Founding Charter

The Southasia Peace Action Network is an alliance of individuals and representatives of various organisations joining hands for a minimum common agenda: Southasia peace. 

In doing so, we reiterate our commitment to take forward the principles and ideals of peace, justice, democracy and human rights articulated by visionaries like Dr Mubashir Hasan, Nikhil Chakravartty, Asma Jahangir, Nirmala Deshpande, Kuldip Nayar, Rajni Kothari among others – a visa-free Southasia* or confederation of nations with soft borders. A region in which each nation ensures quality education, justice, and freedom of expression and religion to its own citizens as well as support and solidarity to those of the other nations.

We aim to ‘reclaim Southasia’, to quote another of our mentors and visionaries, the late I.A. Rehman. 

We support the objectives of SAARC, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation: 

“To promote the welfare of the peoples of South Asia and to improve their quality of life; to accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region and to provide all individuals the opportunity to live in dignity and to realize their full potential; to promote and strengthen collective self-reliance among the countries of South Asia; to contribute to mutual trust, understanding and appreciation of one another’s problems; to promote active collaboration and mutual assistance in the economic, social, cultural, technical and scientific fields; to strengthen cooperation with other developing countries; to strengthen cooperation among themselves in international forums on matters of common interests; and to cooperate with international and regional organizations with similar aims and purposes.”

Sapan Founding Charter

The Southasia Peace Action Network calls on the governments and peoples of Southasia to work towards:

  1. Instituting soft borders — visa-free Southasia, visa-on-arrival, or at least ease of visas – to allow freedom of trade and travel to each other’s countries
  2. Ensuring human rights and dignity for all their citizens including religious and ethnic minorities, women, children and other oppressed communities
  3. Cooperating in all areas particularly related to public health, culture and legal reform, education, environment, climate change, water issues, disarmament, de-militarisation and de-nuclearisation.

Endorsed 28 March 2021 by over 80 individuals, representing various organisations. See the initial report here.

To endorse the Charter and join Southasia Peace Action Network, please click this link.

ENDORSE FOUNDING CHARTER

Download the Charter in English, Bangla, Hindi, Punjabi, Sindhi, Telugu and Urdu at the links below:

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Note: Marathi, Nepali, Gujarati, Tamil, Sinhala and more translations in process. Thanks to volunteers for their contributions. We welcome more translations.

*We write ‘Southasia’ as one word, “seeking to restore some of the historical unity of our common living space, without wishing any violence on the existing nation states” to quote Himal Southasian.

endorsing organisations 

  1. Aaghaz-e-Dosti
  2. Aman Ki Asha
  3. Asma Jahangir-AGHS Legal Aid Cell and VoicePk.net, Pakistan
  4. Coalition for Democratic India
  5. Pakistani Association of Greater Boston (PAGB)
  6. Pakistan-India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD)
  7. Boston South Asia Center
  8. South Asia Citizens Web (SACW)
  9. South Asia Partnership-Pakistan
  10. South Asia Women in Media (SAWM)
  11. The Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies, Tufts University
  12. Association of Pakistani Physicians of New England (APPNE)
  13. Resolv Education and Training Programs, USA
  14. American Sikh Forum Inc.
  15. Project Dastaan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
  16. Centre for Peace and Secular Studies, Lahore
  17. 3 Quarks Daily
  18. Nijera Kori, Bangladesh
  19. Sangat, South Asian feminist network
  20. Karachi Press Club
  21. Openminds consulting
  22. Rotary Club of Karachi Capital Hills, Rotary International District 3271
  23. Shahid Bhagat Singh.org
  24. Nagorik Uddyog
  25. South Asia Forum for Art & Creative Heritage
  26. Himal Southasian
  27. GAIA Earth Sansad
  28. Indo Pak Book Lovers Club
  29. Muskaan : Foundation for Road Safety, Jaipur
  30. Tehrik-e-Niswan, Karachi
  31. Centre for Interfaith Peace and Dialogue
  32. Business India Publications Ltd.
  33. Insaf Bulletin, Canada
  34. Research Initiatives Bangladesh
  35. wePlan Consultancy
  36. TraumaLink, Bangladesh
  37. Life Bridge US & Life Bridge Pakistan Trust
  38. Sadbhavna.in
  39. South Asian Diaspora Action Collective
  40. Shunyakal
  41. Kamli, USA
  42. Ananke, Dubai
  43. Boston South Asian Coalition
  44. American Alliance for Peace and Prosperity for South Asians, AAPPSA
  45. International Noble Work Development and Investigation, India
  46. Midstone Center for International Affairs, Pakistan
  47. Women’s Regional Network (Afghanistan-India-Pakistan)
  48. Paaq Bandhu, India
  49. The Southasia Trust
  50. Hri – Institute of Southasian Research and Exchange
  51. Thousand Ways to Go Home, Paris, France
  52. Harin, Nepal
  53. Roobaroo (RV Foundation), Pune
  54. Women’s Regional Network – Afghanistan, India, Pakistan
  55. International Solidarity for Academic Freedom in India (InSAF India), UK
  56. Society for Policy Studies (SPS), New Delhi
  57. South Asia Monitor, New Delhi, India
  58. Joy of Urdu, Lahore, Pakistan
  59. Mohsinini Resource Center, Islamabad
  60. Women Voices, Pakistan
  61. AKV International, Kolkatta, India
  62. Institute of Regional Studies, Pakistan
  63. Pippa Rann Books & Media, UK
  64. Thuley, New York
  65. Salt Desert Media Group Ltd., UK
  66. Global Resilience Publishing, UK
  67. Help Women Heal, USA
  68. Bazm-E-AaLam, Lahore
  69. PEACE Society, Sonipat, India
  70. Excellence Shelters Pvt. Ltd, India
  71. Humsub Online, Lahore
  72. Mazdoor Kissan Party, Pakistan
  73. Teri Nawab Durbar, Islamabad
  74. Women for Human Rights (WHR), Nepal
  75. AO News, Mal’e, Maldives
  76. Anankemag, Dubai, UAE
  77. Bond Advertising, Karachi, Pakistan
  78. PoliKey, USA
  79. U & U, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  80. Lex Foundation, India
  81. Karuna Shakti Foundation, Ferozepur, India
  82. The Pakistan Experience
  83. Ochre Sky Stories, India
  84. Association of War Affected Women, Sri Lanka

(being updated)

Founder members 

March 2021
  1. Amartya Sen, economist
  2. Aabida Ali, researcher, feminist, Karachi
  3. Aekta Kapoor, editor, eShe magazine, Delhi
  4. Aliya Rab, architect, healer, New Jersey, Balochistan
  5. Aliya Salahuddin, journalist, writer, Pakistan/Italy
  6. Ammu Joseph, journalist, Bangalore
  7. Anis Haroon, human rights, peace and women’s rights activist, Karachi
  8. Anish Gawande, director, Dara Shikoh Fellowship, Mumbai/Oxford
  9. Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal, editor, activist
  10. A.S. Paneerselvan, reader’s editor, The Hindu, Chennai
  11. Asad Palijo, Harvard South Asia Engagement Group
  12. Asmi Jamil Sadiq, paediatrician, New York
  13. Atiqa Shahid, Aaghaz-e-Dosti, Lahore/Sweden
  14. Baela Raza Jamil, educationist
  15. Beena Sarwar, journalist, Karachi/Boston
  16. Bishop Dr. J Ravikumar Stephen, episcopal bishop, management consultant, Tamil Nadu
  17. Devang Shah, lawyer, India
  18. Evita Das, urban researcher, PIPFPD
  19. Farooq Tariq, activist, General Secretary, Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC), Lahore
  20. Dr. Fauzia Deeba, physician, ex-HRCP, PIPFPD, Quetta/New Jersey
  21. Gauhar Raza, social activist, India
  22. Gurmehar Kaur, social-media activist
  23. Hardip Mann, South Asia Center, Boston
  24. Dr. Haroon Ahmed Syed, president, Pakistan Association of Mental Health
  25. Harsh Kapoor, South Asia Citizens Wire (SACW)
  26. Husnain Jamil, student activist, journalist, Lahore
  27. Jatin Desai, PIPFPD, Mumbai
  28. Jaspal Singh, South Asia Center, Boston
  29. Kalpana Sharma, journalist, Mumbai
  30. Kanak Mani Dixit, The Southasia Trust
  31. Karamat Ali, Pakistan Institute of Labour, Education and Research (PILER), Karachi
  32. Kavita Srivastava, People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Jaipur
  33. Khawar Mumtaz, women’s rights activist, Karachi
  34. Khushi Kabir, Nijera Kori, Dhaka
  35. Lalita Ramdas, activist, Alibag, India
  36. Laxmi Murthy, archivist, Bangalore
  37. Lubna Panjwani, educationist, Rotarian, Karachi
  38. Mahnaz Rehman, Aurat Foundation
  39. Mandira Nayar, journalist, Delhi
  40. Marvi Sirmed, activist, columnist
  41. Mazher Hussain, Confederation of Voluntary Associations (COVA)
  42. Milind Champanerkar, writer, researcher, Pune
  43. Mini Nair, poet, India
  44. Mira Hashmi, assistant professor in film studies, Lahore School of Economics
  45. Mitu Verma, journalist, Delhi
  46. M.M. Naazim, activist, Bangalore
  47. Monica Wahi, children’s film curator, Bombay
  48. Mukta Lall, writer
  49. Munizae Jahangir, VoicePk.net
  50. M. Tahseen, South Asia Partnership, SAP-Pk, Lahore
  51. Nadia Rahman, former co-chair, Harvard South Asia Engagement Group, Lahore
  52. Nadra Huma Quraishi, director, English Language Centre, University of Central Punjab
  53. Neel Kamal, journalist, India
  54. Nighat Said Khan, Women’s Action Forum, Lahore
  55. Noman Quadri, lawyer, banker, Karachi
  56. Omer Azhar Bhatti, student activist, Lahore
  57. Pir Ebrahim Shah, rotarian, activist, Houston
  58. Prabodh Jamwal, journalist, Jammu
  59. Priyanka Singh, researcher, Delhi
  60. Rafiq Kathwari, poet, Kashmir/New York
  61. Rajeshri Dasgupta, PIPFPD, Kolkata
  62. Rahul Mukerji, management consultant
  63. Admiral Ramu Ramdas, former Indian Navy chief, Magsaysay awardee, Alibag, India
  64. Ramnik Mohan, translator, India
  65. Ravi Nitesh, Aaghaz-e-Dosti, India
  66. Raza Khan, Aaghaz-e-Dosti, Lahore/Sweden
  67. Raza Rumi, editor, Naya Daur
  68. Rita Manchanda, SAHFR, India
  69. Rubina Saigol, psychologist, activist, Lahore
  70. Saeed Ahmed Rid, professor of politics, international relations and peace studies, Islamabad
  71. Salima Hashmi, artist, Lahore
  72. Samina Rehman, Women’s Action Forum, Lahore
  73. Samir Gupta, IT, activist, Delhi
  74. Dr. Sandeep Pandey, activist, Magsaysay awardee
  75. Sanjoy Hazarika, SAMDEN, India
  76. Shabnam Hashmi, social activist, India
  77. Shahram Azhar, economist, musician, Rawalpindi/Pennsylvania
  78. Shailaja Rao, educationalist, Dhanak for Humanity
  79. Sheema Kermani, Tehrik-e-Niswan, Karachi
  80. Shuja Uddin, screenwriter, Karachi/Austin
  81. Siraj Khan, president, Pakistani Association of Greater Boston (PAGB)
  82. Sneha Jha, activist, researcher, Bihar/London
  83. Sushil Khanna, PIPFPD, Kolkata
  84. Swati Sharan, peace activist, Toronto
  85. Syed A. Rizvi, past president, Federation of Aligarh Alumni Associations of North America
  86. Dr. Syeda Hameed, educationist, writer, former member of the Planning Commission of India
  87. Tapan Bose, PIPFPD, SAHFR, Delhi
  88. Umaima Ahmed, journalist, Lahore
  89. Urvashi Butalia, writer, Delhi
  90. Vijayan M.J., PIPFPD, Delhi
  91. Vishal Sharma, researcher, Shimla
  92. Waqas Nasir, agrarian and researcher, Lahore
  93. Yousaf Shaikh, president, APPNE, Boston
  94. Zakia Sarwar, educator, founder, Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers (SPELT), Karachi/Boston

Further Endorsements 

April 2021 onwards
  1. Dr. Adil Najam, Dean, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
  2. Dr. Ayesha Jalal, Mary Richardson Professor of History/Director, Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies, Tufts University
  3. Sugata Bose, Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs, Department of History, Harvard University
  4. Tahir Ali, author “Muslim Vote Counts” – PR (PAGB, APPNE)
  5. Dr. Shahidul Alam, photographer, Drik, Bangladesh
  6. Dr. Azra Raza, oncologist, author, New York
  7. Jean Dreze, Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, Ranchi University, India
  8. Arif Hasan, town planner and architect, Karachi
  9. Kishwar Naheed, poet, Islamabad
  10. Kamla Bhasin, poet and activist, New Delhi
  11. Swarna Rajagopalan, researcher and peace educator
  12. Hina Jilani, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), Dastak (DCT) Center for Access to Justice
  13. Rukhshanda Naz, Lawyer, Women’s Regional Network (Afghanistan-India-Pakistan), Peshawar
  14. Najam Sethi, journalist, Pakistan
  15. Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena, lawyer, Sri Lanka
  16. Vasanth Pai, activist, Aman Ki Asha, Bengaluru
  17. Aisha Gazdar, documentary filmmaker, Karachi
  18. Hamid S. Jafari, infectious diseases expert, Jordan
  19. Xari Jalil, journalist, Lahore
  20. Inderjeet Singh, academician, India
  21. Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, Water and Environment Forum (WEForum), Islamabad
  22. Munir Ahmed, DevCom, Pakistan
  23. Shabnam Rashid, South Asia Partnership, Lahore
  24. Ajmal Qureshi, associate, Harvard University Asia Center
  25. Krishna Kumari Upadhayaya, academician, Kathmandu University
  26. Sarita Bartaula, youth activist, Nepal
  27. T.M. Krishna, musician and author, Chennai
  28. Chandraguptha Thenuwara, professor/artist/activist, Colombo
  29. Daanish Mustafa, professor, King’s College, London
  30. Yasmeen Kazi, physician, Karachi
  31. Khalid Hussain, editor, The Law Today, Islamabad
  32. Kaleem Durrani, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
  33. Rohit Valecha, filmmaker & activist, founder at Roobaroo, Pune
  34. Sangeeta Thapa, founder director Siddhartha Art Gallery |Siddhartha Arts Foundation and chair of the Kathmandu Triennale
  35. Shahid Nadeem, director, Ajoka Theatre, Lahore
  36. Dr. Anil Kumar Mishra, teacher, Jaipur
  37. Ghazala Alam, physician, Karachi/Boston
  38. Shazman Shariff, writer, teacher, Bangalore
  39. Shabbir Hussain Imam, journalist, Peshawar
  40. Meenakshi Chhabra, professor, Boston/Delhi
  41. M. V. Ramana, professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
  42. Diep, activist, Centre for Peace and Secular Studies, Lahore
  43. Arvinder Singh, dentist, New York
  44. Gaddamashok, peace ambassador, Hyderabad, India
  45. Manta Jaitly, activist, Jaipur
  46. Priyadarshi Chowdhury, professional, Gurgaon
  47. Abha Bhaiya, women’s rights activist, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
  48. Roop Chand Makhnotra, retired, Jammu Tawi
  49. Suraj Budathoki, activist, New Hampshire/Bhutan
  50. Asiya Sadiq, architect/urbanist/academic, Brussels
  51. Mange Ram Adhana, agriculture, Association For Promotion Sustainable Development
  52. Anwar Hasan, media specialist, London
  53. Hamid Nehal Ansari, entrepreneur, Mumbai
  54. Sara Suleri Goodyear, writer, Boston MA
  55. Sughra Raza, physician, Boston
  56. Syed Abbas Raza, Editor 3 Quarks Daily, Italy
  57. Shakil Chaudhary, journalist/author/youtuber, Islamabad
  58. Puneet Mathur, Delhi
  59. Thomas Alias K, journalist, Kerala
  60. Dr. Ramu Kharel, emergency medicine, Providence RI / HAPSA Nepal
  61. Fazil Jamili, president, Karachi Press Club
  62. Ruchhita Kazaria, branding professional, Kolkata
  63. Shalini Singh, journalist, co-founder of People’s Archive of Rural India, Delhi
  64. Asif Saad, management consultant, Karachi
  65. Fukunaga Masaaki, sociologist of South Asian society, Tokyo
  66. Bilal Farooqi, news editor, The Express Tribune, Karachi
  67. Dilip Simeon, writer, teacher, New Delhi
  68. Sahar Ali, project manager, writer-editor, Karachi/Austin
  69. Ziyad Ali Shah, journalist, Islamabad
  70. Asma Jamil Sadiq, MD, New Jersey
  71. Jagmohan Singh, retired professor, chairman Shaheed Bhagat Singh Centenary Foundation, Punjab
  72. Nandini Sundar, sociologist, Delhi
  73. Fatima Ijaz, poet, educator, Karachi
  74. Zakir Hossain, chief executive, Nagorik Uddyog, Dhaka
  75. Neeti Nair, associate professor of history, University of Virginia
  76. Aruni John, development specialist, Colombo
  77. Harsh Narayan, filmmaker, creative entrepreneur, New Delhi
  78. Kausar S. Khan, Indus Health Network, Karachi
  79. Kunda Dixit, publisher, Kathmandu
  80. Pragya Narang, communications consultant, New Delhi
  81. Amin Hashwani, business, Karachi
  82. Muhammad Faiz Kidwai, director 2022-24, Rotary International, CEO CG Global Pvt. Ltd., Karachi
  83. Sarita Kumari Ghanerao, environmentalist, activist, seed saver; director, Ghanerao Hotels and Ghanerao Organic Foundation, District Pali, Rajasthan
  84. Atiya Zaidi, educationist, Delhi
  85. Sanjay Rajoura, writer, satirist, Delhi
  86. Sharda Ugra, journalist, Bangalore
  87. Bushra Gohar, former member of parliament, Peshawar
  88. Khushal Khan, human rights activist, member National Democratic Movement, Islamabad
  89. Shubhanga Pandey, chief editor, Himal Southasian, Kathmandu/Colombo
  90. Chandra Vikash, convenor, GAIA Earth Sansad, Ghaziabad
  91. Homi Bhabha, professor, Cambridge MA
  92. Tak Bahadur Tamang, social activist, Kathmandu
  93. Haris Gazdar, social science researcher, Karachi
  94. Satyajit Singh, political scientist, New Delhi/Santa Barbara
  95. Arieb Azhar, musician/curator/producer, Islamabad
  96. Ali Cheema, political economist, Lahore
  97. Sudha Reddy, social activist and researcher, Bangalore
  98. Marty Chen, activist academic, Boston MA
  99. Col. Pavan Nair, retired Indian Army veteran, Pune
  100. Sheeba Aslam Fehmi, journalist, New Delhi
  101. Shakil Ahmed, retired PMS officer from government of Punjab, Lahore
  102. Geet Chainani, healthcare administrator, Bombay, NYC
  103. M Naazir, educationist, Karachi
  104. Raj Kumar, peace activist, New York City
  105. Sumedh Naik, probationary officer, Mumbai
  106. Rajdeep Sardesai, senior journalist and author, New Delhi
  107. Payoshni Mitra, CEO Global Observatory for Gender Equality and Sport, Kolkata/Laussane
  108. Radhika Coomaraswamy, chairperson International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Colombo
  109. Rumana Husain, writer, artist, educator, Karachi
  110. Mohsin Tejani, founder and executive director of The School of Writing, Karachi
  111. Bimal Sharma, consultant and social activist, Kolkata
  112. Pratyush B, professor, Boston
  113. Nalaka Gunawardene, science writer and media analyst, Colombo
  114. Nandita Roy, assistant professor at Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
  115. Anup Subedee, physician, Kathmandu
  116. Massoud Ansari, businessman, New Jersey; former journalist, Karachi
  117. Sadaf Aijaz, housewife, Lahore
  118. Badri Raina, writer, poet, retired professor, Delhi
  119. Sushmita Preetha, journalist, Dhaka
  120. Lara Jesani , advocate, Mumbai
  121. Tanay Agrawal, consultant, Mumbai
  122. Bhanwar Lal Kumawat, social worker, Jaipur, Rajasthan
  123. Komal Srivastava, people’s science movement and education, Jaipur
  124. Poornima Meena, law student, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan
  125. Khushi Verma, student, Jaipur
  126. Abdul Hameed Nayyar, retired physicist, Islamabad
  127. Sagarika Ghose, journalist and author, New Delhi
  128. Hamid, graphics, Vancouver
  129. Dr. Mridul Bhasin, trustee NGO Muskaan foundation for road safety, Jaipur
  130. Saifullah Saify, entertainer, writer, poet, Amsterdam
  131. Fauzia Ansari, retired teacher, Mumbai
  132. Haseeb Jawad, director of operations, Boston
  133. Meral Pasha, office coordinator – Radcliffe Institute at Harvard, Medford, Massachusetts
  134. Uditha Devapriya, analyst / researcher / columnist, Sri Lanka
  135. Amit Shah MD, physician, Charlotte NC
  136. Meena Menon, journalist, author and researcher, Mumbai
  137. Guinevere, journalist, Leicester UK
  138. Uzma Noorani, human rights activist, Karachi
  139. Pervez A Hoodbhoy, physicist and educator, Islamabad
  140. Vidya Subramanian, academic, Boston/Delhi
  141. Bina Yusuf, psychologist, Karachi
  142. Dilip D’Souza, independent writer, Bombay
  143. Ammara, lecturer, Lahore
  144. Maheen Pracha, human rights professional, Lahore
  145. Mahenaz Mahmud, teacher educator, Karachi
  146. VishwaMitra Yogesh, peaceful warrior, Pune
  147. Shafeeq Gigyani, operation officer, Peshawar
  148. Vaishnavi Pallapothu, student, Chennai
  149. Aunali Dohadwala, accounting/finance professional, Boston, MA
  150. Urmi Chanda, interfaith researcher, journalist, peacebuilder, Mumbai
  151. Ashok Advani, publisher, Business India, Mumbai
  152. Namrata Sharma, freelance journalist, ex-president Center for Investigative Journalism Nepal, Kathmandu
  153. Amena H. Saiyid, environmental/climate journalist, Washington D.C.
  154. Annie Zaman, journalist, Thailand
  155. Vinod Mubayi, retired scientist, New York
  156. Nida Kirmani, associate professor, LUMS, Lahore
  157. Fardeen Jawed, customer service executive, Karachi
  158. Kulsoom Mughal, digital marketing specialist, Karachi
  159. John Dayal, writer/activist, Delhi
  160. Najwa Maqbool, teaching fellow, Chennai/Boston
  161. Dilrukshi Handunnetti, journalist/lawyer, Colombo
  162. Aruna Rodrigues, founder – Sunray Harvesters, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh
  163. Vikram Patel, professor of global health and social medicine, Somerville
  164. Chaman Lal, retired professor JNU, ex Dean Languages PU Chandigarh
  165. Shaheryar Azhar, retired banker, Karachi
  166. Ram Puniyani, writer, Mumbai
  167. Sabahat Ashraf, writer, Fremont CA
  168. Marlon Ariyasinghe, author and editor, Colombo
  169. Mohsin Sayeed, fashion designer, Karachi
  170. Karuna Parajuli, Kathmandu
  171. Ullekh NP, journalist and author, Delhi
  172. Tania Saeed, associate professor of Sociology, LUMS, Lahore
  173. Rushdia Mehreen, activist-organizer, college teacher, PhD student, Montreal
  174. Irfan Engineer, peace activist, Mumbai
  175. Yaqoob Bangash, fellow, South Asia Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge MA
  176. Hameeda Hossain, research, Dhaka
  177. Qurratulain Sonia Kashmiri, chief research officer, Lahore
  178. Jon Moussally MD, MPH, primary founder, TraumaLink, Boston, USA
  179. Nidhi, director, Singapore
  180. Maria Shabir, writer / teacher, Multan, Pakistan
  181. Manisha Sharma, Individual capacity, Boston, MA
  182. Rafiq Kathwari, poet, New York
  183. Bushra Asghar, researcher, Karachi/Toronto
  184. Kavita Anand, educator, Mumbai
  185. Dr. Geet Chainani, nonprofit, New York
  186. Roop Chand Makhnotra, activist, Nature-Human Centric Peoples Movement, Jammu Tawi
  187. Arsh Dhanotia, advocate, New Delhi
  188. Tarika Khattar, PhD student, Cambridge UK
  189. Waqas Khwaja, academia, Atlanta, Georgia
  190. Pratyush Rawal, founder and trustee, Sadbhavna.in, Cambridge, MA
  191. Srishtee Sethi, Postdoc fellow, LMSAI Harvard University, New Delhi
  192. Sara Arshad, teacher/writer, Lahore
  193. Agha Iqrar Haroon, journalist, Islamabad
  194. Navid, academic advisor, Lahore
  195. Roman Gautam, editor, Kathmandu
  196. Aagam, research scholar, Shimla
  197. Rita Manchanda, consultant, research: South Asia Forum for Human Rights, New Delhi
  198. Rajen Nair, freelance photojournalist cum writer, Mumbai
  199. Ayesha Powell, counsellor psychotherapist, Eastbourne U.K.
  200. Bhanwar Meghwanshi, journalist, Bhilwara (Rajasthan)
  201. Nazish Munchenbach, marketing, Paris, France
  202. Saba Gul, technologist, co-founder, Kamli, Brooklyn
  203. Sabin Muzaffar, founder, executive editor (journalist), Dubai UAE / Pakistan
  204. Saman Shafiq, digital journalist, New York
  205. Dr Arvinder Singh Chamak, business, Amritsar
  206. Akhtar Naveed Syed, journalist/freelancer, Islamabad
  207. Shaffi Fazaludeen Koya, public health, Boston
  208. Shalini Yadav, professor, poet, writer, Jaipur
  209. M Ilyas Khan, journalist, Peshawar / Islamabad
  210. Aminah Zia, teacher, Lahore
  211. Zahra Nader, editor-in-chief of Zan Times, Toronto
  212. Prasanna Kkumar, writer/poet, Vishakhapatnam
  213. A. H. Nayyar, physicist, Islamabad
  214. Ahmad Shabbar, physicist/environmentalist, Karachi
  215. Munish Kumar, teaching/assistant prof. (history), DAV College, Amritsar
  216. Rita Meher, nonprofit manager / producer, Seattle WA
  217. Ravinder Kaur, professor, Copenhagen
  218. Amit Singh, digital marketing, Delhi
  219. Mithilesh, activist, Boston
  220. Abdul Rub Shah, lawyer, Lahore
  221. Hardeep, business, New Delhi
  222. Sadaf Iftikhar, lecturer, Lahore
  223. Neelam Saxena, poet, Mumbai
  224. Alok Dwivedi, owner, music school, Jaipur
  225. Dr Feriyal Amal Aslam, independent artist & scholar, Bandung
  226. zubair ahmad, Kitab Trinjan, Punjabi welfare bookshop, Lahore
  227. Alan Cherian Puthenpurayil, poet, critic, lecturer, Pathanamthitta
  228. James Tompkins, educator/theatre, Louisville, Kentucky USA
  229. Seema Ahira, Human Resources, Burnaby
  230. Lily Swarn, poet, author, columnist, peace and humanity ambassador, Chandigarh
  231. Shehrazade, activist for social equality and justice; self-employed consultant, United Kingdom
  232. Zeba Ali, artist/art instructor. Karachi Grammar School, Karachi
  233. Amit Shah, physician, USA
  234. Anum Arshad, performing arts, Lahore
  235. Raja Ashraf, human rights activist, Lahore
  236. Raghav Raj Singh, Advocate – MPHC, Supreme Court of India, Indore – Delhi
  237. Raghvendra Singh, retired national manager US government; Palmyra, VA, USA
  238. Surendra Gadekar, retired farmer, Vedchhi via Valod, District:Tapi, Gujarat
  239. Dr. Kumud Chandra Behera, Director, International Noble Work Development and Investigation, India;  Buguda, District  Ganjam, Odisha, India
  240. Hafsa Akram, Research Assistant, PRCCSF, Contributing Writer at Midstone Center for International Affairs; Bahawalpur
  241. Zuraiz Baig, student biomedical engineering, Karachi
  242. Gurvinder Singh/ Bobby Sachdeva, business, Amritsar
  243. Natasha, Ithaca, Assistant Professor, Cornell University, New York
  244. Rajmohan Gandhi, writer, New Haven, Connecticut
  245. Navid Nowroz Shah, Activist, Dhaka
  246. Rajeev Soneja, IT professional, Arlington, Massachusetts
  247. Govind Acharya, Country Specialist, Amnesty International USA, Davis/Sacramento, California/ India
  248. Mithilesh Sharma, retired, Arlington, MA   
  249. temporal aka khan, consultant, poet, writer. photographer and wayward centrisl, toronto
  250. Ruchira Gupta, Author Activist Professor, New York
  251. Shreya M., Founder – Paaq Bandhu, Lucknow
  252. Danial Noorani, non-profit manager, Chicago
  253. Hemachandra Basapoa, Concerned individual, Bengaluru                       
  254. Bikash Giri, advocate, Kathmandu  
  255. Pawas Manandhar, Programme Manager, The Southasia Trust, Kathmandu
  256. Ahsan Jamil, Early Childcare & Development Centres/CEO, Karachi
  257. Ramsha Bilal, filmmaker, Lahore             
  258. Shantanu Chatterjee, journalist, Program Editor Al Jazeera, Doha                  
  259. Warith Rasool, administrator, Muscat 
  260. Maria Khalid, researcher, Islamabad
  261. Sree Sreenivasan, co-founder, SAJA, South Asian Journalists Association, New York
  262. Salil Tripathi, writer, New York, USA     
  263. Farid Alvie, writer/editorial consultant, Islamabad/Sharjah
  264. Fawzia Afzal-Khan, academic, Ossining
  265. Mian Talha Zahid, host, The Intelligentsia, Islamabad
  266. Umair Ahmad Khawaja, filmmaker, Lahore
  267. Shazia Majid, reporter/columnist, Oslo, Norway
  268. Sabra Darugar, retired, Chicago
  269. Anis Dani, Development Effectiveness Expert / President, 1818 Society, Association of World Bank Group Alumni, Falls Church VA
  270. Dr Anselmo Subash, Lecturer, Goa                                                                
  271. Kiran Omar, retired businesswoman, President Soroptimist Club of Surrey/Delta, Vancouver, British Columbia     
  272. Arifa Khandwalla, writer, applied mathematician, Princeton NJ                                      
  273. Naghmana Sherazi , Climate Justice Program Director at The Lands Council, Muslims for Community Action and Support, Spokane, WA                  
  274. Naurin Muzaffar, sustainability professional, Arlington, VA
  275. Niranjan Adhikari, managing attorney, Washington, DC
  276. Afia Salam, journalist and development practitioner, Karachi
  277. Ameya Joshi, filmmaker / theatre artist, Jersey City, NJ
  278. Yasser Latif Hamdani, barrister, Islamabad
  279. Ataul Haq, Security Officer, Willow Grove, PA
  280. Shan Khan, lawyer, Washington DC
  281. Arshi Saleem Hashmi, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, Islamabad
  282. Harinder Gulia, software development, Weston CT
  283. Athmika Senthilkumar, grad student Masters in Public Policy, Chicago
  284. Prakash Kashwan, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
  285. Tahira Iftakhar, PhD scholar, Research assistant, University of Agriculture Faisalabad
  286. Muhammad Qasim, Veterinarian/Researcher, Mandi-Bahauddin, Pakistan
  287. Binod Deuba, youth activist, co-counder of Harin Nepal, Kathmandu
  288. Sher Afgan Tareen, ESL Instructor Refugee Assistance Alliance, Davie, Florida
  289. Meera Bhansali, author /talk show anchor, Mumbai, India
  290. Dr Amna Buttar, physician, Chicago / Lahore
  291. Roop Chand Makhnotra, social activist, Nature-Human Centric Peoples Movement, Jammu Tawi
  292. Sophia Awan, ESL Teacher, Chicago, IL
  293. Hafsa Akram, research assistant, independent political expert, Pakistan Research Center for a Community with Shared Future (PRCCSF), Midstone Center for International Affairs (MICA), Bahawalpur/ Islamabad
  294. Waseem Hussain, writer, Zurich
  295. Maira Asif, Fulbright Scholar, MA Women and Gender Studies, Pakistan
  296. Dr. Sharon R. Mier, clinical psychologist, Ithaca, New York
  297. Furqan Ahmed, Senior Research Associate, Karachi, Pakistan
  298. Zulaikha Rafiq, Professional Consultant, Kabul Afghanistan
  299. Rahul Mehrotra, architect, Harvard University, Cambridge MA / Mumbai, India
  300. Hena Nafis, nutritionist; Boston
  301. Irfan Hoat, human rights activist, Sangha; Lahore
  302. Dr. Partha Banerjee, writer, educator, public speaker; New York
  303. Vishrut Aggarwal, social activist, Delhi
  304. John Makinson, retired; New York City
  305. Sameeta Ahmed, Architect and Visual Artist; Karachi, Pakistan
  306. Malinda Seneviratne, writer; Colombo, Sri Lanka
  307. Chelsea Soderholm, Women’s Regional Network Senior Advisor; Ottawa, Canada
  308. Nandana Dev Sen, author, actor, child rights advocate, Women’s Refugee Commission, Room to Read, Save the Children India; New York, USA / Kolkata, India
  309. Radhika Ramaseshan, freelance journalist, New Delhi, India
  310. Madiha Arsalan Haneef, writer, poet, educationist, CEO Leadlings; Islamabad, Pakistan
  311. Lotika Singha, Independent Writer, Member of International Solidarity for Academic Freedom in India (InSAF India); UK
  312. Sophia Khan, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Rowan University; New Jersey, USA
  313. Sara Aziz, writer, NCRP, Lahore, Pakistan
  314. Rimsha Shahid, researcher & academician, Senior Research Analyst, South Asia Research Institute for Minorities; Pakistan
  315. Tarun Basu, veteran editor and commentator; President, Society for Policy Studies (SPS); Founder, South Asia Monitor; New Delhi, India
  316. Zarminae Ansari, architect, writer, Founder Joy of Urdu
  317. Sadia Bokhari, educationist, Director Mohsinini Resource Center, Islamabad
  318. Dr. Arfa Syeda Zehra, teacher, Professor, Forman Christian College University; Lahore, Pakistan
  319. Shad Begum, Human rights activist, Founder, Women Voices; Pakistan
  320. Anil Kumar Verma, businessman, proprietor, AKV International, Kolkatta, India
  321. Imran Sardar, Senior Research Analyst, Institute of Regional Studies; Pakistan
  322. Sunaini Sharma, musicologist, director; India
  323. Aqsa Kaleem, ‘A’ Level English literature teacher. Lahore Grammar School and Lahore College of Arts and Science; Pakistan
  324. Prabhu S. Guptara, Publisher, Pippa Rann Books & Media, Publisher, Director, Salt Desert Media Group Ltd., Company Director, Global Resilience Publishing; UK
  325. Imran Zahid, Actor, Film and theatre, India
  326. Rebecca Oxford, Retired professor, University of Maryland; Huntsville, USA
  327. Harsh Mathur, Physicist; Cleveland, USA
  328. Pratima Gupta, Retired Nurse Practitioner, Founder, Helping Hands Silicon Valley; Sunnyvale, CA, USA
  329. Faisal M. Lalani, Researcher, Activist, Writer, Technologist, Founder Thuley; New York City
  330. Mustafa Nazir Ahmad, CEO, Communications and Development Consultants; Lahore, Pakistan
  331. Amrita Chhachhi, Associate Professor (Retd), Core Group member, SANGAT: South Asian Feminist Network; New Delhi, India
  332. Fawzia Afzal-Khan, Professor, Montclair State University, Ossining, USA
  333. Pramila, Professor, SUNY Nassau, New York
  334. Rachel Williams, Fitness professional (Retired), President Help Women Heal LLC; USA
  335. Sarah Hannan, Journalist, The Sunday Morning; Kandy, Sri Lanka
  336. Naeem Mohaiemen, Artist, Teacher, Author ‘Midnight’s Third Child’ (2023); New York, USA
  337. Harbaldeep Singh, Film Director, Nishkam TV, Grafton, USA
  338. Rajita Menon, Scientist, Boston, USA
  339. Adnan Bajwa, Educationist, Teacher at TCS, Lahore, Pakistan
  340. Ajmer Chouhan, Social Activist and Science Communicator, Treasurer, PEACE Society, Sonipat, Haryana, India
  341. Umang Kumar, Independent Researcher, Gurugram, India
  342. Swati Narayan, Academic, activist and author, Mumbai, India
  343. Paran Amitava Researcher, Ranchi, India
  344. Meeran, Development Economist, Islamabad
  345. Aditya Prem Kumar, Development practitioner and researcher, Manager (climate restoration), Transform Rural India Foundation, New Delhi, currently based in Nagpur, India
  346. Vidya Kakra, Lawyer, Graduate Student (at Present) at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, Boston; from Mumbai
  347. Nazir Ahmad, Human Rights defender, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), Pakistan
  348. Reshma Haajite, Director, Excellence Shelters Pvt. Ltd, Pune, India
  349. Mohammad Waseem, Professor LUMS, Lahore, Pakistan
  350. Muhammad Saqib, Human Rights Activist, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager at Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
  351. Mahvash Waqar, Accountant, Indesign, Lahore, Pakistan
  352. Huma Safdar, Artist, Teacher, Lahore Grammar School
  353. Akram Varraich, Artist, Wazirabad, Pakistan
  354. Haider Jawwad, Acupuncturist, The Wellness Center (founder), Lahore, Pakistan
  355. Wajahat Masood, Journalist, Chief Editor, Humsub online / Columnist , Daily Jang, Lahore, Pakistan
  356. Rida Sharif, Cinematographer and Editor, Leeds, United Kingdom
  357. Taimur Rahman, Economics Professor, LUMS; activist, Mazdoor Kissan Party, Lahore, Pakistan
  358. Tahira Habib, Human Rights activist, Co-director, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
  359. Hammad Ghaznavi, Journalist, Samaa News, Lahore, Pakistan
  360. Rumina Hasan, Medical doctor, Professor, Karachi, Pakistan
  361. Nawabzada Asfandyar Khattak, Classical Kathak Dancer, Chief of Teri Nawab Durbar, Islamabad, Pakistan
  362. Nadeem Fazil, Lawyer, Lahore
  363. Lily Thapa, Women Activist/ Commissioner Human Rights Commission, Women for Human Rights (WHR), Nepal
  364. Sonali Sathaye, educator, anthropologist, drama practitioner, Bangalore, India
  365. Shimla Ahmed, Media person, Founder and CEO of AO News, Mal’e, Maldives
  366. Dr Swarnamalya, Dance Artiste, Professor and Author on Multiculturalism and Performing Arts, Director, Ranga Mandira Academy of World Dance/ Performance and Indic Studies; Professor Krea University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  367. Sabin Muzaffar, Journalist, Human Rights Advocate, Founder, Executive Editor Anankemag, Dubai, UAE
  368. Seema Jaffer, Advertising, CEO Bond Advertising, Karachi, Pakistan
  369. Aakash Punhani, Logistics Professional, Dubai, UAE
  370. Sai Balakrishnan, Academic, Associate Professor, University of California Berkeley, USA
  371. Sujatha, Teacher/Theatre practitioner, Bangalore, India
  372. Nirmal Ghosh, Writer, Singapore
  373. Tariq Rahman, Academic, Professor at the Beaconhouse National University Lahore, Pakistan
  374. Ahmad Rafay Alam, Lawyer, Lahore, Pakistan
  375. Uthpala Wijesuriya, Independent Researcher and Writer, Sri Lanka
  376. Muhammad Ahmed, Freelancer, Hyderabad, Pakistan
  377. Amit Sarkar, Management Consultant, Short Hills, NJ, USA
  378. Jaffer Hasan, Photographer/Artist, Boston
  379. Aakar Patel, Columnist, Bangalore, India
  380. Ambereen Mirza, Consultant, PoliKey, USA
  381. Amit Varshneya, NGO Leader,  San Francisco, CA   
  382. Raheel Dhattiwala, Sociologist, Hyderabad, India 
  383. Greshma P Raju, Peace Educator, Founder and Director of Ecopeace Educations, Punalur, Kerala, India
  384. Madhura Sengupta, College financial aid advisor, Somerville, MA, USA
  385. Adam Matthew Levine, Analyst, Fidelity Investments, Cambridge , MA, USA
  386. Nafisa Tanjeem, Associate Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Worcester State University, MA, USA
  387. M. Isfandyar Khan, Architect, Spacemen Architecture Design, Lahore, Pakistan
  388. Kirti Kumar, Self employed, Surat, India
  389. Rukhsana Rashid, Development Consultant, Islamabad Pakistan
  390. Noor e Emaan, Student, Lahore, Pakistan
  391. Sasha Moniz, Coordination, M&E; Project Coordinator, CEJ-IBA, Karachi, Pakistan
  392. Yameema Mitha, Educationist, Islamabad, Pakistan
  393. Indu Mitha, Retired teacher, Islamabad, Pakistan
  394. Saira Wasim, Visual Artist, Art Entrepreneur, Massachusetts, USA
  395. Tahira Abdullah, development researcher, activist, Islamabad, Pakistan
  396. Haroon Rashid, Journalist, Managing Editor, Independent Urdu, Islamabad, Pakistan
  397. Muna Baig, Human rights professional, Lahore, Pakistan
  398. Himanshu Gupta, Social Worker, Director, Karuna Shakti Foundation, Ferozepur, India
  399. Anish Singh, Peace Activist, Founder, Lex Foundation, India
  400. Umesh Pokharel, Media, Research and Development, Nepal
  401. Akhshat Sharma, Student, Pehowa, India
  402. Kartikeya Bhatotia, Graduate Student, Harvard University and Co-Chair, Casteless Caucus at Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA
  403. Shehzad Ghias, Stand-up Comedian, The Pakistan Experience, Karachi, Pakistan
  404. Ashka, Sociologist, Research activist, NGO leader, Arlington, MA
  405. Naveen Akhund, Freelance writer, Farnham, UK
  406. Raza Dean, Private Investor, Self employed, United States
  407. Khurram Saleem, Communications Intern, MenEngage Global Alliance, Karachi, Pakistan
  408. Joanna Rahim, Director of Storytelling, United Health Group, United Kingdom
  409. Bedabrata Pain, Scientist and Film-maker, USA
  410. Natasha Badhwar, Writer, Film-maker, Visiting Faculty, Ashoka University, India
  411. Nayanthara Prathap, Researcher, CQT, Singapore
  412. Shruti Sinha, Development Sector Professional, Head of Policy and Research, Chintan
  413. Visaka Dharmadasa, Activist NGO leader, Chair and Chief Operating Officer, Association of War Affected Women, Kandy, Sri Lanka

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