The Simurgh Sound Project

Our podcast series, The Simurgh Sound Project, brings you stories and reflections from the Afghan community's life in Delhi. Follow our team of young Afghan residents of the city as they celebrate festivals, search for the best picnic spots, and experience scenes and memories from school days together.

Episode 14: Celebrating Eid

Feast, festival, holiday. Eid means all that and more. Far from home, it is also a harbinger of nostalgia. Hear how people from the Afghan community in India celebrate Eid here, and the memories they carry of celebrating it in Afghanistan.

Episode 13: Looking for Bedil

In this episode of the Simurgh Sound Project, our team goes in search of the final resting place of legendary Persian poet Bedil and finds how poetry defies borders.

Episode 12: Portrait of a Photographer

On this episode of the Simurgh Sound Project, we meet an Afghan photographer who takes pictures as a way of representing her own community, and who loves to explore the streets of old Delhi with her camera.

Episode 11: Portrait of a photographer

In this episode of the Simurgh Sound Project, we meet an Afghan photographer who takes pictures as a way of representing her own community, and who loves to explore the streets of old Delhi with her camera.

Episode 10: A day in my life

In this episode of the Simurgh Sound Project, meet a nail salon professional, as she describes the challenges and rewards of her work life in Delhi.

Episode 9: Henna Night

In this episode of the Simurgh Sound Project,  join the hectic wedding preparations for the traditional henna night, as families celebrate with music, food and togetherness.

Episode 8: Shab-e-Yalda

On this episode of the Simurgh Sound Project, we explore the customs, music and poetry of Yalda night, the winter solstice and the longest night of the year!

Episode 7: Iconic Spots in Delhi

In this episode of the Simurgh Sound Project, we follow the trail of blankets, baskets and tea flasks, as Afghan families head to Delhi's iconic parks for picnics!

Episode 6: Hundreds of Meanings of Freedom

In this episode of the Simurgh Sound Project, our team asked people what “freedom” means to them, and found hundreds of answers...

Episode 5: The School Bell

In this episode of the Simurgh Sound Project, a new kid gets a tour of his school in Delhi, thanks to a classmate who understands his situation.

Episode 4: Dancing Attan in Delhi

In this episode of the Simurgh Sound Project, the participants of an attan class in Delhi explain why the traditional dance form appeals to them in their modern lives.

Episode 3: Sound of Shadows

In this episode of the Simurgh Sound Project, we share the portrait of a young woman arriving in the city from Kabul, as she explores the bustling streets of Delhi.

Episode 2: Singing Songs of Togetherness

In this episode of the Simurgh Sound Project, join our team as they follow the beat of the dayra, a traditional folk instrument, around Delhi.

Episode 1: Why We Read

In the first episode of The Simurgh Sound Project, discover the journeys taken with books and reading around Khirkee.