road and Highway SafetySapan Declaration: Collaborate across Southasian Region to Recognise and Address Road and Highway Safety
- Southasians express solidarity with Sri Lanka, concern about economic and humanitarian crises
The Southasia Peace Action Network, Sapan, expresses deep concern about the economic crisis in Sri Lanka and the resulting humanitarian emergency - The Sapan logo story
We are so excited and proud to introduce the new Sapan logo. Here’s the story behind it. - Event, May 29- Streets for life: Southasians for road safety
Ahead of the UN General Assembly meeting on Global Road Safety, we invite you to join our ‘Streets for life: Southasians for road safety’ seminar, Sunday, 29 May 2022. - Kamla Bhasin, the spirit of Southasia and the power of the four-letter word love
Commemorating 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, remembering Kamla Bhasin
Sapaners
“There is a need for connection among countries in South Asia. We must create economic and healthcare closeness across the region”
Dr. Amartya Sen,
Nobel Laureate in Economics
“We will use whatever it takes – singing, poetry, literature, art, love. We will keep taking forward our fight for peace. I don’t think giving up is an option”
Beena Sarwar,
Founder and Curator, Sapan
“Covid is a reminder that South Asian cooperation must go beyond SAARC meetings”
Kanak Mani Dixit, Founding Editor, Himal Southasian
“Peace is the way, Peace is too precious to be left to the whims and fancies of leaders and governments, and we the people are reclaiming it”
Lalita Ramdas, Founder, Greenpeace India
To fight injustice, ensure rights, bring peace to the excluded and marginalized people of South Asia. Building collective responses and creating our own Sapan is the only option.
Khushi Kabir, Coordinator,
One Billion Rising, Bangladesh
“Our future cannot be held hostage to the past. We have to form an alternative trajectory for our combined futures”
Raza Rumi,
Founder, Naya Daur Media
Southasia Peace Action Network 