About Us

Since 2010, Nataraj Youth Cultural Organization (NYCO) has been a registered Canadian not-for-profit.

NYCO brings people together through arts, creates awareness of the following social issues:

1. the virtue of non-violence
2. reduce social stress by educating the youth at an early age
3. nurture a concept of healthy living for all ages
4. promote a society of individuals whose motto and ideology will be non-violence in its purest form using the Gandhian principle

NYCO performs two events per year with many more to come in the future to maintain East Indian heritage and customs by doing cultural activities that include East Indian Hindi language-based music and authentic East Indian base classical dance. Our first dedicated event is the celebration of non-violence day. The second event is a parade that represents the state of Gujarat having this event on Independence Day every year.

Our Mission

To embrace the Gandhian principle of non-violence (Ahimsa) and to foster non-violence through performing and visual arts.

Our Vision

NYCO to become the leading organization dedicated to the cause of non-violence and cultural strengthening through exhibitions and the visual and performing arts

Our Goals and Objectives

• Bring people together through performing and visual arts.
• Create awareness of the virtue of non-violence
• Reduce social stress by educating the youth at an early age
• Nurture a concept of healthy living for all ages
• Promote a society of individuals whose motto and ideology will be non-violence in its purest form using the Gandhian principle

Board of Directors

Executive