Bardu Ali for South Asian American Digital Archive2024 From Hooghly to Harlem is an illustration commissioned by the South Asian American Digital Archive for their Spotlight series. This was
inspired by the story of Bardu Ali—a jazz musician, promoter, and emcee
credited for recognizing the talent of Ella Fitzgerald—and his father’s
journey "From Hooghly to Mississippi to Harlem," as written in Vivek
Bald’s essay for Our Stories. The artwork highlights the different places in his father’s journey
from Hooghly to Harlem, including periods in New Orleans and Waveland,
Mississippi.