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The Aseema Trust , Chennai was founded to bridge traditional performing arts and education and to bring the thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi in respect for diversity and dignity of labour projects through spinning on the Charkha. Founded by V.R.Devika and run by her team of coordinator and finance manager Vasantha Parthasharathy and several freelance artists and associates, the Trust is nourished by the connections it has made with other NGOs, educational institutions and artists, locally, nationally, and internationally.
Picture Gallery, you tube trustseema V.R.Devika's TED Talk An interview on webindia.com
"Spin a Yarn for self and society" project supported by Sir Dorabjee Tata Trust is being conducted in ten schools in Chennai with traditional performing arts skills workshops and Gandhi and self enquiry sessions with experts.We are very happy to have as resource persons extremely talented individuals in various fields of traditional performing arts, social service and Gandhian ideals and spinning. V.R.Devika has been leading the team with Sudha Raja, Amala, Annamalai, Sundaramurthy, Sangeeta Isvaran, Premnath, Shanthi, Kannankumar, Seetharaman, Jacab Jebaraj, Mookammal, Chitra Nagesh, Adi Vishnu, Ahalya Chinnaraj, Pavai Bhanumathy, Selvaraj, Raju, and many others. Many outreach programmes on peace education, Gandhi and traditional performing arts requests keep coming all the time and we are happy to be spreading the idea.
How to spin on the box charkha pictorial can be seen in Parents' Circle magazine and you tube aseematrust channel.
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Our Spin a yarn programmes for May 2012 are at the SOS Children's Village, Chennai on Creative Expressions with Truth and Non Violence as the theme 3rd May to 29th May with resource persons Ahalya Chinnaraj, C.Annamalai, Sundaramurthy, Mohanraj, Sudha Raja, Babu, Satya, Vset etc. You are invited to an open house and peformance on 30th May 2012.
V.R.Devika will be in France May 16 - 27 for the International Partnership Network's meeting in Normandy and to observe art in education projects in Paris.
V.R.Devika was interviewed on activities for children in summer in the women's programme of Doordarshan TV's Podhigai Channel. It was a live programme with many call ins 12 to 1 pm on 11th May 2012
R.Bhanumathi of Pavai conducted sessions on stories and puppetry with "Kathai Aruvi" at SOS Children's Village April 17, 18 and 19. The children performed the stories on 20th April for the inauguration of SOS library.
V.R.Devika was asked to be a consultant to provide information and guidance to the South Zone Cultural Centre at the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Zonal Cultural centres at Panchkula inaugurated by the Prime Minister April 13 - 16. She teamed up with Vishalam of Dakshinachitra in this.
V..R.Devika was the chief guest at "Learning Tree's concert on 14th March, was in the panel of the Business Session II on “Thriving, not Just Surviving” at “Perspectives” organized by Madras Management Association on Saturday, 10th March 2012 at Hotel Taj Coromandel, Chennai. She was given the title of Manitaneyapanpalar on the occassion of International Womens' day by the Lioness club of Mylai Abhilasha and Nandambakkam, She gave a Gandhi Connect session for students of Chennai Corporation school, Saidapet, on 27th February, was the chief guest at the valedictory day of P.S.Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai on 25th February, a lec dem on Therukoothu for Svanubhava at Indiragandhi College, Trichy, on 24th February, gave an illustrated talk on Nataraja and the Orion constellation on 19th February, was a chief guest at the Bharathanatyam arrangetram of Sneha Parthasarathy on 18th February, gave a Gandhi Connect and reading session with Kathai aruvi for students of class 3 and 4 of Chennai Corporation School, Mcnicholson Road, on 17th February, two Gandhi Connect sessions for classes 6 and 7 at American International School, Chennai on 15th February,a talk on Folk Arts and Crafts of South India for school children at TAG center, Chennai on 14th February,attended an International Seminar on Teacher Education for Peace and Harmony at Gandhi Darshan, Rajghat, New Delhi on 11th February, gave a "Gandhi Connect" session at Delhi Public School, Dwaraka, New Delhi on 10th February, was on the panel of experts for appraisal of scholarship holders from Ministry of Culture Government of India at New Delhi on 9th February.
On 1st and 2nd February 2012, The Aseema Trust partnered with South Zone Cultural Centre to present Samavesh 2012 insights into Kuchipudi at Rukmini Arangam, Kalakshetra.