“Rise From It” an Official Selection at GIFF
Filmed in the most densely militarized land on earth, Rise From It captures the complexity and vibrancy of the Kashmiri resistance movement.
Srinagar: Occupation by Day & Night in Panorama
Originally published in Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature's 12th edition: Cities, Dorabji's piece "Srinagar: Occupation by day and night," chronicles her visit to the Press Colony and spending Another Friday Night in Kashmir during her 2018 visit to Srinagar.
Joy in Storytelling on the Nonprofit Lowdown
Tara Dorabji joins Rhea Wong on the Nonprofit Lowdown podcast episode: "Joy in Storytelling.”
The Power of Art on Let’s Hear It Podcast
Listen to Tara Dorabji in conversation with Eric Brown for the Let's Hear It Podcast as they discuss the impact of artists in creating narrative change.
Together, We Make the Future
Tara Dorabji and co-authors outline their original research to mobilize BIPOC and young voters in specific demographics and regions, and how they translate that data.
Building Narratives of Joy
Tara Dorabji along with co-authors Erin Potts and Dr. Melanie Meinzer created the Building Narratives of Joy Impact Report for The Center for Cultural Power.
Radical Investment for Transformative Narrative Power
In this interview-style conversation learn the importance of amplifying and investing in BIPOC artist disruptors and cultural bearers to shift the narrative to reflect those most impacted by systemic oppression.
No Going Back: Narrative Strategy During COVID
Dorabji in partnership with Janelle Treibitz and others authored #NoGoingBack: A COVID-19 Cultural Strategy Activation Guide for Artists and Activists published by The Center for Cultural Power.
Celestial Navigation: How to Fund Culture Change in the US
Read the 2020 report Celestial Navigation: How to Fund Culture Change in the U.S. highlighting three core recommendations for funders to focus on in the arts and social justice field.
Here Still
A year ago, I visited Kashmir, the most densely militarized place on earth. It was Ramadan and a temporary cease fire was in place. Still, a young man was run over and killed by an army vehicle after Friday prayers and a general strike was called by separatist leaders.
Good Girls Marry Doctors
Good Girls Marry Doctors: South Asian American Daughters on Obedience and Rebellion (Aunt Lute Press) is a Small Press Distribution bestseller for two years straight.
Chicago Quarterly Review
"The new South Asian American writer is a wild beast.”–Guest Editor Moazzam Sheikh I'm honored to have new work published in the South Asian American Issue, alongside so many fierce writers and friends (including Neelanjana Banerjee, Minal Hajratwala, Soniah Kamal, Swati Khurana, Nayomi Munaweera, Shivani Narang, Moazzam Sheikh, Pireeni Sundaralingam, and more!) So down to be part of this wildness.“
Drunk Monkeys
A poem of love written in San Miguel de Allende after finding two scorpions in my room.
They say scorpionsAre solitaryBut really they are loversDancing in darknessto find their mate
All the Women in My Family Sing
“These brilliant and moving essays show the astonishing, brave, and passionate lives of women of color as they fight for autonomy, equality and love.” — Isabel Allende, author
Free Khurram -- Human Rights Advocate Detained on Way to UN
Khurram Parvez, who was en route to brief the UN on human rights violations in Kashmir, is currently being detained under the Public Safety Act.
Cancerlandia
Tara Dorabji catches up with Juan Alvarado Valdivia and discusses his debut memoir, Cancerladia. Humorous and brutally honest, Juan chronicles his story, overcoming cancer and confronting alcoholism. The interview first aired on La Raza Chronicles, KPFA.
April Protests in Kashmir
Dr. Huma Dar, lecturer at UC Berkeley, discusses major protests in Kashmir in response to civilian killings that took place in April. Indian administered Kashmir is the most militarized land on earth.
Surveillance in America
A conversation about surveillance targeting Brown people in America - first, Dr. Hatem Bazian discusses the Department of Homeland Security’s new “Shared Responsibility Committees,” which bring the FBI and local law enforcement together with mental health and other city and school programs and social workers to report on suspicious behavior.