Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 7: Natrang actor Asheish Nijhawan has been awarded the prestigious National Junior Fellowship of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India for the year 2013.
Asheish Nijhawan is the only theatre person from the State of Jammu and Kashmir who has been able to win this most honoured distinction of the Country during the current year.
The fellowship award carries an amount of rupees 10,000 per month which Asheish will receive for a period of 2 years to work on a research work on theatre.
Natrang Director Balwant Thakur complimented Asheish for bringing laurels to Natrang and the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
Asheish Nijhawan started his acting career from Natrang and later got selected for National School of Drama New Delhi from where he post graduated with specialization in Acting.
He has performed in more than 35 plays, prominent among them where he played major roles include Begum Ka Takiya, Acharya Tartuffe, Ram Naam Satya Hai, Andha Yug, Richard The Third, Trojen Women, King Lear, In The Jungle Of Big Cities, The Father, Mrichikatikam, Court Marshal , Final Solutions, Yamgatha and Inkosazana.
In the last 5 years, he has been associated with various international projects in India, South Africa, Uzbekistan and UK and has participated in esteemed international theatre festivals like GATS and ATEC at Beijing ,China.
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