Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Nov 19: Union Ministry of Human Resource Development honoured Balwant Thakur, Director Natrang, Jammu, at the majestic Sri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi.
The honours were done by Dr Mahindra Nath Pandey, Minister of State (Higher Education) at a grand function where the National awards for the Kala Utsav-2016 were conferred on the awardees of the year 2016.
This is the consecutive second time when Balwant Thakur has been felicitated by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development who has also served as the National Jury for theatre in the National Kala Utsav 2015 and 2016.
Last year the honours were conferred by the then Union Minister Samriti Zubin Irani when amongst Balwant Thakur, Ruskin Bond and Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi were honoured.
Currently working as Regional Director-cum-consultant in Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Ministry of External Affairs, and Government of India, Balwant Thakur has also worked as Secretary J&K Academy of Art Culture and Languages for more than eight years.
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