Early Times Report
Jammu, June 14 : Nirvana Academy today presented 2015 "Golden Guitar" Award to Gautam Kotwal, in a function held at Auditorium, Red Cross, Kachi Chawani Jammu.
According to press release, MLA Jammu East Rajesh Gupta and Secretary Indian Red Cross society, Jammu region attended the program and honoured Kotwal.
"Since 2010, the award has been conferred upon outstanding individuals whose careers and advocacy have had a social impact. We also wanted to highlight the impact of an individual who is in the forefront of artists who have made the choice to help change Jammu and Kashmir State for better. Gautam Kotwal is a unique candidate in this regard and is a wonderful addition to our distinguished group of honourees, said President of Nirvana Academy.
Gautam Kotwal, the guitarist, song writer and composer, known for his philanthropy, has a long history of civic and humanitarian outreach through music which has benefitted the upcoming and needy musicians of Jammu and Kashmir. For more than 15 years, Gautam Kotwal has been making music loved by many and he has used his success to help others.
Gautam started learning guitar way back in 1992 under the mentorship of Jagmeet Singh Raina and Sanjay Pashi.
There were two mentors who made his basics concepts of guitar regarding theory and creativity in music.
Gautam did many concerts for social awareness and social cause He was also honoured by Indian Red Cross Society in 2014. |
