Making art accessible to underprivileged children
Project Kalakar
Impact & Legacy
In 2024, we worked with 21 children in a 20 day residential program with national and international artist, where the children practiced movement and artistic living, exploring their inner self and expressing emotions that are not understood from the lives they come from.
This translated in a performance that Jaipur had not seen before which was later toured in Udaipur too.
This is a story of making the next generation believe that the world supports them to dream big

About 2024
Children
21
Training Hours
100+
Performances
3






You are a part of this
Your support and donations help us tap into opportunities of touring and more exposure for the children. The funds are used for different activities like commute/travel, accommodation, food, training, etc which allows these pure artist train themselves.
You can make your contribution by scanning the UPI QR code of Mlpi Foundation (Milaap foundation) to make sure your contribution is used transparently
OR through bank transfer to The Kha Foundation (one of our partners).
SBI Bank
Acc no: 32434067793.
IFSC code: SBIN0007893.

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Core team
Backbone of this edition of Project Kalakar

Sankalp Sharma
Founder, Vinyasa Earth | Creative Facilitator | Dance & Community Practitioner
Sankalp Sharma is the founder of Vinyasa Earth, a holistic art and living space in Jaipur that nurtures creativity, conscious living, and community connection.
In 2023, Sankalp initiated Project Kalakar, a creative mentorship platform that empowers children and young adults through dance, film, and the expressive arts. Built in collaboration with artists, educators, and organizations working with children across India, Project Kalakaar aims to nurture confidence, emotional awareness, and self-expression through creativity.

Aayushi Kapoor
Aayushi has been working with people for over 15 years, beginning with children and gradually finding her way into communities, classrooms and creative spaces. Today she is a yoga and breathwork practitioner and facilitator who enjoys travel, community living and simple, meaningful connections. She loves bringing people together, helping ideas flow, and creating gentle spaces where children can explore and express themselves.

Fran
Facilitator and Mentor
Fran is a contact improvisation facilitator and researcher working at the intersection of CI and politics. His practice explores how bodies speak, listen, and negotiate through movement, especially in moments of support, weight sharing, and collective decision-making. He is interested in how physical interaction can cultivate responsibility, care, and shared agency.

Stella
Stella’s work is rooted in lived, embodied experiences that open space for connection, for questioning norms, and for discovering one’s own way of being—held through mutual support and resonance.
Ecosomatics, Butoh, Contact Improvisation, and body- and breathwork are the practices through which I continue this research and share it with others walking a similar path.

Nakula
Facilitator and Mentor
Nakula has always enjoyed movement from the time he started learning how to cycle.
He frequently works on compositions with children to create material. These come to them while they play,through watching each other and from mimicking movements of animals. It is good to source dances, shapes, and sounds from spaces which they are familiar and have grown up with.

Manish
Manish Ruparel is a multidisciplinary artist, performer and facilitator from Mumbai. His work begins with what’s happening around him and how it moves within him. He strives to create liminal spaces that facilitate collaborative group work balanced with the sacredness of deep individual work. From playing multiple roles in film production houses to performing and creating live immersive theatre, he keeps experimenting ways in which he can dialogue with the audience.
When a child from a small village stands on a big stage,
they realize that no dream is too far away.
Let’s make sure they are celebrated.
How you can contribute

How you can support: Any contribution, no matter the size, helps us bridge the gap and get these stars to the spotlight.
Donate here:
UPI – 9886543839@sbl
The Kha Foundation.
SBI Bank
Acc no: 32434067793.
IFSC code: SBIN0007893.
On February 2nd, they will bring this spirit to one of Jaipur’s premier stages.
The Goal: ₹5.5 Lakhs This fund covers the essentials: mentorship from international experts, safe travel, nutritious meals, and a professional stage production (venue, light, and sound). We are investing in a platform where these children are treated with the dignity their talent deserves.
For daily updates on their journey, follow us on instagram: @vinyasa.earth

