Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 6: Director Natrang Balwant Thakur has been invited to Agartala (Tripura) to attend National General Council Meet of National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama where deliberations will be held on the promotion of music, dance and drama of the country.
The meet is being held in Agartala on April 20 and 21, 2016.
The prominent among those who have been invited in this meet included Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pandit Birju Maharaj, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Rudra Prasad Sengupt, Wamen Kandre, Ajay Chakarborty, Pranjal Sakia, Chhaya Ganguli, and Dadi Pudumjee.
This is the second occasion when Balwant Thakur is visiting Agartala. Earlier in 2014 he was honoured by Manik Sarkar the Chief Minister of Tripura at Agartala. Considered as the cultural ambassador of the State of Jammu & Kashmir, Balwant Thakur has successfully conducted two major National cultural events with his own efforts and initiative at Guwhati and Imphal showcasing the diverse cultural traditions of Jammu & Kashmir thus bridging this State culturally with that far-off region of the country.
Decorated with Padamshree and the highest Indian honour 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 in over two hundred fifty National Theatre Festivals 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.
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