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Nirmik Cultural Center

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.

A large group gathered at a Nirmik event, seated together for a photograph.

“Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.”

— Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

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, Mhada
Road No 2, Lokhandwala Township
Kandivali (E), Mumbai 400101
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