News & Press
Following are the major media coverage :
Print Media Publication:
“Gujrat riot victims find solace in Sufi paintings” August 08, 2005 (The Age, Delhi) by Nawaid Anjum
“Canvas of Hope” September 16, 2005 (The Hindu) by Rana Siddiqui. “….Ghar se masjid hai badi door chalo ye karlein, kisi rote hue bachche ko hansaya jaye (The place of worship is far away, let's make a crying child smile). This couplet by Basheer Badr has inspired another budding poet, theatre person and a painter, Aseem Usman. This versatile Delhi-based philanthropist, a teacher of art in a school, an associate of filmmaker Muzaffar Ali, is greatly influenced by the Sufism that Ali propagates…”
“Seelampur Shining” November 09, 2006 (Today) by Qamar Sibtain
“A stitch in time” November 12, 2007 (Metro Plus, The Hindu) by Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty
“They too can! – Aseem Asha Usman, India” March 2008 (Grassroot Story, Telecenter Magazine)
“Wind beneath their wings” March 10, 2011 (HT Live, Hindustan Times) by Garima Vohra
“Honing Talent” March 11, 2011 (HT Live, Hindustan Times) by Garima Vohra
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“Aseem Asha Ne Kiya Shehar Ka Naam Roshan & Shikshapard Filme Badalti Hai Soch Aur Samaj” March 2011 (Amar Ujala)
“Bringing about reel change” April 08, 2011 (People Magazine) by Reenu Bahl.“….Their instructor, Aseem Asha Usman, 32 mingles with the group helping them in case any doubt arises. The media centers and yet another one in the Seelampur area is Aseem’s brainchild, a program called flying birds of India, as part of which he teaches, art, computer, photography, and film making to kids from economically deprived Muslim families….”
“Film Mohatsav Ka Ayojan JS Hindu College” 11, December 2011
(Denik Jagran, Avam E Hind, Shah Times & Super News-Leader)
“Udaan fest showcases digital films by children” January10, 2012 (Deccan Chronicle) by Correspondent & “Young guns shoot 7-minutes movie to send across a message on Malaria” April 26, 2012 (Deccan Chronicle) by Jyotsana Singh
“Through the eyes of the young” April 07, 2012 (Metro Plus, The Hindu) by Manit Murjani
“Essentially Tagore” May 10, 2012 (The Pioneer) by D Kaushik.“…Aseem Asha Usman's annual festival brought over 130 students from slums and various schools to create paintings, calligraphy work and rangoli inspired by incidents from Rabindranath's life…”
“Giving wings to dreams” June 05, 2012 (The Asian Age) by Reenu Bahl. “…. every day, Aseem Asha Usman. 34, a resident of the Jamia Nagar area in Delhi follows a busy schedule. Starting early afternoon he holds art classes, computer classes, photography, and videography training for neighborhood children at his home cum center…”
“Yasin Ki Sarkar Bhi Kare Kadr” February, 2013 (Swagat Jaipur)
“Bringing school kids closer to Tagore” May 22, 2014 (Hindustan Times) by Garima Vohra.“….Since three years, Aseem Asha Usman, founding director of Aseem Asha Foundation and FBI have been diligently organizing Tagore Utsav. Many members of FBI who have been mentored by Usman himself, joined with hands and engaged young school children with the ideas that Usman had shared with them…”
“A way with words” May 30, 2014 (Financial Chronicle) by Saloni Madan.“….It is to fill this gap that people like Aseem Asha Usman are imparting calligraphy training to children from impoverished communities through his Delhi-based initiative, Flying Birds of India. Among various other art forms such as music, painting, and poetry, pictorial calligraphy has caught the interest of many youths who are deeply involved in learning the art at workshops and producing their own little masterpieces…”
“Mom’s pain in the film by kids of red-light areas” June 21, 2014 (The Telegraph) by Staff reporter
“Looking at life through the lens” August 04, 2014 (The Hindu) by Rana Siddiqui Zaman.“…Aseem invented a novel way of teaching film making. He would pick topics from their text books that directly affect their lives – like water, sanitation, domestic violence, child marriage, etc. students grasped the techniques easily…”
“Tagore for Today” April 29, 2016 (Arts and Culture, The Hindu) by Anjana Rajan
“Paper cranes to fulfil Japan girl’s dying wish” August 7,2016 (Sunday Times, Time of India) by Paras Singh
Published Online:
“Hindustaniyat का जश्न है 'सैय्यारा' | असीम आशा उस्मान से खास बातचीत (Awaz the voice)
“Changing Society through Digital Media” April 13, 2013 (UPI, News Portal) by Sana Amir.
“Youngsters bring alive art of calligraphy” May 12, 2014 (The Hindu) by Press Trust of India.
“Red-light area kids making films on lives of their mothers” June 22, 2014 (Deccan Herald) by correspondent. “….A group of around 50 girls living with their prostitute mothers in red-light areas of Sonagachi and Munshigunj here are these days busy writing scripts and narrating their stories before the camera as they turn filmmakers. These children were a part of a four-day video-making workshop last week with award-winning director Aseem Asha, who taught them how to tell a story in a simple yet effective way before the world using the power of a camera….”.
“Workshop highlights children’s lives in red-light districts” June 23, 2014 (The Hindu) by Staff Reporter.
“Children of Kolkata sex workers document the lives of their mothers” July 27, 2014 (Maa Maati Manush, Kolkata) by Ankita Bose.
“Flying Birds of India” October 26, 2014 (Cafe Dissensus every day) by Joyce Yarrow.
“Ek Yeh Bhi Parampara: Exploitation in the name of tradition” July 2015 (Red Light Dispatch, Apne Aap Women Worldwide) by Jyoti Khatoon.“….The workshop was conducted by Aseem Asha Usman, who teaches New Media and film to women, youth, and children from various communities, schools, and colleges. He also helps them to build a career through Digital Media…”.
“Tagore Utsav by Flying Birds of India” October 17, 2015 (Cafe Dissensus) by Aseem Asha Usman.
“An Appeal: Help Aseem Asha Foundation in organizing Tagore Utsav” April 21 2016 by (Cafe Dissensus).
“STATUE 2 LAST” May 12, 2016 (India Today) by Press Trust of India.
“Empowering children through Rabindranath Tagore” May 29, 2016 (The New Indian Express) by Press Trust of India. “…Aseem Asha Usman who started the Aseem Asha Foundation in 2008, to empower children from a poor socio-economic background in Jamia Nagar area through the medium of art, says teachings of Tagore hold the potential to create awareness and empowerment…”.
“Origami paper cranes to mark Hiroshima Day in Delhi” August 07, 2016 (DNA News Portal) by Press Trust of India.
“Dreams from Japan, in the by lanes of Okhla” August 9, 2016 (Two Circles.net) by Iqra Raza.
“Adding sparkle to lives with poetry: Diwali at a Gurudwara” November 03, 2016 (Two Circle.net) by Bushra Alvi Razzack. “….Aseem Asha Usman, Founding Director of the organization, believes that various art forms can bring about positive social development and cultural change. He teaches performing arts, film, and new media to women and children, especially girls, from the slum areas of Jafrabad-Seelampur and Okhla village….”
“Two girls from a Delhi basti paint for a nuke-free world” February 11, 2017 (Catch News) by Lamat R Hasan.
“Where the mind is without fear” May 24, 2018 (Deccan Chronicle) by Dr. Alka Raghuvanshi.
“Where the mind is without fear” May 24, 2018 (The Asian Age) by Dr. Alka Raghuvanshi.
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