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Nirmala Nair

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Founder/Director at Kaboom Social Impact
📍 Greater Delhi Area, India

Nirmala Nair is a Creative Strategist and the Founder of Kaboom Social Impact, with over 18 years of experience driving social change. A graduate of the National Institute of Design, she specializes in using design, technology, and powerful narratives for high-impact campaigns on issues like public health and human rights.

She is passionate about creating inclusive conversations and rewriting narratives to positively shift attitudes and behaviors. Nirmala actively explores the intersection of pop culture and social change, and is interested in how digital culture, including AI, influences youth and society. She is also a THNK School of Creative Leadership fellow.

Her first professional assignment was the acclaimed documentary "India Untouched, " a multi-year project documenting caste across India that gave her purpose in life.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Founder/Director
Location
Greater Delhi Area, India
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Design for Impact
Her entire career is focused on applying her communication design background to create strategies, campaigns, and programs that accelerate social change on the ground.
Menstrual Health Equity
As former India Director for WASH United, she was instrumental in establishing Menstrual Hygiene Day globally and has deep expertise in creating educational programs on the topic.
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Career

Work history

4-2018
Founder/Director
Kaboom Social Impact
4-2022 - 9-2022
THNK Fellow 2022
THNK School of Creative Leadership
5-2017 - 1-2022
Director
WASH United India Foundation
5-2017 - 3-2019
India Director
WASH United
10-2015 - 4-2017
Campaign Director
WASH United
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Nirmala Nair - Founder & Director, Kaboom Social Impact. Featured in YouTube
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Education
2001 - 2004
Communication Design
National Institute of Design
4-2022 - 10-2022
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THNK School of Leadership
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