An attempt at curating political images of the American Desi Diaspora. From political posters, to album covers, to t-shirts, to graffiti to stencils to concert posters, to conference posters - I will try to tumble images all things politically Desi. Contributions welcome! var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-22430615-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @mutinousmindstate)http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/efe52ead6ccb3b7a7d62749602bc16df/tumblr_mmrthrXl6x1qi28v3o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>DesiQ</strong> Conference this July 4-6 in San Francsico. Image circa 2013. </p>http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50882559810http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50882559810Sun, 19 May 2013 21:00:43 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/59a6a5cf794397862c13d603e965edbd/tumblr_mmmm4hRC5i1qi28v3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cover of <strong>India Forum</strong> from April 1977. Via <a href="http://www.saadigitalarchive.org/item/20110614-205" target="_blank"><strong>South Asian American Digital Archives.</strong> </a></p>http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50785652895http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50785652895Sat, 18 May 2013 21:00:44 -0700India Forum1977SAADAProtest SignCover<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/517e3b9a93377d3ba2e64e134668ca0f/tumblr_mk5dvlls1Y1s9r3ixo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bayareasolidaritysummer.tumblr.com/post/46762525620/apply-today-bass-applications-received-by-mar-31" target="_blank">bayareasolidaritysummer</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>APPLY TODAY: BASS applications received by Mar 31 get top priority</strong></p> <p><em>Discover a world of Desi / South Asian history, culture, music, and activism that your parents never told you about.</em></p> <p>BASS is summer leadership camp for the next generation of Desi / South Asian changemakers, artists, and activists, ages 15-21. Spend July 25-29, 2013 at a historic hotel in Berkeley, California, learning about Desi social justice movements, political art, race, gender, class, and more.</p> <p><strong>Get details and apply at: <a href="http://www.SolidaritySummer.org" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.SolidaritySummer.org" target="_blank">www.SolidaritySummer.org</a></a></strong></p> </blockquote>http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50703911245http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50703911245Fri, 17 May 2013 21:00:27 -0700BASSDesiSouth AsianSolidarity<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/89178a45b616733f208dfaf151e0f581/tumblr_mmmlj1rhrS1qi28v3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Image by <strong>Anirvan Chatterjee</strong> circa 2013. </p>http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50630497206http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50630497206Thu, 16 May 2013 21:00:41 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7cd582a06d4eec84728d625865eb03ed/tumblr_mmmlgpfYyT1qi28v3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Image by<strong> Anirvan Chatterjee</strong> circa 2013. </p>http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50554639467http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50554639467Wed, 15 May 2013 21:00:45 -0700Panther PowerDalitBombayAfrican-American History Month<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/df289bbbb5591c86d17620c3931e7bff/tumblr_mmmlb4KaIO1qi28v3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Image courtesy <strong>Anirvan Chatterjee</strong> circa 2013.</p>http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50474593568http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50474593568Tue, 14 May 2013 21:00:20 -0700MLKIndianDesiAfrican-American History Month<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/57c5a4f058bacc4cad73fb2ff8c7ae56/tumblr_mmml5qnE4c1qi28v3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Image by <strong>Pardon My Hindi</strong> and courtesy of <strong>DJ Rekha</strong>. </p>http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50398176012http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50398176012Mon, 13 May 2013 21:00:28 -0700Pardon My Hindidj rekhaIndianParty Flyer<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1d3cc428820e39ca3088bfda51de7f65/tumblr_mmmkieIsnX1qi28v3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>South Asians for Justice</strong> logo circa 2011.</p>http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50319120899http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50319120899Sun, 12 May 2013 21:00:46 -0700South Asians For JusticeSAJLogo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/77a9fae2bb111fc654841d900540f52f/tumblr_mmmkfw6BtP1qi28v3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>By Bay Area artist <strong>Amman Desai</strong> circa 2013.</p>http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50223446009http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50223446009Sat, 11 May 2013 21:00:35 -0700TrikoneQueerDesiArt<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c09dbd235c46fe08f03fe0b95f751a63/tumblr_mmmkb0YAAg1qi28v3o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/39d23af6e76abf9f68312bf40ceadaea/tumblr_mmmkb0YAAg1qi28v3o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/16d10afe5f37d8c7949304f21d4ec9de/tumblr_mmmkb0YAAg1qi28v3o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2466d3fdf159fbfaf315930bbb53dc91/tumblr_mmmkb0YAAg1qi28v3o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ba3904fdd208407226c2b94491b62853/tumblr_mmmkb0YAAg1qi28v3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/07642cdcbb64c8d1530cc4d42afcab61/tumblr_mmmkb0YAAg1qi28v3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dc8579b50dcd6bdfe1e3836ee50968fd/tumblr_mmmkb0YAAg1qi28v3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7df7c726b4f4531c212a6e4aa5b27576/tumblr_mmmkb0YAAg1qi28v3o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/71dda117dc7d0e4a4d200f6b01c6b3a8/tumblr_mmmkb0YAAg1qi28v3o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/67fd0802224cf5b5f35df000e7fad1f5/tumblr_mmmkb0YAAg1qi28v3o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Photos from May 11th’s 2013 Los Angeles vigil in <strong>Solidarity with the Bangladeshi Garment Workers</strong>. It is reported that the death toll is over 1,000 - the largest garment industry tragedy to date.  Event was co-sponsored by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/southasiansforjustice?fref=ts" target="_blank"><strong>South Asians for Justice - Los Angeles</strong></a>. </p> <p><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57583838/death-toll-tops-1000-in-bangladesh-factory-collapse/" target="_blank">Read more here.</a> And do something about it. </p>http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50152575031http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50152575031Sat, 11 May 2013 01:16:12 -0700Bangladeshgarmentsouth asians for justicevigillos angelesprotest signsDesi<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/61baebdbcf2b54fbc97d4d7065aaa891/tumblr_mmlp4cFnQa1rxp1cso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://peeahhh.tumblr.com/post/50111678329/come-through-if-youre-in-the-la-area-theres" target="_blank">peeahhh</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Come through if you’re in the LA area. There’s more info on the fb event page linked here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/372916539485757/" target="_blank"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/372916539485757/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/372916539485757/</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50148494480http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/50148494480Fri, 10 May 2013 23:20:35 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b90c593956ef7efb344951be52dd17da/tumblr_mjdrmeOSee1rc2o65o2_500.jpg"/><br/> "Hand of Hawa" by Idil Abdullahi, Somalia/Australia<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c7ef5f39d8cca855edda094e46f60ba6/tumblr_mjdrmeOSee1rc2o65o6_500.jpg"/><br/> “Diary of a Mad Arabian Woman” by Tamadher Al Fahim, Bahrain<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b822ff6cf399c1978d584ad9f5185fa0/tumblr_mjdrmeOSee1rc2o65o5_500.jpg"/><br/> "Share Me" by Homa Arkani, Iran<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e3d219c52baaa09c19c0c25a380e1902/tumblr_mjdrmeOSee1rc2o65o1_400.jpg"/><br/> "Green" by Waheeda Mullulah, Bahrain<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d66848316ad2c87cd03f9be54839f98e/tumblr_mjdrmeOSee1rc2o65o4_500.jpg"/><br/> "Marilyn" by Homa Arkani, Iran<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/00f8beca4bbb59e0f0c015450df4c735/tumblr_mjdrmeOSee1rc2o65o8_500.jpg"/><br/> Houria Niati’s mixed-media work addresses her Algerian roots, and how displacement and colonization affect her personal history and her country’s history at large.<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/be7e70f2a1f984a14474dd6b01bccdbb/tumblr_mjdrmeOSee1rc2o65o7_500.jpg"/><br/> "Queen of Liberty; Throne of Uncertainty" By Sarah Taibah, Saudi Arabia/USA<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0b52120297be20d8f81ae11982ffde76/tumblr_mjdrmeOSee1rc2o65o3_500.jpg"/><br/> by Homa Arkani, Iran<br/><br/> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://pakiswagger.tumblr.com/post/44922677092/the-international-museum-of-women-has-launched-a" target="_blank">pakiswagger</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://muslima.imow.org" target="_blank">The International Museum of Women has<span> launched a new online exhibition: Muslima: Muslim Women’s Art & Voices</span></a></p> </blockquote>http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/45562409764http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/45562409764Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:12:50 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2392c3d2dec4fd97da3569ee3d8e8de8/tumblr_mj9yln2rPp1s7wkdeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fearlesscollective.tumblr.com/post/44766390210/step-out-of-the-shadows-step-into-the-night" target="_blank">fearlesscollective</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Step out of the shadows. Step into the night. Fearless. by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/shaikhsanaa" target="_blank">Sanaa Shaikh</a></p> <p><span>Beautiful! </span></p> </blockquote>http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/44769371823http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/44769371823Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:11:33 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bfbeeb7332382419e9bd39356e6313e1/tumblr_mik2oqLw1C1qg1xcqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sal-c.tumblr.com/post/43627972313/word-to-your-motherland-this-saturday-at-sol" target="_blank">sal-c</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Word to your motherland this Saturday at sol collective</p> </blockquote>http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/43629720930http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/43629720930Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:19:13 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7e71e3acb74b64a7bb476603e745984d/tumblr_mi75xf5SKl1qi28v3o1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e90878ae75dee0a56538b0615d1ae5d7/tumblr_mi75xf5SKl1qi28v3o2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/56784b0b2f306ac8de0a8e566b039b34/tumblr_mi75xf5SKl1qi28v3o3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f4d7f7c7718b1434cdef9e7ce974bc38/tumblr_mi75xf5SKl1qi28v3o4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a2167b09348404f2248e983d7d24137d/tumblr_mi75xf5SKl1qi28v3o5_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8025c14b370fdc61353279687c741249/tumblr_mi75xf5SKl1qi28v3o6_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Happy Valentines Day!</strong> This is the second year I’ve put a collection out for #MuslimVDayCard, inspired by all the fabulous snarky tweets at #MuslimVDayCard. It’s political desi art, if you squint your left eye just a little and breathe out your nose in short spurts.</p>http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/43063203561http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/43063203561Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:27:15 -0800MuslimVDayCardArtMuslimV-DayValentines DayCardsislamophobiapunk islamBrown Folk: Black History Month Exhibition! Africans in India: From Slaves to Generals and Rulers:...http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/43058243189http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/43058243189Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:54:23 -0800“The couple started researching the history of South Asian activism in the United States and...http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/42342845863http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/42342845863Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:59:53 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/70d9dea722afa306ac3af426a25ff2ce/tumblr_mg9vvfo8na1s2gaaxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/42257674005http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/42257674005Sun, 03 Feb 2013 21:46:53 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ccfcfcd38ea2290edc9425437dbd9187/tumblr_mgvloqHmR81qamcl6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://fuckyeahsouthasia.tumblr.com/post/40921732334/mehreenkasana-added-to-the-library-this" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">fuckyeahsouthasia</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mehreenkasana.tumblr.com/post/40921322344" target="_blank">mehreenkasana</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Added to the library.</p> </blockquote> <p>This <em>should</em> be online.</p></blockquote>http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/40932210634http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/40932210634Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:03:02 -0800bookcoversSouth Asia<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7a32bf8a36e02ca6e3b095a3e2cd81aa/tumblr_mfapl5g3NJ1riq24oo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://maya-chimera.tumblr.com/post/38324599580/source-afp-protesters-rightfully-expressed-their" target="_blank">maya-chimera</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Source: AFP<br/><strong>Trigger Warning: Rape</strong></p> <p>Protesters rightfully expressed their outrage over the gang rape and near-fatal beating of a 23 year old student on a bus in New Delhi. <br/><br/>I stand with you ladies. Water bombs won’t silence you! I wish the survivor lots of strength, my thoughts are with you.</p> </blockquote>http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/38677782703http://mutinousmindstate.tumblr.com/post/38677782703Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:26:05 -0800RapeProtest signsIndia