to four years of her full-time involvement with the cause of self- empowerment and rehabilitation of trafficked minors. (trafficked minors i.e. minor girls rescued from prostitution from the city brothels). As artistic director of Mandala she created Mandala TAM (theatre arts module), a methodology and a training process based on the performing arts that proved to be highly successful in helping the trafficked minors to heal and transform mentally, physically, emotionally and intellectually. In wanting to mainstream the marginalized she created a theatre troupe of the trafficked young women who performed the comedy play 'the coffin is too big for the grave' to national and international audiences and at international theatre festivals). Theatre She has performed in the 75 minute solo theatre performance Lal Ded, based on the life and poetry of the iconic woman mystic and poet of Kashmir Lal Ded. Lal Ded performances have been invited to and featured in the following National/International theatre festivals in India and abroad. 2004: World Human Rights Day for the NGO 'Akshara', Mumbai. 2005: The Hungry Heart Int. Theatre Festival, India Habitat Centre, Delhi. 2006: The Hungry Heart International theatre festival, Delhi. 2006: World theatre day, Pune. (Alliance Francaise) 2007: National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai 2008: Baharangam (the Int. theatre festival, NSD Delhi) commemorating NSD's golden jubilee year. 2008: International Sufi Festival of Performing Arts, Srinagar, Kashmir. 2008: National Theatre Festival, Dehradun 2008: World Performing Arts Festival, Lahore, Pakistan. 2009: North Zone Cultural Centre Festival, Chandigarh. Film and television She has also produced and directed television programs and documentaries. In 2012 she directed the documentary film She, of the Four Names, commissioned by Public Services Broadcasting Trust, India. (PSBT) based on Lal Ded. In recent years Vashisht played a key role in Ekta Kapoor's Kahani Ghar Ghar ki. The portrayal of Trishna took the serial to new TRP heights, beating the sister rival serial Kyonki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi for the first time in six years of its running. She played the role of the principal on the show Suvreen Guggal on Channel V India and Akbar's evil stepmother in the serial, Jodha Akbar on Zee TV. She was highly appreciated by the audience for her negative portrayal of Jethi Maa from TV Series Kaala Teeka. Selected filmography Key Music videos and Singing 2000: Featured in the main lead in Mann ke Manjeeré. 2007: Sung the vocals with Shubha