Our team at Prayas have collected and curated an array of interesting South Asian content for you to muse over during the rest of this lock down. Check it out!
A brief history of Indian theatre | A 15 min low-down on Indian theatre from ancient Sankrit theatre and folk forms to modern developments.
Conversations |‘Making A Home In No Man’s Land’ Live |Conversations with with Riz Ahmed, Rupi Kaur, Nikesh Shukla and Fatima Bhutto
Full length Performances | Xenos. By Akram Khan | Akram’s most anticipated new solo, XENOS, marks his final performances as a dancer in a full-length piece.
Visual Art/ Zine | ‘Oh Nari, So Sanskari!’ is a zine that was born out of the need for accurate representation of women in Indian epics. It is a satirical take on stories of three influential women in the Mahabharata namely, Kunti, Gandhari and Draupadi. By
Sketch Comedy | Check out Meera Syal from Goodness Gracious Me playing Indian mum cop for the win. Meera was one of the pioneers is getting British Asian voices on screen.
LOLS | Check out Only Desi. They make parody trailers of Bollywood Movies.
Film/Shorts | Sanjay’s Super Team is a computer-animated short film produced by Pixar Animation Studios. Written and directed by Sanjay Patel, and based on his childhood.
Sounds | Get a taste of the Indian indie music scene through this curated playlist.
Large Short Films| From young and aspiring to established filmmakers around India, come bite sized short films with known faces from the Indian film industry.