"I come to Aseema to learn new things. My dream is that I will become a good girl, eat many chocolates, help poor people, make lots of money and become a good business girl."

– Musharat, 11 years

"Aseema means that every student has the right to be educated. I have learnt that if I study, I can make my future bright, be proud of myself and make my dreams come true."

– Sana, 16 years

"In the school, when I got hurt, the teacher gave me medicine. I felt very special."

– Bhavdeep, 11 years

"When I pass and get good marks, my marks make me happy. But to pass, we have to work hard in life."

– Nikhat, 11 years

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Trustees

Advisor Meenaz Kassam inaugurating Igatpuri centre

Chairperson Dilbur Parakh with some of Aseema's oldest stude

Chairperson Dilbur Parakh

Trustee Nicola D receiving young achiever award

Trustee Nicola D with Pre Prim children

Name of the trustees

Name of the trustees

Aseema’s work is led by a team of four trustees with the guidance of a board of eminent advisors. They bring with them qualifications and experience from varied fields of work and share a common belief in the cause Aseema strives towards.

Our Trustees :

Ms. Dilbur Parakh

Chairperson and Trustee

Advocate, Human Rights Background
Former Legal Officer for Asia and the Pacific of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Geneva, Switzerland

Ms. Neela Kapadia

Trustee

Photographer, Documentary Film Maker

Ms. Snehal Paranjape

Trustee

Advocate – Bombay High Court
Experience in Human Rights Work

Mrs. Nicola Dadyburjor

Trustee

Montessori Directress

Our Advisors :

Justice P.N. Bhagwati

Former Chief Justice of India
Member of the U.N. Human Rights Committee

Mr. Nawshir Khurody

With the House of Tatas from 1960 until his retirement in October 2001 as the Managing Director of Voltas Limited

Mr. Mukul Pandya

Editor and Director, Knowledge@Wharton The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Mr. Rafiq Dada

Senior Advocate
High Court, Mumbai
Former Additional Solicitor General of India

Mr. Asoke Basak

Former Chairman
Maharashtra State Electricity Board

Dr. Meenaz Kassam

Lecturer at American University at Sharjah Former lecturer at University of Toronto
Co-author of a recent book “Grassroots NGOs: By Women and for Women the
driving force of development in India”

Mrs. Preeti Kundalia

Member of the Executive Board of the Citizen Forum for Better Hyderabad
Active Volunteer of Lok Satta Movement.

Ms. Feruzi Anjirbag

Development Communications Professional
Former Manager - AXIS,
Xavier Institute of Communications (XIC)
St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai

Mr. Fredun DeVitre

Advocate, High Court, Mumbai

Mr. Saeed Mirza

Film Director and Producer, Mumbai

Mrs. Kalindi Muzumdar

Former Vice Principal
Director, Sakhya, Anti-Dowry Cell,
College of Social Work
Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai

Mr. Behram Sabawala

Chartered Accountant
Chief Financial Officer
Drive India Enterprise Solutions Ltd.