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EKTA is temporarily is on hiatus

We recommend that you visit
Friends of South Asia
http://www.friendsofsouthasia.org/
in the meantime

 


Past Programs
Nov 19,
2005
Beyond Borders: Benefit for the Survivors of the South Asian Earthquake
Nov 17,18,
2005
Films by Community Media Activist
Stalin. K.
Drishti Media Collective
Nov 13,
2005
Copresented Films at 3rd I South Asian Film Festival: Continuous Journey, Silent Waters, No More Tears, Sister..
Sept 10-11,
2005
 
Domestic Crusaders: A two-act play about a Pakistani-American family in the aftermath of 9/11.
Berkeley Rep Theatre
 
Aug 28,
2005
Peace Concert in Celebration of Indian ANd Pakistani Independence Days
International House, UC Berkeley
July 15-16,
2005
Domestic Crusaders: A two-act play about a Pakistani-American family in the aftermath of 9/11.
Berkeley Rep Theatre
 
Jun 21,
2005
Migritude: Spoken Word by Shailja Patel
Asia Society, San Francisco
Jun 8,
2005
War & Peace/ Jang Aur Aman
A Film by Anand Patwardhan
Locus Arts, San Francisco
May 15,
2005
Ind-Pak Peace Solidarity March
San Francisco
Mar 12, 17,
2005
Continuous Journey
Screening and Discussion with Director ALI KAZIMI.
Co-presented at NAATA's San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco..
Feb 6-13,
2005
Film Screening: "Daughters of Everest" & "Dreaming of Tibet" Co-presented by Ekta at the 2nd International Buddhist Film Festival.
Feb 3,
2005

APA Artists 4 Tsunami Relief
Locus Arts @ Galeria de la Raza. Raised over $2800 for
tsunami relief efforts in Indonesia and Sri Lanka. 
Dec 18,
2004
Suppressed Voices:
an exploration in performance art
Newark
Dec 4,
2004
Bhopal: The Search for Justice
Roxie Theatre, San Francisco
Nov 17,
2004
Final Solution
A film by Rakesh Sharma
UC Berkeley
Nov 14,
2004
A Certain Liberation
A film by Yasmine Kabir
Roxie Theatre, San Francisco
Oct 15 - 24,
2004
Begum Sumroo: The Rebel Courtesan
San Francisco
Oct 7- 24,
2004
Documentary Voices: Anand Patwardhan
Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley
Aug 7 - 8,
2004
Crossing the Lines: Kashmir, Pakistan, India
Bay Area Premiere of Film by Pervez Hoodbhoy and Zia Mian. Stanford U. and UC Berkeley.
Jun 17,
2004
Touch of Pink by Ian Iqbal Rashid
Co-presented at the 28th San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Castro Theatre, San Francisco
May 23,
2004
South Asian Progressive Conference 2004
San Francisco
 
May 21,
2004
An Evening with Shahid Nadeem,
Fremont
May 6 - 8,
2004
Final Solution
Film Screening and Discussion with
Rakesh Sharma
Mar 12 - 28,
2004
Traveling Film South Asia 2004,
San Francisco & Milpitas
Mar 20,
2004
Karmacy's Album Release Party, Locus Arts, San Francisco.
Mar 6 & 8,
2004
Film Screening of "Lest We Forget" by Jason DaSilva and "American Made" by Sharat Raju
Co-presented at NAATA's San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco..
Nov 2,
2003
DAM/AGE. A Film by Aradhana Seth with Arundhati Roy. Co-presented at 3rd I's South Asian International Film Festival. Roxie Theatre, San Francisco.
Oct. 19,
2003
Film Screenings with Pankaj Rishi Kumar. California College of the Arts. San Francisco.
Oct 17 -19,
2003
Interrogations. A Play on Domestic Violence. Raised $1550 for Narika and Maitri, local DV groups serving the SA community. Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco

Aug 3,
2003

Desi Art in the Diaspora. Pioneers in a new era of desi art. Oakland Box Theatre, Oakland.

Jun 7-15,
2003

Ancient / Other: the work of Dr. Sheela Sharma. Califonia College of the Arts, Oakland.
Jun 6,
2003
DesiSpokenword.
JavaHouse, Oakland.

Mar 13,
2003

Spoken Word Event for International Women's Day. Al Fanous, San Francisco.

Feb 22,
2003

Two Films with Filmmaker, Writer and Activist: Suma Josson.
Artists' Telivision Access, San Francisco.
Jan 25,
2003
South Asian Progressive Collective Gathering
California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco.
Dec 6, 7,
2002

The Men in the Tree
Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker
Lalit Vachani. Univ. of California, Berkeley.

Oct 20,
2002

Riffat Salamat and Party
Sufi Music from Pakistan. California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco
.
Oct 18,
2002

Muktir Gaan (Song of Freedom)
Award-winning documentary about the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Univ. of California, Berkeley.

Oct 13,
2002
Theatre Without Frontiers
Video clips and discussion with Pakistani Playwright Shahid Nadeem. Univ. of California, Berkeley.
Oct 12,
2002

Aik Thee Nani
Screening of Urdu/Hindi play and discussion
with Pakistani Playwright Shahid Nadeem.

Oct 9,
2002

Shabana Azmi: On the Rise of Communalism
Internationally acclaimed actress, Member of the Indian Parliament, and UN Goodwill Ambassador. Univ. of California, Berkeley

Sep 15,
2002

"And They Killed Him Again" - Exhibition of 100 photographs on Gujarat carnage by Sahir Raza and film documentary "Evil Stalks the Land" by Gauhar Raza. California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco.
Aug 18,
2002
Lost Horizons: India's Indigenous communities
Discussion and slide presentation on the tribal communities of the state of Madhya Pradesh by Dr. Sudha Anand. Artists' Television Access, San Francisco.
Aug 10, 12, 2002

Women, The Victims of Gujarat:
A Talk by Shabnam Hashmi

Newark and San Francisco.

Jul 13, 14, 2002 Benefit for the Survivors of Communal Violence in Gujarat: A Tribute to late Ahsan Jafri Raised $50,000 for relief and rehabilitation work in Gujarat. Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco and Jain Center of Northern California, Milpitas.
Jun 22, 2002

A Fundraiser to Benefit Relief Efforts for Victims of Communal Violence in Gujarat
Artists' Television Access, San Francisco.

Mar 23, 2002 March for Religious Harmomy and
Social Justice in Gujarat

Co-sponsored march from the Gadar Memorial to the Indian Consulate to protest the failure of the gov't in curbing the recent communal riots. San Francisco
Jan 26, 27 & Feb 2, 3, 2002

Traveling Film South Asia 2002
A festival of fifteen documentaries from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan.
California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco & Oakland

Jan 25, 2002

Benefit for the "Cheye Dekho" Campaign in Bangladesh with dj Cheb i Sabbah
Raised over $4000 for minority victims of oppression at Annada Prashad in Bangladesh. San Francisco.

Dec 10, 2001 Jang aur Aman ("War and Peace")
A screening of his latest work in progress and discussion with award winning filmmaker Anand Patwardhan. Univ. of Southern California,
Los Angeles
Nov 17 & 18, 2001
Myriad Voices: Reflections on
South Asian Women through Film

California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco & Univ. of California, Berkeley
Nov 10, 2001 Jang aur Aman ("War and Peace")
A screening of his latest work in progress and discussion with award winning filmmaker Anand Patwardhan. Univ. of California, Berkeley
Oct 20 & 28, 2001 Anand Patwardhan Film Retrospective
A festival of award winning documentaries by one of South Asia's most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, Anand Patwardhan. San Francisco State Univ.
Sep 16, 2001
(cancelled
due to 9/11)
Caste and Race in India.
Henri Tiphagne, renowned civil rights attorney and human rights defender from Tamil Nadu.
California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco
Sep 15, 2001

Desi Spokenword
An open forum for word, music and visual art.
Grand Lake Community Center, Oakland

June 30, 2001 What is Really Happening in Gujarat Today?
A Talk with Grassroots NGOS from Ahmedabad

Martin Macwan of Navasarjan Trust and Gagan Sethi of Janvikas. California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco
Mar 10, 2001 Benefit for Earthquake Relief in Gujarat
An evening of spokenword, film and performance.
Raised over $3000 for Janvikas, an Ahmedabad based NGO coordinating relief efforts in Gujarat.
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland
Mar 9, 2001 Uttara ("The Wrestlers")
Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco
Co-presented screening at the 19th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.
Jan 20, 21,
& 28, 2001

Traveling Film South Asia 2001
A festival of fifteen documentaries from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan.
California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco

Oct 16, 2000 Desi Spokenword
An open forum for word, music and visual art.
California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco
Jul 22, 2000 Desi Spokenword
An open forum for word, music and visual art.
California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco
Jun 17, 2000

Desi Spokenword
An open forum for word, music and visual art.
California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco


 

 

 

 

 

 

   
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