#SouthAsianArtists Amal/Twitter
#HGVOICES

Sex, Patriarchy & Religion - These #SouthAsianArtists Are Illustrating It All

Maanya Sachdeva

Wonder Woman reimagined as the brown and proud Dhoom Rani, comic strips with people of colour stepping into the role of protagonist, a Hijabi biker owning the streets, sword-wielding warrior princesses and not-so-coy bahus - Twitter feeds came alive with the work of South Asian artists for a week in October. Over 100 illustrators, painters, calligraphers and graphic designers were responding to 18-year old design student and illustrator Fatima Wajid’s shout-out in a bid to turn the spotlight on art from countries like Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan.

Under the umbrella hashtag, the artwork explored a wide variety of themes - gender, a lack of representation in popular culture, sensitisation towards the LGBTQ community in these countries and sexual identity, as well as religion and mythology. The result? A stunning digital art showcase that made the interweb sit up and take notice of #SouthAsianArtists.

Here’s a teaser, but you can check out all the submissions here.

Image source: Akshay B. Varaham, Twitter.
Image source: Shehzil Malik, Twitter.
Image source: Kruttika Susarla, Twitter
Image source: Anshika, Twitter.
Image source: Subadra, Twitter.

If you liked this article we suggest you read:

The Fragile Dreams Of Mumbai’s Working Class Take Centre Stage In Sangram S’s ‘Yatharth’

Satish Shah: The Legacy Of India’s Unassuming, Homegrown King Of Comedy

What Happens When Two Former Tesla Engineers Take On India’s Agricultural Waste Problem?

Here's Everything You Have To See At The All Living Things Environmental Film Festival 2025

How Vaibhav Studios Became India’s First Emmy-Nominated Homegrown Animation Studio