| Description | Video recording of live round table discussion, at Dhamail, Third Brit-Bangla Heritage Festival, Poplar Union, 2 Cotall Street, Poplar.
Length: 48 minutes 46 seconds.
Moderator: Ranjita Sen, a director at London Ambulance
Panelists:
Nazmul Albab, journalist and author
Jasmin Chowdhury, Councillor, City of Cardiff, Wales and human rights and social justice campaigner
Supriya Dev-Purkaystha, Managing Director, Media and Ad Tech Solutions, Microsoft, London
Mukto Arts CIC reflects on the website:
'A compelling panel discussion, moderated by Ranjita Sen, a director at London Ambulance and a passionate advocate for heritage, tackled a timely theme: Dhamails Role in Social Transformation and Womens Empowerment in the Barak Valley. The panel featured a powerhouse of voicesCouncillor Jasmin Chowdhury from Cardiff City Council, Nazmul Albab, a noted journalist and author, and Supriya Dev-Purkayastha, Microsofts Marketing [Managing] Director and a proud first-generation British Bangladeshi.
Together, they wove a tapestry of thought around Dhamailas ritual, as resistance, and as a liberating force for women. It was a moment of reflection: how a folk form, often seen as mere entertainment, can be an archive of power, identity, and subtle defiance.' |