YCIS Community Podcast Episode 3 Kamil Ahsan (Editor, South Asian Avant-Garde)

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In today’s episode, we are in conversation with Mr. Kami Ahsan. He is an environmental historian and doctoral student at Yale, with a prior doctorate in biology from the University of Chicago. He is an interdisciplinary scholar, writer, critic, and chief editor of the South Asian Avant-Garde anthology. His work has appeared in The Nation, NPR, LA Reviews of Books, The Baffler, and Dissent, among others. Hope you enjoy this conversation!

Follow SAAG on Instagram @saaganthology and Kamil Ahsan @kamuleosaurus. For more info, go to https://saaganthology.com/

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Welcome to the Young Creative Indian Space’s Community Podcast. As part of the South Asian Creativity Festival, we are inviting creatives of Indian and South Asian origin from all over the world to talk about their unique creative practices and philosophies.

One conversation at a time, we are trying to explore the nuances of being South Asian-origin creatives, the diaspora is diverse and multidimensional, originating from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri-Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and thriving across every part of the world. Young creatives relay the nuances of South Asia, its cultures, identities, religions, problems and beauty.