Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 8: North Zone Cultural Centre, Ministry of Culture, Government of India today felicitated Natrang Director, Padamshree Balwant Thakur at Patiala for the magnificent performance of his internationally acclaimed Dogri Play ‘Ghumayee’ in the Theatre Festival-2014.
On behalf of North Zone Cultural Centre, the felicitations were done by DP Singh, Commissioner of Income Tax in presence of Dr RS Gill, Director NZCC.
Decorated with highest honours of the country, Balwant Thakur is one of the most creative theatre directors who have given a new identity to Indian theatre with their highly innovative theatre productions.
Conferred with the highest Indian honor in performing arts i.e, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Direction in theatre, Balwant Thakur is credited for being the youngest theatre director of India who has participated over 250 National Theatre Festials as director, which is a record in the country.
Known as a magic man of theatre, his outstanding visual poetics on stage like ‘Ghumayee’ ‘Bawa Jitto’ ‘Suno Eh Kahani’ ‘Chauraha’ and ‘Mahabhoj’ have vibrated the theatre scene of North India. Credited for bringing Dogri theatre to the National and International limelight, he has been highly instrumental in creating a new cultural renaissance in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
Recognizing his outstanding contribution in Indian theatre, the Department of Culture, Government of India, awarded him the National Senior fellowship for three years to do research on the performing modes of Jammu.
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