Where culture builds
conscience
Nirmik Foundation works with marginalized communities through culture and education to help them voice their rights, empower themselves with skills in the performative arts, and reclaim the history of progressive movements in India.
Nirmik was born out of Yalgaar Sanskrutik Manch, a cultural group using song and theatre to promote constitutional values and communal harmony among different communities in Maharashtra. Our cultural, social and educational initiatives are deeply inspired by the songs and poems from the Lok Shayari tradition of Kabir and Sant Ravidas, and are rooted in the constitutional values of liberty, equality and social justice.
Nirmik is not just a space — it’s a movement to promote dialogue, awareness, creativity, and collective action.

“Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.”
— Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Our productions
कवन
Kavan
An Ambedkarite opera
Co-commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi. Staged at Prithvi Theatre with Nalanda Arts Studio and Yalgaar Sanskrutik Manch.
See the production →रंग हिम्मत के
Rang Himmat Ke
Yalgaar's Sathi Folk Fusion Band
Songs of courage and conscience, drawn from the folk and protest traditions of Maharashtra.
See the production →जागर समतेचा
Jagar Sametecha
Ambedkari shahiri jalsa
Song, dance and music in the shahiri tradition, carrying the message of equality.
See the production →Come and find us
The centre is in Kandivali (E). Screenings, rehearsals and the library run through the week — write ahead and we’ll tell you what’s happening.
D/01 Godavari Society No 12, MhadaRoad No 2, Lokhandwala Township
Kandivali (E), Mumbai 400101Contact us



