Natrang Director, Balwant Thakur was honoured here this evening at the Rabindra Bhawan, here by the Swaraj Bhawan', Ministry of Government of Madhya Pradesh for the outstanding performance of the Internationally acclaimed Dogri play 'Bawa Jitto' in the National Theatre Festival.
His innovative direction and highly creative design came in for appreciation from all quarters. The audience gave a standing ovation to the mesmerizing performance and the local media highlighted immensely, showering praises for this out of the world creation of a theatrical wonder.
Born in 1960, Balwant Thakur is one of the most creative theatre directors of the country who has given a new identity to Indian theatre with highly innovative theatre productions.
Decorated with the highest Indian honour in performing arts Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Direction in theatre, Balwant Thakur is credited for being the youngest theatre director of India who has participated over two hundred National Theatre Festivals as director, which is a record in the country.
He has also been honoured with the highest Indian honour in the field of culture with 'Sanskriti Award' by President of India. 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 India. Credited for bringing theatre and culture of Jammu and Kashmir to the National and International limelight, he has been highly instrumental in creating a new cultural renaissance in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
With 5000 brilliant performances to his credit, Balwant Thakur is the first theatre director of the country who has been accredited by UNESCO.
He also served on the Boards of prestigious Institutions of the country including, Department of Culture, Govt. of India, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, North Zone Cultural Centre, Council for Promotion of Urdu Language and as an expert for National School of Drama, Department of Culture, M.P., Department of Language and Culture, H.P. and Association of Indian Universities.
Recently he was honored with the Maharaja Ghulab Singh Memorial Award for the year 2011 for his outstanding contribution in the field of culture
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