Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Activities January 2011

31 – VRD story telling on Gandhi and spinning demonstration at Vidyodaya school for Prakriti Foundation’s Tree of Life festival.

30 – Peace March from Gandhi statue to Presidency college, cultural event at Presidency College. 800 children participated.

29 – Youth For Peace – Peace Mela t Besant Theosophical School.

Meeting at Presidency College with NSS volunteers.

Police station for permission letter for the peace march.

Shopping of materials for workshops.

28 –Meeting at Besant Theosophical School.

VRD moderator of panel on whither classical arts at the Sarang festival at IIT Madras.

Workshop for Youth for Peace at Besant Theosophical School with students from six schools.

VRD introducing Koothu performance at Dakshinachitra.

A big article on VRD in The Hindu Metroplus.

Shopping of materials for workshops

27 - Meeting with brochure designer and printer. Shopping for materials for workshop.

26 – Tiruvarur for the release of a book on Devashriya Mantapam paintings by David Shulman organized by Prakriti Foundation.

25 – Meeting with brochure designer for youth for peace festival.

24 – Guiding visitors in Kalakshetra and a lecture on Gandhi and the Nataraja sculpture by V.R.Devika.

23 – Sunday. Meeting of the residents association of Anuraga apartments.

22 – Meeting with Ahalya and Manasa in the office. Preparation for youth for peace festival.

21 - Workshop for Youth for Peace at Besant Theosophical School with students from six schools.

Meeting with Director of collegiate Education and handing over the letter for permission from the Director of Collegiate Education to the Principal, Presidency College.

20 - Workshop for Youth for Peace at Besant Theosophical School with students from six schools.

Meeting with Director of collegiate Education .

19 – Workshop for Youth for Peace at Besant Theosophical School with students from six schools. Shopping for materials.

Meeting with Presidency College Principal for permission, she wanted us to get permission from Directorate of Collegiate Education

18 – Meeting with Koothu actors in the office for Youth for Peace festival

Workshop for Youth for Peace at Besant Theosophical School with students from six schools.

16 – Sunday- Youth for Peace session for the children of Hand In Hand at Kanchipuram by Sangeeta Iswaran

14 – Meeting at Cholamandal artists’ village with Sangeeta Isvaran and Shailesh BO for Youth for Peace festival

12 – Meeting at Presidency College for youth for peace festival with NSS coordinators.

Rehearsal at Avvai Home for youth for peace festival.

Meeting at the US Consul general’s house.

11 – Meeting with Sangeeta Isvaran, Pralayan and Raviraaj for youth for peace festival.

Theatre festival of National School of Drama regional festival at Museum theatre. Play on Gandhi by group from Manipur.

Spin a yarn Session at Bala Vidya Mandir– Resource person Chitra Nagesh and Dr.S.Kulandhaisamy.

10 – Seminar on mind and consciousness in the University of Madras.

Visit to Besant Theosophical School, Besant Arundale School and Sankara Vidyashram for Youth for peace festival.

Handed over the permission letter for Youth for Peace to Police Commissioner’s Office

Marappachi theatre performance of Sanchari at Spaces theatre.

9 – Sunday – Youth for Peace session for the children of Hand In Hand at Kanchipuram by Sangeeta Iswaran

8 – Meeting at the office for Koothu festival and for youth for peace with Pralayan.

7 - Kiron Bhatnagar in Aseema Office, meeting with N.Muthuswamy, director Koothuppattarai.

Meeting on peace initiatives at Observer research foundation organized by USEFI.

Spin a yarn session at AMM School – resource person Dr.S. Kulandhaisamy

6 – V.R.D’s meeting at Kattaikuttu centre in Kanchipuram with Ms.Kiron Bhatnagar of Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi for preparation for koothu festival and documentation.

5 – Meeting with Ghatam artist Uma Shankar for Prakriti foundation.

Vasantha Meeting with Presidency college Principal for the Youth for festival.

Vasantha Meeting to hand over the letter to the schools for youth for festival rehearsal at Besant school from 18th to 22nd.

4 – VRD Meeting at Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram and Meeting at Kalakshetra with faculty from the college of Wooster, Ohio, USA.

Spin a yarn session at Bala Vidya Mandir – Resource person Kalai Rani

3 – VRD Lunch Meeting at Amethyst with theatre persons with faculty from the college of Wooster, Ohio, USA

Meeting at office with the resource persons Kannan Kumar,Kalai Rani, Chitra Nagesh.

Spin a Yarn Session at Avvai Home – Resource person Kannan Kumar

2- VRDMeeting at Spaces and Meeting at Cholamandal artists’ village with faculty from the college of Wooster, Ohio, USA

1 – VRD Meeting at Dakshinachitra with faculty from the college of Wooster, Ohio, USA