Initiative for a South Asian Anarchist Library
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Anarchism in South Asia is slowly and steadily rising. There are groups and individuals in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Anarchist texts in South Asian languages have been written and translated, but there is not yet a place to compile these. Like Southeast Asia, South Asia has more languages than nation-states. Like the Southeast Asian Anarchist Library, it would make sense to make a diverse multi-lingual library rather than separate small libraries for each language which might have only very few texts each.
Now I am not from South Asia, I am from Southeast Asia. I cannot maintain a South Asian anarchist library in languages I am not literate in. So I am calling on anarchists from or in South Asia and literate in South Asian languages to initiate a South Asian Anarchist Library. What is needed?
- A translation of the user interface into South Asian languages
- A willingness to learn the various AmuseWiki modules and Muse markup language
- Access to anarchist texts and translations in South Asian languages
- Being embedded in the international anarchist milieu in South Asia
If you're up for this, reach out to the folks behind the Anarchist Library. We have an Asian anarchist libraries chat on the Anarchy Planet matrix. You can also reach out to the general Anarchist Library IRC.
Action oriented Literature, indigenous people literature,
I m an Anarchist from Pakistan, we started anarchism activities among people since two years.
thanks but reach out to us on the other channels
We're from MiddleEast and we…
We're from MiddleEast and we have established an anarchy library in Farsi language,just told you in any case if you interested.
fa.anarchistlibraries.net
This is awesome, I will add…
India
I am an anarchist from India. It's hard to find others here. Leninists and Stalinists create a divide in the left and a typical scare around anarchism by propagating the idea of "bourgeoisie individualism", antagonising anarchists and framing them as antithetical to the people's revolution. While it is easy to argue with them face to face, they follow much of the brainwashing tactics of the far-right in amassing the liberal crowd. There are others I know who have become bolder with their anarchy, but it would be good to have a way to meet and connect with others and create a space where we could take the library forward together with other anarchists of the region.
There's no such thing as "South Asia"
"South Asia" is a colonial term made up by white people. Adhering to this terminology furthers colonial designations.
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