feat. ‘Little India’ by Mohamed Noor, Munir Alsagoff and Ramesh Krishnan (Rebirth, 2012)
In this corner of Tekka that has been a source of familiar comfort to South Asian migrants for centuries, Sam finds her own comfort amongst strangers.
Route:Lembu Road (Little Bangladesh Square)—Desker Road—Kampong Kapor Road—Syed Alwi Road—Jalan Besar—Desker Road
Written by: Hemang Yadav
Voiced by: Pramila D/O Krishnasamy
Click here to check out the map of this route on Brown Voices' Instagram page!
This programme is a part of Singapore Writers Festival 2021. Find out more at singaporewritersfestival.com
About Tekka Food Steps:
Explore the histories of Little India on foot through this self-guided audio tour. Through deeply personal stories from Little India’s communities that stretch across two centuries, five unique characters reminisce about their favourite foods, sights, smells, and sounds. Be guided by their stories, in either English or Tamil, and uncover traces of Little India’s multi-layered history still evident in its landscape today.
A production by Brown Voices
Producer & Director (English): Vithya Subramaniam
Sound Designer: Ramesh Krishnan
Writers (English): Hemang Yadav, Mumtaz Maricar, Karthikeyan Somasundaram, Pramila D/O Krishnasamy, Lewin Bernard
Translator & Director (Tamil): Karthikeyan Somasundaram
Voice Artists: Pramila D/O Krishnasamy, Re. Sommasundram, Karthikeyan Somasundaram, Mumtaz Maricar, Hemang Yadav
Musicians: Munir Alsagoff & Mohamed Noor
Poster Designer: Vimal Kumar
