{"id":49720,"date":"2026-01-12T13:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/12\/national-school-of-drama-mumbai-centre-announces-the-deeksharambh-of-its-basic-3-month-certificate-course-weekend-acting-programme\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T13:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:35:12","slug":"national-school-of-drama-mumbai-centre-announces-the-deeksharambh-of-its-basic-3-month-certificate-course-weekend-acting-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/12\/national-school-of-drama-mumbai-centre-announces-the-deeksharambh-of-its-basic-3-month-certificate-course-weekend-acting-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"National School of Drama, Mumbai Centre Announces the \u2018Deeksharambh\u2019 of Its Basic 3-Month Certificate Course &amp; Weekend Acting Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Celebrated names like Atul Tiwari, Zakir Hussain, Salim Arif, Rajeev Kumar, Vibha Chibber, Ashok Banthia, &amp; Many More marked their gracious presence<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 12: <\/span>The National School of Drama (NSD) Mumbai Centre<\/strong> proudly marked the <strong><em>Deeksharambh<\/em><\/strong>, the auspicious commencement of its <strong>Basic 3-Month Certificate Course<\/strong> and <strong>Weekend Acting Course<\/strong>, curated and organized under the guidance of <strong>Shri Chiitaranjan Tripathy<\/strong>, Director of the National School of Drama, Mumbai Chapter, and <strong>Shri Santanu Bose<\/strong>, <em>Associate Professor &amp; Dean (Academics), NSD<\/em>, who is instrumental behind this Mumbai centre.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Deeksharambh ceremony<\/strong> brought together faculty members, theatre practitioners, and students, reinforcing NSD\u2019s continued commitment to cultivating the next generation of actors and storytellers. The diverse curriculum, experienced mentors, and immersive modules ensure that young aspirants receive world-class training right from their first step into professional theatre.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative aims to nurture raw talent, strengthen artistic foundations, and provide aspirants with professionally structured theatre and acting training. With Mumbai being the heart of India\u2019s performing arts ecosystem, NSD\u2019s new cohort is designed to empower students with a deep understanding of the craft through a blend of theory, practical sessions, and performance-based learning.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Speaking at the ceremony, Shri Chiitaranjan Tripathy, Director \u2013 NSD Mumbai Centre, said<\/strong><\/em>:<br \/><em>\u201cDeeksharambh is a promise. A promise to guide every student who walks through these doors with sincerity, discipline, and artistic freedom. At NSD Mumbai, we believe in shaping not just performers, but thinkers, creators, and responsible storytellers. This new batch carries the hope of tomorrow\u2019s theatre and cinema, and we are honoured to be part of their journey.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you have any objection to this press release content, kindly contact pr.error.rectification@gmail.com to notify us. We will respond and rectify the situation in the next 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrated names like Atul Tiwari, Zakir Hussain, Salim Arif, Rajeev Kumar, Vibha Chibber, Ashok Banthia, &amp; Many More marked their gracious presence Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49721,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[626],"class_list":["post-49720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","tag-education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49720\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}