Natrang artist Supria Gorka wins National Scholarship Award

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 24: Supria Gorka, a promising young artist of Natrang brought laurels for the UT of Jammu & Kashmir by winning the National Scholarship Award in the field of theatre acting.
This award has been instituted by the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
Supria is the only artist from J&K in all the categories of this competition to win this prestigious National Award.
She was introduced to theatre by Balwant Thakur through a professional theatre training process with his play ‘Rang Badalti Duniya’ and later she was given the opportunity by Natrang to perform in the play ‘The Wizard of OZ’, ‘Parampara’, and ‘Rehearsal’ under the direction of Neeraj Kant.
Director of Natrang, Padmashri Balwant Thakur complimented both Kesar Parveen and Sham Lal Gorka, the mother and father of Supria Gorka for bringing pride and honour not only for Natrang but for the entire Jammu & Kashmir.
Terming this very big for the reason that only one artist from the entire J&K could make it to that.
“This accomplishment of hers will inspire many young artists of the region to achieve and excel in this field. Natrang has played a very crucial role in introducing the art of theatre amongst youth through its various innovative initiatives and programmes,” said Thakur.
The award to Supria is the result of such dedicated efforts and initiatives of Natrang.

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