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The Aseema Trust , Chennai was founded to bridge arts and education, to link rural and urban schools through folk performing arts, to use performing arts as tools of empowerment , teaching and to bring the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi in respect for diversity and dignity of labour projects through spinning on 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.
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We thank World Education, Boston and Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, Mumbai for their support
Spin a yarn for life .......
V.R.Devika conducted a workshop on Gandhi and peace education for teachers of bridge schools for drop out children run by Hand in Hand in Kanchipuram on 3rd June 2010 photos
The Aseema Trust was very happy to have organised a concert for children by our dear friend and great musician Bombay Jayashri at SOS children's village on 28th May 2010 - a report in Chennai Times
Our new project "Spin a yarn for life through arts.." supported by Sir Dorabjee Tata Trust began with a performance of the dance Ahimsa Devi by children of Rukmini Devi Natyakshetra and spinning on the Charkha by students of Avvai Home on 30th January 2010 (Mahatma Gandhi's martyr day marked as Sarvodaya day) at the Centra Railway Station. The month of May is the month of summer holidays after school examinations and we orgnaised a summer camp for children in performing arts and education and a performance of interactive Carnatic classical music by the well known musician Bombay Jayashree at SOS children's village. The project began in right earnest in schools of the city with a session at Bala Vidya Mandir, Adyar on 8th June 2010. The days coming up will be full of these sessions. Mahatma Gandhi as a background to think of peace and self reliance and living nature friendly lives in today's world is the theme. We have the support of excellent resource persons like Prof. S.Swaminathan, Chitra Nagesh, Priya Nagesh, Palani and others in this project.
VRD's travels
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V.R.Devika has just returned from a fabulous trip to North America. 66 days with 28 lectures in Universities and other places in Mexico and USA, one conference of The International Partnership Network in Canada and one week of International Visitor leadership programme as the guest of the US State department in Washington DC and New York city. Pictures at picasaweb/vrdevika
Talk on Reproductive Health by Dr.Gita Arjun on 31MARCH, 2010 at Avvai Home
Dr Gita Arjun is an eminent obstetrician and gynaecologist, who has been practicing in Chennai for more than 25 years. She is currently Director and Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at E V Kalyani Medical Centre, Chennai. Passionate about women's health issues, Dr Gita Arjun now focuses on promoting women's awareness of wellness. She believes that focus and passion are the two key words for success - in life, love and your chosen career path.
The Aseema Trust had organised a talk by Dr. Gita Arjun, on Reproductive health on the 31st of March, 2010 at Avvai Home, as part of our UMA project of Using Media to create Awareness of reproductive health issues with Adolescents. Click here for more pictures Shiva, Nataraja and Orion
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Spin a yarn and other events
 The Aseema Trust ended January with the Sarvodaya Day commemoration at the Central Railway Station, Chennai. A wonderful collaboration with D.K.Oza's Gandhi Mission and Anusuya Foundation and with the enthusiastic participation by G.Rammohan, the event was memorable. see more pictures here Ahimsa Devi
The Aseema Trust is very happy with the success of the performance of "Ahimsa Devi" a dance on attributes of non violence choreographed by V.R.Devika and Premnath with the students of Avvai Home. This choreography was a part of discourse on non violence along with a project on reproductive health, sex and sexuality and HIV Aids that we are doing in parternship with World Education. Sessions on HIV and Aids were done by Nalamdana and on sex and sexuality by Raviraj of Kalanjiam, our partner organisations. Bombay Jayashri sang the sixty Sanskrit names of Ahimsa Devi's attributes with Ananthanaryanan on Mridangam and Ganapathy on percussion. Music direction and recording was by Sai Shravanam A Tamil translation of the words written and tuned by Lakshmi, music teacher at Avvai Home was sung by the girls before the performance. The girls also enacted a play on HIV and AIDS and sang a song on health and empowerment from their sessions with Nalamdana.
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