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Panel review: Story.next
Panelists: Sanjay Gupta, Sunil Gupta
The gist: The Kahani Project is the “passion project” of brothers Sunil and Sanjay Gupta. The objective of the project is to create an online community chronicling the stories of the South Asian community that emmigrated to the United States in the 60s and 70s. The inspiration for the project is based around the work of documentarian Studs Terkel, the idea that everyone has a story to tell. The Gupta brothers have chosen a specific focus for the project that reflects their own family history. The goal of the project is to create a mass archive of stories with deep engagement among community members. All material in the Kahani Project is licensed under creative commons and community members are encouraged to collaborate with each other and create remixes and collages using each other’s work.
Quotes: “Ordinary people have extraordinary stories to share.”
“Every community has stories that are worth preserving”
Takeaways: There are beautiful powerful stories hidden in the living rooms of every family. Technology is catalytic and creates new opportunties for people to explore their collective histories.
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