Saadia Gardezi

Saadia Gardezi
Education	M.Phil.
Alma mater	University of Oxford
Occupation(s)	Journalist, artist and peace activist
Known for	Project Dastaan

Saadia Gardezi is a Pakistani peace activist, artist and journalist. She co-founded Project Dastaan. ^{[1] [2]}

Early life and education

Gardezi grew up in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed an M.Phil. degree from University of Oxford as a Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholar. ^{[1] [3]} She is pursuing a Ph.D. in international relations at the University of Warwick. ^[1]

Career

Gardezi co-founded Project Dastaan with Sparsh Ahuja and Sam Dalrymple. The project is a peace initiative that reunites refugees displaced by the Partition of India of 1947 with their ancestral homes. ^{[4] [5]}

Gardezi has worked as a political cartoonist for The Nation in Pakistan. She has worked as a journalist for several media outlets. ^{[1] [6]}

Gardezi is an artist and runs an art studio called Penguin Pop. ^{[7] [8]}

Gardezi produced Child of Empire, an animated film based on the partition of 1947. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2022. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. Bhandral, Shweta (20 February 2021). "How a youth-led team is using virtual reality to help partition veterans find closure". Moneycontrol . Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
2. Rehman, Maliha (25 November 2015). "Penguin pop: A woman's passion to paint, one shoe at a time". Dawn . Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
3. "Alumni Profiles: Saadia Gardezi". Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust . Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
4. Frayer, Lauren (13 August 2022). "75 years after India's violent Partition, survivors can cross the border — virtually". KNKX Public Radio . Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
5. Archana, KC (24 January 2020). "A Unique Project Aims To Connect Partition Refugees To Ancestral Homes Through Virtual Reality". Indiatimes . Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
6. "Politics and International Studies - Saadia Gardezi - Senior Graduate Teaching Assistant". University of Warwick . Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
7. Saeed, Mehek (21 July 2015). "Shoe-ing their true colours". The Express Tribune . Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
8. Shafi, Afshan (31 March 2017). "Trends to try". Good Times. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
9. Khan, Zarak (20 November 2022). "Project Dastaan Brings A Virtual Reality Film About Partition To Pakistan". The Friday Times . Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
10. Faiaz, Zarif (16 August 2020). "73 years later, partition victims find their way back in virtual reality". The Daily Star . Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.