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JAMMU: Natrang’s National Theatre Talk Show, ‘Young Voices of Theatre’ featured recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi’s “Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Purskar” for theatre lighting, Govind Singh Yadav on Monday who shared his inspirational thoughts with the global audience at the Facebook page of Natrang Jammu.
Born in 1978, Govind Singh Yadav, a trained theatre practitioner completed his two-year diploma in Dramatic Arts from Bharatendu Natya Academy (BNA), Lucknow in 2001 and three-year diploma in Theatre Techniques, Design and Direction from the National School of Drama, New Delhi in the year 2006. He is working as Stage Manager and Light Expert at National School of Drama Repertory Company, New Delhi. Recipient of Junior Fellowship from Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, Govind had also completed one year diploma in ‘Kathak’ from NCZCC, Allahabad. He has directed a number of plays.
In conversation with Natrang’s senior artist Neeraj Kant, Govind narrated his journey of theatre. Shy by nature, Govind started doing theatre as a child artist and continued the passion as it offered personality enrichment to him. Other than acting or direction, he interestingly opted light designing. Moreover he found it a financially viable prospect. He asserts that lights affect the mood of the performance and enhance its overall impact. He also remembered watching a performance of Natrang’s landmark play ‘Aap Hamare Hain Kaun’ written and directed by Balwant Thakur which left a lasting impression in his mind.
Gagan believes that designing is a continuous process, one has to keep on evolving to master it. Govind opines that in theatre, one has to give time and more the time is invested, more satisfying are the results and suggests to never count the returns in terms of profit and loss in theatre, rather try to experience the enlightenment to the self it has provided.