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- Written by: Ajmer Alam Wani
- Category: INTERVIEWS/PROFILES
JAMMU: Renowned as an Indian theatre personality, scholar, and the pioneer of Dogri theatre on the international stage, Balwant Thakur, the Theatre Director and Founder of Natrang Jammu, has raised concerns about the growing lack of interest in local languages and cultures. He emphasizes that this apathy poses the most significant threat of the times, particularly evident in places like Jammu & Kashmir, where people are shying away from embracing their own cultural heritage.
During an exclusive online interview by Ajmer Alam Wani, Editor-in-Chief of JK Monitor (www.jkmonitor.org), in the depths of Thakur's heart, a clarion call resounds, urging widespread awareness to protect identities unbound, His soul ablaze with passion, a mission he has found, for cultural wisdom's preservation, a revolution profound, leading a noble movement, a legacy on sacred ground.
Thakur said that there is an urgent need for widespread awareness to prevent the erosion of regional identities and the destruction of priceless cultural wisdom. He is leading a personal mission to create a public movement towards this cause, believing it to be a necessary revolution.
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