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The Pink Triangle has a Brown Lining (News article, 1993)
This image depicts a news article that discusses a film by Urvashi Vaid, that was to be viewed at the 1993 Desh Pardesh. The image also has a smaller box that highlights the other LGBT centred film to be played that year.
Snakes and Ladders: a film featured at Desh 1998
This news article provides a review for a movie to be featured at the 1998 Desh Pardesh called the Snake Charmer.
Salaam Toronto: Proposal (1988)
This image depicts the proposal that the Khush collective put forth for the creation of the Salaam Toronto festival, it outlines goals and purpose.
Salaam Toronto: On going Activities (1989)
This image depicts a flyer that addresses some of the major activities that will be happening at Salaam Toronto in 1989.
Salaam Toronto: A Festival of South Asian Culture, Cuisine and Tradition (1989)
This image depicts a couple of flyers issued by the Khush collective that advertised the Salaam Toronto festival of 1989.
Retro/Desh Program Outline 1998
This image depicts a pamphlet for the program outline of Retro/Desh that was held from July 21-August 1 1998, it highlights events from each day and provides context for the theme of that year's events.
Questions of Community: Desh Pardesh Provides Forum for South Asian Artists (1991)
This image depicts a news article that dicusses the vision of Desh Pardesh as explained by the organizer, Punam Khosla, and it highlights the importance of LGBT representation in the festival.
Oral History with Punam Khosla (2015)
Punam Khosla was the coordinator of the Desh Pardesh festival from the second festival in 1991 to 1993. She headed the festival with clear political goals, which often clashed with other organizers of the event but she was not willing to compromise…
Oral History with Leila Sujir (2014)
Leila Sujir is an artist that first worked at Desh Pardesh in the late 1980s. Her work India Hearts Beat screened in Toronto, and she was invited to discuss it. She felt that Desh was a space of both validation and contention. She argues it gave…
Oral History Interview with Zainab Verjee (2015)
Verjee talks about her experience interacting with the Desh Pardesh festival in the late 1990s. She was not involved directly at an organizational level, but comes from a background in community organization because of her involvement in groups such…