episode 32: Barnali Ghosh & Anirvan Chatterjee

This episode we talk with community activists, storytellers, and researchers Barnali Ghosh & Anirvan Chatterjee, the founders and facilitators of the Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tour. Through the tour, the two guide people across downtown Berkeley as they share stories that explore the multigenerational and intersectional work of South Asian Americans in the region: from Queer community building, feminist mobilization against human trafficking and labor exploitation, international freedom movements, and student organizing. The two have also carried this investment in bringing together storytelling and cultural history in curatorial projects--including exhibitions and programs at Kearny Street Workshop and the Asian Art Museum--and ongoing writings that continue to uncover new archival resources that connect us to the long legacies of resistance in the South Asian community.