Fonds consists of the administrative records, artist submissions, promotional material, fund raising, financial and operational records of the Desh Pardesh organization relating to its annual conference and arts festival and its year-round events related to South Asian youth, women's issues, fund raising, community development and anti-racist efforts. In addition to administrative records, the fonds also includes the submissions of local and international South Asian artists, dancers, film makers, poets, playwrights, photographers and other performers, including audio-visual, photographic and written material, as well as promotional packages and brochures. Fonds is arranged into 11 series.
SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Collective)Consists of : ibid / Sarasvati, exerpt ; 2. doppler effect - cellular telephone ; 3. pram / monkey puzzle ; 4. cannibal ox / pigeon ; 5. buggin' out / tribe called quest ; 6. clean up woman / Betty Wright ; 7. runaway / Linda Clifford ; 8. Subramaniam / Sarasvati, excerpt.
Consists of : Dance, Dance, Dance ; Happy Fish ; Natural Mystic Jam ; Let The Love Fall Down.
Consists of : 1. Ecout active #1 11:00 ; 2. Ecoute active #2 10:00 ; 3. Shruth Mirimba 14/8 pour quarter mains 10:00.
Consists of 1. Ecout active #1. 11:00 ; 2. Ecoute active #2. 10:00, "In memory of Karry Partch" ; 3. Shruthi Marimba 11:45 "14/8 for four hands".
Consists of : Ta Deem 2:44 ; 2. Five Rivers 8:52 ; 3. Burning Skin (The Repossession Mix) 5:41.
Consists of : Tani Avartanam, Adi Tala.
Series consist of video cassettes of films screened at the Desh Pardesh festival or an affiliated event; commercial shorts created specifically for the festival; and audio and video recordings of various events, workshops and performances at Desh Pardesh.
Contains footage excerpted from film 'Andaz', directed by Mehbood.
Consists of Where are you Marianne? ; Beyond the Binary / Meghna Haldar. Screened in 2000.
Consists of : 'Where are you Marianne?' by Meghna Haldar (5 min, 26 sec.); Beyond the Binary by Meghna Haldar (13 min., 7 sec.); 'The middle distance' by Yudi Sewraj; 'Unmapping desire' by Sheila James (7 min.); 'Burning down the dream' and 'The distance between us' (unknown creators). Screened in 2000.
Consists of 'Of Memory' by Nada El-Yassir and 'The Tourist' by Min Sook Lee.
Series consists of job advertisements, correspondence, job applications, employee evaluations, legal documents, working files, and resumes for Desh Pardesh staff members, as well as correspondence and administrative records related to the Desh Pardesh offices located at 401 Richmond Street, Toronto, Ontario.