Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 15: The 43rd Foundation Day of Natrang was celebrated here with fun and fare. Joined by his senior colleagues, Natrang’s founder Balwant Thakur transported audiences to an eventful journey of 42 years of Natrang, unfolding mind blowing moments through professionally designed audio/visual presentations.
On the occasion he expressed his heartiest gratitude to everyone who contributed immensely for the growth and development of this brand called ‘Natrang’.
“In last 42 years, through the selfless contribution of thousands of its associates, Natrang has brought the J&K theatre to the National and International limelight and its highly acclaimed plays which vibrated the theatre world and proudly travelled the whole length and breadth of the country and also crossed the boundaries of India as well and won appreciation in Russia, Germany, UK, Singapore, Turkey, Hungary, Poland, South Africa, Mauritius, Central Asia and UAE and thus established a globally acknowledged brand called Natrang,” he said.
While narrating the journey Thakur shared few inspiring moments which were instrumental in maintaining the consistency of its continuous growth and development.
“Prior to the inception of Natrang in Jammu, this region never witnessed the presence of a professionally managed cultural institution. Despite having seen lots of ups and downs, Natrang never stopped working even in challenging times. There is not even a single day in 42 years when Natrang was not working,” he added.
On the occasion he thanked his wife Deepika Thakur and daughters Aarushi and Gauri for supporting and strengthening his mission wholeheartedly.
On the occasion he thanked all those who contributed to the making of this historic revolutionary creative journey a history for ‘Natrang’ and hoped that all admirers and patrons of Natrang will continue to shower their blessings.
Others who spoke on the occasion included Anil Tickoo, Neeraj Kant, Sanjeev Gupta, Arvind Anand, Subash Jamwal, Vikrant Sharma, Deepak Virdhi, Mohd Yaseen, Meenakshi Bagat, Kananpreet Kaur, Pawan Verma and Aadesh Dhar.
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