Rouble Nagi
Rouble Nagi | |
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Nagi at a social event | |
| Born | 8 July 1980 Jammu & Kashmir |
| Alma mater | Slade School of Fine Art, London |
| Known for | Public Art Installations, Sculptures, Murals, Social work, Misaal Mumbai, Slum paintings |
| Website | roublenagi |
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 won the 2026 GEMS Education Global Teacher Prize[2], a Varkey Foundation initiative organised in collaboration with UNESCO, for her role in making learning accessible to the most marginalised communities.[3]
She is a member of the India Design Council (IDC) and is one of the pioneer to start mumbai beautification. 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 155000 houses to date. A project to transform houses in slums in Mumbai to give life to the slum and keep it clean and hygienic.[4] Rouble Nagi was the first artist to be invited to exhibit at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum New Delhi in 2017 and her work was selected by honourable President of India to be put up at the museum.
She is the author of the book, The Slum Queen, which was released in 2022. It talks about her work in slums and villages in India. Empowering women in rural Kashmir through skill development and creating village entrepreneurs is something spectacular and one of a kind.
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 is a mumbai based NGO, registered under the Bombay Public Trust Act,1950 founded by Rouble Nagi that runs Balwadis with art programs in Mumbai slums and across India to initiate children to come to school. The foundation aims to transform the community through art and education.[5]
Misaal Mumbai | Slum Painting
"Misaal Mumbai" is another initiative of social activist Rouble Nagi.[6] 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[7] 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.
References
- ^ "Transforming the community through art". Deccan Chronicle. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Sheikh Hamdan awards Indian educator with $1 million Gems global teacher prize". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Rouble Nagi, Global Teacher Prize 2026 Winner". Global Teacher Prize Org. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "The artist painting Mumbai's slums". ABC News. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Mumbai setting a misaal". www.asianage.com/. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Are Slums Dark and Dangerous? This Artist Is Using Paint to Change Your Mind". The Better India. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Aamir Khan: Misaal Mumbai a great initiative". mid-day. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.