NATIONAL SCHOOL OF DRAMA (NSD)

Sept. 12, 2020

Veteran actor and former BJP MP Paresh Rawal has been appointed as chairperson of the National School of Drama (NSD), India's premier theatre institute.

About:

  • Rawal has been appointed for a four-year term. The post had been vacant since playwright Ratan Thiyam’s tenure ended in 2017.

  • Rawal, who served one term as the Ahmedabad East MP from 2014 to 2019, is a recipient of the Padma Shri.