The Life of Gautama Buddha:

The Life of Gautama Buddha was a musical theatre presentation directed by Lushin Dubey and Bubbles Sabharwal of Theatreworld, New Delhi. This is a timeless tale in a contemporary setting. It is scripted in English with a touch of India's ancient languages, Sanskrit and Pali. The blend of languages makes it understandable to the audience while still retaining some of the drama's originality.  The music is a fusion of Indian Classical with other western styles while the dance choreography is contemporary. The Life of Gautama Buddha has been staged internationally and opened to full houses.

We had an almost full auditorium and great audience response.

TT / Carrom Tournament:

Great job by all the volunteers who helped in organizing this event. Special thanks to the Asha-UTD volunteers. We had a good turnout. The participants showed great spirit and of course excellent skill. Ping-Pong semi-finals and finals were a treat to watch, as were the Carrom finals.

Asha at Anand Bazaar:

We had a great team present spreading the word of Asha activities and its goals. Mid-day as planned, we were joined by Uma, and the UTD student volunteers Karthik, Deepak, Prasad. Akshay (first day) came to the booth to learn more and also pitched in to the on-going activity. Everyone was armed with the Asha flyer/calendar and advertised Asha’s famous mango lassi or cold coffee. The booth also sold Asha merchandise…we had something for everyone!!

Dallas International Festival (Nov 9th and 10th 2002):

It was a fun filled weekend, with Asha booth adding a unique charm to the food court. We had compliments pouring in on Saturday and Sunday for the delicious Indian snacks, tasty chai and the amazing mango lassi. Thanks to Arti and Farida, our booth had some very ethnic look.

Asha generated about $1174.00 from food sales, and $438.00 from donations.

Essay Writing Competition (Nov- Dec 2002):

Asha for education organized the essay writing competition for the first time in Dallas. The intention was to encourage children to share their views on various topics.

We had in all about 8 participants in theage groups 6-9 yrs , 10-13 yrs and 14-17 yrs. We had a tough time deciding the winners in each age group because every essay was wonderful.

The winners of the competition are :
Age: 6-9yrs: Sai Gourisankar, FW, Tx
Age: 10-13 yrs: Sowmya Somanath, Euless, Tx
Age: 14-17 yrs: Upasana Bagaria, Irving, Tx

Sai is in IV grade and loves legos. She has written a small and precise essay about her ideal summer vacation. Sai's ideal summer vacation was in Lego land and she did not want to wake up from her dream. But Sai had to wake up and find herself in Forthworth to be a winner in the 6-9 age group. Find out more about Sai's ideal summer vacation.

Sowmya, seems to love bharatnatyam and has written about why she chooses that as her extra curricular activity. She seems to love it very much and wants to teach it some day. She has written about how it helps her in understanding Indian dance forms and its signifcance in our religion. She also considers dance as a good exercise. Find out more about Sowmya's favorite exra-curricular activity

Upasana has given a lot of thought to violence in schools and emphasizes on the importance of speaking up against it. She has given examples of how violence in school can affect minds and therefore the overall development of a student’s life. She strongly feels that violence can be curbed if we all take an individual initiative in speaking up whenever needed. Find out more about Upasana's view of violence in schools