By Sabya van Elswijk, This is Rowshan Ara Chowdhury. She is the grandmother of Alia Kamal, one of the artists of the Dhaka art […]
Articles
Hijra in Bangladesh: Parvat
By Sabya van Elswijk, After our meeting with Boys of Bangladesh, we understand more about being gay in Bangladesh, and it is also clear you […]
Elderly in Bangladesh: Tara Adhikary
By Sabya van Elswijk, Aroni brings us to her former neighbour, or ‘auntie’ as she calls her. Tara Adhikary is her name, and she has […]
Shali Mazar: Musicians
By Sabya Van Elswijk, One of the participants of the Dhaka art project is Aroni. She is a painter, and a dancer. Her father is […]
The Dhaka Project in the press #5
The Dhaka project is published on Kunst, a Dutch media. Clic on the picture for see the original page.
Cleaner with clean heart
By Kallol Karmakar, Zohara Jhumu & Apurba Hasan. In this ‘divide and rule’ society there are many classes we can find. Among them middle class […]
“He wants to go beyond the Sun!!”
By Sumon, It is hard to recall the time, when with some of my friends we chatted on to the boat, near to a berth […]
Boys of Bangladesh
By Sabya van Elswijk, We are invited to meet with the director of Boys of Bangladesh, a network of gay people in Dhaka. Arriving at […]
Elderly in Bangladesh
Elderly Bangladesh: information Elderly in Bangladesh: By Sabya van Elswijk, To understand more about being old and living in Bangladesh, we took some parts of […]
Definitions
Definitions By Sabya van Elswijk, Being in Dhaka, we find our definitions of the world constantly challenged. Working with homeless: these should be people […]