Rouble Nagi Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

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Husband: Saahil Samrat Nagi

Hometown: Jammu And Kashmir

Age: 45 Years

Rouble Nagi

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Profession	Artist
Known for	Public Art Installations, Sculptures, Murals, Social Work, Misaal Mumbai, Slum Paintings
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Awards	• Jijamata Award for Social work and Art from the Government of India (2013) • Best Women Artist of the Year by GR8 Award for Art (2013) • Society Young Achievers Award for Art (2013) • Young Environmentalists Trust women achievers award • IFEFA Awards Australia for Social and Philanthropic Work
Personal Life
Date of Birth	8 July 1980 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2025)	45 Years
Birthplace	Jammu and Kashmir, India
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Jammu and Kashmir, India
College/University	• Slade School of Fine Art, London • Sotheby's, London
Educational Qualification(s)	• Graduation in Political Science • Fine Arts from Slade School of Fine Art, London • European Art at Sotheby's, London
Religion	Sikhism
Tattoo(s)	On her both wrists
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	6 September 1999
Family
Husband/Spouse	Saahil Samrat Nagi
Children	Son- Vivaan Nagi
Parents	Father- G S Soodan (Retired Colonel) Mother
Siblings	Brothers- 2

Rouble Nagi

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rouble Nagi

She grew up in Jammu and Kashmir.
A childhood picture of Rouble Nagi with her brothers
Rouble Nagi specialises in sculptures, art installations, and paintings.

She is the founder of the Rouble Nagi Art Foundation, which is a Mumbai-based NGO registered under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950.

Rouble Nagi has participated in various joint exhibitions, such as the Joint Exhibition at The Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai (1998) and Hues of Harmony, an International Joint Show in Dubai (2009).

In 1999, she showcased her artwork in the West Bengal State of Arts Exhibition. She then went on to participate in various noted exhibitions across India, such as the Sketch Club Exhibition in Mumbai (2001), the Private Show by Samita Munjal (2005), Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra in Lucknow (2007), and the Mumbai show launch ‘Strokes of Strength’ (2012).

Rouble Nagi founded her organisation to start art programs in Balwadis in Mumbai slums and across India. She had the motive of encouraging children to attend school.

Reportedly, the Rouble Nagi Art Foundation works to improve communities through art and education.

Rouble Nagi while teaching slum children as a part of her social work

She then became known for her project ‘Misaal Mumbai,’ which is the first slum painting initiative in India.

In 2016, it started with Paint Dharavi and later covered areas such as Bandra West and other Mumbai and Maharashtra locations.

In Bandra West, they painted more than 285 houses in Jaffar Baba Colony, Mount Mary.

Rouble Nagi’s team, some local people, and residents together painted and cleaned the slums.

Jaffer Baba Colony, seen from the Bandra Worli Sea Link, in March 2019

Rouble Nagi works with glass mosaics, stained glass, and painting metal reliefs using brass, copper, and aluminium sheets.

She creates mosaics from tiles, glass, ceramic tiles, rough stones, and marbles.

Rouble Nagi is known for creating more than 800 murals in Maharashtra, India.

A mural by Rouble Nagi

During this initiative, Rouble Nagi painted more than 155,000 slum houses. She changed the appearance of slum houses to make the areas lively, clean, and hygienic.

Rouble Nagi while painting a house in a slum

She regularly participates in International Art Camps, such as Painting Auctioned at The London Business School (U.K.) (2006), Art camp for 400 children in Bandra, Mumbai (2014), Art Camp for 400 children in Village Jawali, Rajasthan (2019), and Art Camp for 150 Children in Film Nagar, Hyderabad (2020).

In 2017, she became the first artist who was invited to exhibit her work at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum in New Delhi. Reportedly, the President of India selected her work for the museum.

Rouble Nagi while showing her pictures to an Indian politician during her exhibition at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum in New Delhi

That same year, she hosted Art Bahrain in Mumbai and New Delhi in collaboration with ART BAB.

Apart from being an artist, Rouble Nagi is also an author. In 2022, she released her book ‘The Slum Queen,’ which covers her work in Indian slums and villages.

As a social worker, she often visits rural areas in Kashmir and provides skill training to women. She also creates awareness about village entrepreneurship among people.

In February 2026, Rouble Nagi made headlines when she was honoured on stage at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. She entered a global list as the winner of the 2025 Global Teacher Prize.

This $1 million award goes to educators whose work helps communities beyond classrooms.

Rouble Nagi while receiving the 2025 Global Teacher Prize at the World Governments Summit in Dubai

Rouble Nagi, as an Indian teacher and social activist, was honoured for creating over 800 learning centres across India, many in slums.

She accepted the award in Dubai at the annual summit with world leaders from the Varkey Foundation, which was started in 2015.

Rouble Nagi became the tenth person to receive this award. The earlier nine winners included the teachers from remote villages, conflict zones, and poor communities from countries such as Kenya, Palestine, Canada, and Saudi Arabia.