Initiative for a South Asian Anarchist Library

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?

1. A translation of the user interface into South Asian languages
2. A willingness to learn the various AmuseWiki modules and Muse markup language
3. Access to anarchist texts and translations in South Asian languages
4. 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.