Established in 1999 by Sudhi Devayani and Rajarajeswari as a theatre group for women, it has been working towards the cause of women’s issues and empowerment through productions, workshops, seminars and street plays. Besides Anubhaava, its children’s theatre wing, Nireeksha also spearheaded Rangasree, the theatre initiative of Kudumbasree under which all-women theatre groups were started in Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam, Kannur and Malappuram.