Radiostan Episode #1: Names
Episode #1 of Radiostan, a podcast hosted by Tina Bhaga Yokota and Samip Mallick. In this episode, dated December 14, 2008, the hosts explore names & naming, including personal names, married names, and the politics of naming.
Radiostan Episode #2: Dreams
Episode #2 of Radiostan, a podcast hosted by Tina Bhaga Yokota and Samip Mallick. In this episode, dated January 11, 2009, the hosts explore dreams, from the mystical and Freudian to the personal and political.
Radiostan Episode #5: Get Your Chutney On
Episode #5 of Radiostan, a podcast hosted by Tina Bhaga Yokota and Samip Mallick. In this episode, dated April 11, 2009, the hosts explore the history of Indians living in Trinidad.
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.
Interviews with D’Lo, Alicia Virani, and Rashmi Choksey
Interviews with D’Lo, Alicia Virani, and Rashmi Choksey about the Coming Out/Coming Home workshop, which took place at the Southern California Library in 2008. It was led by D’Lo, a trans Tamil Sri Lankan writer who is active in community building, arts, and activism in New York and Los Angeles. For many Satrang members, this workshop was a transformative moment.
Interviews with Rashmi Choksey and Manoj Kumar
These recordings and accompanying materials mark two moments in Satrang’s evolution as an organization. The first, in 2008, is when the organization conducted a needs assessment in collaboration with South Asian Network (SAN) as a fiscal sponsor.
Interview with Alicia Virani
In this audio, Alicia Virani discusses the formation of Satrang's Youth Group, which specifically focused on 18-35 year old queer South Asians. This marked the start of Satrang’s meeting the needs of a new generation, many of whom were born in the USA rather than being first generation immigrants, and who have different vocabularies and political leanings.
Interviews with Supriya Bharadwaj, Alicia Virani, Rayman Mathoda, and Avantika Shahi
These interviews chart the evolution of Satrang and other South Asian queer communities to include their families and queer families with children. According to Supriya, Family Day, established in 2017, marks the moment when Satrang moved away from a focus on individual needs to a focus on the broader community.
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.