Rouble Nagi

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Rouble Nagi
Rouble Nagi at felicitation programme of NGO Bharat Maa Shaheed Samman Trust (01) (cropped).jpg
Born8 July 1980
Jammu & Kashmir
NationalityIndian
Alma materSlade School of Fine Art, London
Known forPublic Art Installations, Sculptures, Murals, Social work, Misaal Mumbai, Slum paintings
Websiteroublenagi.com

Rouble Nagi (born 8 July 1980) is an Indian artist specialising in sculptures, art installations and paintings. She is the Founder of Rouble Nagi Art Foundation.[1] She is also the founder of Rouble Nagi Design Studio. She has over 800 murals to her credit and has held over 150 exhibitions. She is a member of the India Design Council (IDC). She has taken up an initiative to start Mumbai beautification with ‘Art Installations’ in and around the city. Her latest initiative named "Misaal Mumbai" is the first slum painting initiative in India, through which she has painted over 24000 houses to date. A project to paint houses in slums in Mumbai to give life to the slum and keep it clean and hygienic.[2]

Nagi was born in 1980 in Jammu & Kashmir, India. She did undergraduate studies in political science and later studied fine art at the Slade School of Fine Art in London. She has also studied European Art at Sotheby's London.

Rouble Nagi Art Foundation[]

Rouble Nagi Art Foundation one of the social initiatives initiated by Rouble Nagi that runs Balwadis with art programs in Mumbai slums to initiate children to come to school. The foundation aims to transform the community through art and education.[3]

It aims to organize Art camps for the underprivileged to give them a social platform for interaction with the society. The foundation has received support from Bollywood actors, including Salman Khan, Sohail Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Emraan Hashmi, Sushmita Sen[4] and Zayed Khan.

Misaal Mumbai | Slum Painting[]

Rouble Nagi at a social event
Rouble Nagi at a social event

“Misaal Mumbai” is another initiative Social Activist Rouble Nagi.[5] It all began with Paint Dharavi in 2016 and now extended to Bandra West along with several sites in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra. The project in Bandra West consisted of the painting of over 285 houses[6] in Jaffar Baba Colony, Mount Mary, Bandra West. Rouble Nagi and her team along with help from locals and residents painted and cleaned the slums in these areas.

The slums of Mumbai are home to millions of people, however, these areas are often drab and dirty. Rouble Nagi through her initiatives, is slowly transforming the city's slums into giant works of art.[7] Rouble Nagi initially visited slums in her hometown to provide art classes for the children, this inspired her to do more.

References[]

  1. ^ "Transforming the community through art". Deccan Chronicle. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ^ "The artist painting Mumbai's slums". ABC News. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Mumbai setting a misaal". www.asianage.com/. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Sonam Kapoor shines at event to support street kids". India Today. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Are Slums Dark and Dangerous? This Artist Is Using Paint to Change Your Mind". The Better India. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Aamir Khan: Misaal Mumbai a great initiative". mid-day. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  7. ^ Misaal Mumbai: Transforming lives through colour and art - Video | Mumbai Mirror, retrieved 29 June 2018

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